Turkey marks a decade since the coup that never was, but never really ended

On July sixteenth, Turkey commemorated a decade since a failed coup attempt that fundamentally reshaped the nation's power dynamics. RFI reports the coup's defeat is widely seen as marking the end of military intervention in politics and the moment President Erdogan solidified his hold on power. Yet the aftermath continues to reverberate through human rights and international relations, leaving unresolved tensions that persist a decade later.

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