© HANDOUT/ Hakan Goktepe/Prime Minister’s Press Office / REUTERSTurkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim chairs a cabinet meeting in Ankara, Turkey, July 18, 2016.
The staffers' property were confiscated.
Late on July 15, the Turkish government said that a coup attempt was taking place in the country. The Erdogan regime repelled the attempt by early Saturday. Thousands of military, judiciary and civil service members have been detained or removed from the office in Turkey.
Turkish President has accused Fethullah Gülen of orchestrating the failed coup and called on the United States to extradite him to Turkey. Gulen has denied any involvement in the coup attempt.
Comment: Further reading: Erdogan benefits from Turkish coup attempt because it failed, not because he engineered it