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Turkey marks a decade since the coup that never was, but never really ended
5 minutes Posted Jul 20, 2026 at 10:40 am.
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On 16 July, Turkey marked a decade since the failed coup that shook the nation. Its defeat is widely viewed as the final curtain on military meddling in politics and as the moment when President Erdogan cemented his grip on power, yet the aftershocks for human rights and foreign relations still reverberate.