ISTANBUL — Turkey’s
government, rallying behind its defiant leader, rounded up thousands of
military personnel on Saturday who were said to have taken part in an
attempted coup, moving swiftly to re-establish control after a night of
chaos and intrigue that left hundreds dead.
By
midday, there were few signs that those who had taken part in the coup
attempt were still able to challenge the government, and many officials
declared the uprising a failure.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan,
speaking to hundreds of flag-waving supporters outside his home in
Istanbul on Saturday evening, declared that “the strong aren’t always
right, but the right are always strong.” He called on the United States
to arrest an exile living in Pennsylvania who Mr. Erdogan claimed was
behind the coup attempt.
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