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Turkey's beleaguered tourism industry is bracing after three suspected Islamic State suicide bombers opened fire and blew themselves up in Istanbul's main airport, killing 41 people. Laura Frykberg reports.
US Defence Secretary Ash Carter spoke at a press conference at Joint Base Andrews, Washington DC on Wednesday to share the progress of the anti-ISIL coalition talks held the same day. He reiterated that the anti-IS campaign's primary focus was the downfall of Mosul and Raqqa but stressed that the rebuilding and governance of the territory was also a significant strategic priority.
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said to Turkish officials that all those involved in last week's failed coup attempt "will be purged and suffer the consequences that they deserve", during a statement alongside Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili, in Ankara, on Tuesday. His comments come as officials announced that over 15,000 education staff had been suspended, as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government continues to purge its ranks of opponents following Friday’s failed coup.
Mark Toner, deputy spokesperson for the US State Department, said on Tuesday that "it's absurd to think that United States was somehow complicit or anyway connected" to Friday's failed coup in Turkey.
US Secretary of State John Kerry and High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini held a joint press conference in Brussels on Monday, in which Kerry responded to the attempted coup in Turkey.
Mark Toner, deputy spokesperson for the US State Department, said on Monday that the US "will welcome a formal extradition request" from the Turkish government for Fethullah Gulen, the individual that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused of plotting Friday's failed coup.
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