Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ruled out the lifting of the state of emergency imposed after a failed coup attempt last July, Reuters reports, Reuters reported.
“There can be no question of lifting emergency rule with all this happening,” Erdogan said in a speech to investors in Ankara.
“We will lift the emergency rule only when we no longer need to fight against terrorism,” he said, adding that the end of emergency rule could be possible in the not-too-distant future.
On July 12, Turkish authorities detained 14 army officers and issued warrants for the detention of 51 people, including 34 former employees of state broadcaster TRT, for suspected links to the coup.
