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Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/17/asia/turkey-attempted-coup/
Turkey Coup Attempt: Erdogan Rounds Up Suspected Plotters
(CNN) Sheena McKenzie and Ray Sanchez - Two days after a failed military coup, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed a continued crackdown on those behind it - and those perceived to have been involved - as large crowds heeded his call to fill the nation's streets. Thousands of soldiers have been arrested and hundreds of judiciary members removed since Friday's uprising, which left at least 290 people dead and more than 1,400 injured in a chaotic night of violence. Clashes occurred Sunday between security forces and coup plotters resisting arrest nearly 200 miles south of Ankara at Konya Airbase. In addition to those detained, Erdogan is demanding the United States arrest or extradite Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom he blamed for the attempt to overthrow the government.