Timeline - Turkey's attempted coup


  • World
  • Sunday, 17 Jul 2016

A man wrapped in a Turkish flag walks past a military vehicle in front of Sabiha Airport, in Istanbul, Turkey July 16, 2016. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

(Reuters) - Below is a timeline of breaking events in Turkey. All times in GMT, based on the times Reuters reported the events. Reuters does not vouch for events reported by other media.

1201 - U.S.-based Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen denies accusations he played a role in the attempted coup and condemns "in the strongest terms" the attempt to topple the government. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry earlier says he has not received any request to extradite Gulen.

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