Failed Coup Turning Out to Be Successful Purge in Turkey
Hannah Gold · 07/23/16 11:10AMOn Saturday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan enacted an emergency decree to shutter thousands of institutions across the country, including private schools and charities, Reuters reports. The emergency decree is Erdogan’s first since imposing a three-month state of emergency on Wednesday after a military insurrection against his government failed a week ago.