Men carry the coffin of a victim of the failed July 15 coup attempt during a funeral ceremony at Kocatepe Mosque in Ankara on July 17, 2016.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed on July 17 to purge the “virus” within state bodies, during a speech at the funeral of victims killed during the coup bid he blames on his enemy Fethullah Gulen. / AFP PHOTO / ILYAS AKENGIN
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) reacts after attending the funeral of a victim of the coup attempt in Istanbul on July 17, 2016. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed today to purge the “virus” within state bodies, during a speech at the funeral of victims killed during the coup bid he blames on his enemy Fethullah Gulen.
BULENT KILIC / AFP
