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Turkey to extend state of emergency for sixth time

Turkey to extend the state of emergency imposed after the 2016 failed coup for the sixth time, despite criticism that it is used to target Ankara's critics.<br/><br/>Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag said the state of emergency will be "extended one more time" for three months and would be discussed at the next National Security Council meeting. The latest extension is set to end on January 19.<br/><br/>Bozdag was talking to reporters in Ankara after a ministers' meeting chaired by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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