Turkish lawmakers give leader Erdogan sweeping new powers

Friday, July 22, 2016

ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey will be able to extend detention times for suspects and issue decrees without parliamentary approval under a three-month state of emergency approved Thursday by lawmakers after last week's attempted military coup.

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