Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 19 Jul 2018, 08:58 am Print
Ankara: The Turkish government has ended the two-year state of emergency imposed after a failed coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2016, state media said on Thursday.
The news was announced by the state-run Anadolu news agency.
"To enact a state of emergency, the government must foresee serious indications of widespread violence which may interfere with the democratic environment or basic constitutional rights and freedoms of its citizens," it said in a report.
After seven three-month renewals, the government decided against extending it, BBC reported.
The decision comes weeks after President Tayyip Erdogan was re-elected. Ahead of the polls, Erdogan had promised to lift the state of emergency if brought back to power.
He, however, said the Government would also bring in new counter-terrorism laws and take tough action against any threat to the country’s security.
A state of emergency was declared on July 20, 2016, after the deadly coup attempt left at least 290 people dead and more than 1,400 injured in a chaotic night of violence.
Image: twitter.com/RT_Erdogan
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