Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared a three month long state of emergency in the wake of last week's failed coup.
Turkey's parliament has now suspended a human rights pact with Europe and provided the government with broad powers to pursue those it accuses of supporting the coup attempt.
A wide range of academics, judges and human rights organizers have been detained.
Questioned by reporters, US State Department Spokesman John Kirby is refusing to say the actions are "excesssive"...
IN: It seems very heavy-handed...
OUT: ...through this.
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