Turkey extends post-coup state of Emergency

Turkey's parliament voted on Monday to renew a state of Emergency in effect since last year's failed coup attempt sparked the biggest crackdown in the country's modern history.

The state-run Anadolu news agency said lawmakers agreed to a three-month extension of the current emergency law, which had been due to expire on Wednesday. Following the foiled coup - blamed on US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen - authorities have arrested at least 50,000 people and sacked more than 100,000.