Turkish Parliament approved extending the state of emergency for another three months, Turkish media reported.
The country’s Deputy Prime Minister, Numan Kurtulmus, said Tuesday that the parliament approved the extension of emergency state for 90 days as of January 19th.
Kurtulmus said the reason for this extension is that Fetullah Terrorist Organization or (FETO), a group that Ankara accuses of staging Turkey’s attempted coup back in July, 2016, is still present in the public institutions, according to Anadolu agency.
According to the Turkish Constitution, a state of emergency can be declared for a maximum of six months, but can also be extended as needed.
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