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Erdogan says Turkey cannot lift state of emergency yet

Turkey President Tayyip Erdogan. (Photo: Reuters)

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday Turkey could not lift a state of emergency imposed in the aftermath of a failed coup last July until the country was completely calm.

"We cannot lift the rule of emergency unless everything reaches peace and welfare," Erdogan told a meeting of business leaders in Istanbul.

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