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Turkey foils a coup - and then the purge

Turkey used people-power to foil the coup - then the president went after his opponents.

President Erdogan has sacked, suspended or arrested tens of thousands of people he regards as opponents - many more than could have taken an active part in last weekend's coup attempt. Both Turkey and its army are weaker. Also in this programme/podcast: the astonishing story of how the United States government took action over a theft of Malaysian government money; the impact of Russia's track and field athletes being thrown out of the Rio Olympics; and from Myanmar: why The Lady is cosying up to The General.
Photo: A civilian and a policeman relax on a tank abandoned by rebel soldiers in Turkey.
Credit: AFP/Getty

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