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Kerry due in Turkey August 24, says FM

Türkiye Materials 5 August 2016 14:22 (UTC +04:00)
The US Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Turkey Aug. 24.
Kerry due in Turkey August 24, says FM

Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug. 5

By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:

The US Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Turkey Aug. 24, said Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in an interview with TGRT TV channel.

Cavusoglu said Kerry’s visit will last two days.

This will be Kerry’s first visit to Turkey after the July 15 military coup attempt.

On July 15 evening, Turkish authorities said a military coup attempt took place in the country. Meanwhile, a group of servicemen announced about transition of power to them.

However, the rebelling servicemen started to surrender July 16 and Turkish authorities said the coup attempt failed. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the death toll as a result of the military coup attempt stood at 246 people excluding the coup plotters and over 2,000 people were wounded.

Erdogan declared a three-month state of emergency in Turkey on July 20.

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