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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (back-C), praying on the third anniversary of the failed coup attempt at the Millet (Nation) mosque in Ankara, Turkey. EPA
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) visiting Martyrs Memorial on the third anniversary of the failed coup attempt at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey. EPA
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) visiting Martyrs Memorial on the third anniversary of the failed coup attempt at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey. EPA
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) visiting Martyrs Memorial on the third anniversary of the failed coup attempt at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey. EPA
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) visiting Martyrs Memorial on the third anniversary of the failed coup attempt at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey. EPA
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) visiting Martyrs Memorial on the third anniversary of the failed coup attempt at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey. EPA
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) visiting Martyrs Memorial on the third anniversary of the failed coup attempt at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey. EPA
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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan prays as he visits a monument during a ceremony marking the third anniversary of the attempted coup, at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey. REUTERS
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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan visits a monument as he is flanked by his supporters during a ceremony marking the third anniversary of the attempted coup, at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey. REUTERS
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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan carries flowers to a monument during a ceremony marking the third anniversary of the attempted coup, at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey. REUTERS
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (back-C), praying on the third anniversary of the failed coup attempt at the Millet (Nation) mosque in Ankara, Turkey. EPA
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (back-C), praying on the third anniversary of the failed coup attempt at the Millet (Nation) mosque in Ankara, Turkey. EPA
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (back-C), praying on the third anniversary of the failed coup attempt at the Millet (Nation) mosque in Ankara, Turkey. EPA
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) visiting Martyrs Memorial on the third anniversary of the failed coup attempt at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey. EPA
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) visiting Martyrs Memorial on the third anniversary of the failed coup attempt at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey. EPA
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) visiting Martyrs Memorial on the third anniversary of the failed coup attempt at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey. EPA
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) visiting Martyrs Memorial on the third anniversary of the failed coup attempt at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey. EPA
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) visiting Martyrs Memorial on the third anniversary of the failed coup attempt at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey. EPA
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) visiting Martyrs Memorial on the third anniversary of the failed coup attempt at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey. EPA
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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan prays as he visits a monument during a ceremony marking the third anniversary of the attempted coup, at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey. REUTERS
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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan visits a monument as he is flanked by his supporters during a ceremony marking the third anniversary of the attempted coup, at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey. REUTERS
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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan carries flowers to a monument during a ceremony marking the third anniversary of the attempted coup, at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey. REUTERS
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (back-C), praying on the third anniversary of the failed coup attempt at the Millet (Nation) mosque in Ankara, Turkey. EPA
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (back-C), praying on the third anniversary of the failed coup attempt at the Millet (Nation) mosque in Ankara, Turkey. EPA
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (back-C), praying on the third anniversary of the failed coup attempt at the Millet (Nation) mosque in Ankara, Turkey. EPA
Turkey coup: why President Erdogan is still trying to convince the West
Three years on, the Turkish government is still struggling to sell its take on what happened, with alleged human rights abuses and large-scale arrests contining to cause concern overseas
Andrew Wilks
16 July, 2019
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