Turkey schools linked to Gülen ordered to close
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday ordered the closure of thousands of private schools and institutions linked to Fethullah Gülen, the US-based cleric blamed for masterminding the failed coup. In the first decree since the 30-day emergency was imposed on Wednesday, Erdoğan also extended the period for which suspects can be detained without being charged from four to thirty days.