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Turkey has long chafed at what it sees as a NATO ally’s unwillingness to hand over Fethullah Gulen, a man that Ankara considers a national security threat.

Protesters who helped thwart a coup basked in victory, but the violence that killed hundreds deepened concerns about the direction of a country divided over President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s rule.

Neighbors describe Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel as a volatile man prone to bizarre acts of rage as his marriage broke down, suggesting his troubles began long before he carried out Thursday’s massacre in Nice.

American aviation regulators have issued a notice barring all U.S. commercial and private aircraft from flying to Turkey or flying from that country into the U.S.

Eight members of the Turkish military, who are believed to have supported the coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, were arrested in Greece, where they landed in a helicopter and requested asylum.

The truck rampage in Nice brings to 242 the number of people killed in terror attacks in France in the past four years, showing how the country is the leading target for jihadist violence in the West.

Turkey’s failed coup offers at least temporary relief for the Syrian opposition and millions of refugees in Turkey reliant upon President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s backing, though his unpopular policy toward Syria could change.

Turkey has closed the airspace around Incirlik Air Base in the country’s south, putting a temporary halt to coalition airstrikes against Islamic State from the country, according to a U.S. defense official.

French authorities say that while the Tunisian man who carried out the Bastille Day assault had no known ties to terror groups, the attack was, at the very least, inspired by Islamic State.

The White House convened an administration conference call for discussions on the attempted coup in Turkey and its ramifications, which holds potentially widespread implications for U.S. military efforts against Islamic State and President Barack Obama’s broader foreign policy.

Turkey’s attempted coup will put the spotlight on the country’s long-running financial vulnerabilities.

Turkish citizens and visitors tried to get back to normal as the elected government reasserted control after an attempted coup by factions of the military left more than 250 people dead.

European leaders condemned the coup attempt in Turkey and backed the country’s democratic institutions and the rule of law but also appealed to the government to respect political freedoms rather than launch a crackdown.

Police officials said Qandeel Baloch, a 26-year-old described as the country’s Kim Kardashian, was strangled by her brother.

European airlines canceled flights to Turkey for Saturday after the attempted coup in the country sparked the latest disruption to air travel spooking passengers and weighing on bookings.

After surviving an attempted coup, Turkish President Erdogan has avoided the fate his ally Mohammed Morsi suffered in Egypt. The big question now is how he handles opposition groups, which backed him in his hour of need.

Many in Germany’s large Turkish community spent the night glued to the footage of the attempted coup by factions of the Turkish military.

The Bosphorus strait through Turkey was open and tanker traffic, which shipping firms said had been disrupted earlier following an overnight coup attempt by some in the military, was returning to normal.