Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 16
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
The National Security Council of Turkey, a meeting of which was held on Oct. 16 under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, adopted a number of recommendations, the Turkish media reports.
Reportedly, the National Security Council recommended prolonging the state of emergency in Turkey, introduced on July 20, 2016 after an attempted military coup.
Moreover, it was recommended to completely close Turkey’s airspace for flights from the Kurdish Autonomy of Iraq.
It should be noted that the Turkish parliament should make a decision on extending the state of emergency and on completely closing the country’s airspace for the Kurdish Autonomy of Iraq.
On July 15, 2016, Turkish authorities said a military coup attempt took place in the country as 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. More than 250 people were killed during the attempted coup.