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It started with the police and military. Now the Turkish government is having a major purge of civil servants too, following the failed coup which threatened to topple President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Tens of thousands of Turks have been arrested, fired or suspended from their jobs. The Turkish leadership say they're carrying out a legitimate security operation to safeguard the country. And many of the detained have links to Fethullah Gülen. The U.S.-based cleric is accused of orchestrating the coup bid. Human rights groups are alarmed by the sheer number of Turks involved. Is the crackdown justified? Could it backfire? And is Ankara going too far? Presenter: Kamahl Santamaria Guests Zeynep Jane Kundur, Journalist for the Daily Sabah and Member of the AKP Istanbul Administration. Aaron Stein, Resident Senior Fellow at the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East at the Atlantic Council. Zeynep Kaya, Research Fellow at the Middle East Centre, London School of Economics. - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

The Turkish government says it has regained control of the country and the army, after Friday's failed coup. But its effects are still being felt in the region and beyond. Turkey is a long time ally of the United Sates and an important member of NATO. And the impact of the attempted coup was felt almost immediately by the US military. When Turkey cancelled its air operations at the Incirlik air base. It's located just over 100 kilometres from the Syrian border. And is used by US forces to launch air strikes against ISIL in Syria. Those flights resumed by Sunday. But the attempted coup has raised bigger questions about the security of that base - which the US uses to keep some of its nuclear arsenal. So, should Turkey's allies and NATO be worried? Presenter: Adrian Finighan Guests: Henri Barkey, Director of the Middle East Programme at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Ted Seay, Senior Policy Consultant at the British American Security Information Council. Cenk Sidar, CEO and President of the strategic advisory firm Sidar Global Advisors. - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

British politicians have voted on an issue that will have a profound impact on the future of the country's security. They have overwhelmingly voted to renew the Trident nuclear weapons system. Britain's nuclear submarines are expected to be decommissioned some time after the year 2030. And for the past 10 years, there's been debate over what should replace them. New Prime Minister Theresa May has said she wouldn't hesitate to launch a nuclear strike. And that Trident is a crucial pillar of Britain's security. But is this kind of system still relevant? And can nuclear power really protect the world's superpowers? Presenter: Adrian Finighan Guests: Paul Ingram - Executive Director of the British American Security Information Council. Doug Bandow - Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute. Grant Christopher - Research Assistant at the International Centre for Security Analysis at Kings College London. - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on his supporters to remain in the streets. And has vowed to purge the military of what he calls the 'virus' responsible for Friday night's failed military coup. Thousands of soldiers and judges have been arrested in a crackdown as the government reasserts its control. But what does an unstable Turkey mean for the region? And has the failed coup affected Ankara's relations with the West? Presenter: Adrian Finighan Guests: Yusuf Kanli - Turkish Journalist and former Editor of Hurriyet Daily News. Marc Pierini - Former EU Ambassador to Turkey. Bulent Aliriza - Director of the Turkey Project and Senior Associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

The Turkish government says it's now in full control after a faction of the military attempted a coup. Presenter: Fauzia Ibrahim Guests: Galip Dalay - Senior Fellow in Turkey and Kurdish Studies at the Al Jazeera Centre for Studies. Ian Lesser - Senior Director for Foreign Policy at the German Marshall Fund of the United States. Can Kasapoglu - Defence Analyst at the Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies. - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

France is in mourning again, after another attack which caused mass casualties. A truck ploughed along the promenade in Nice, mowing down dozens of people. Witnesses said the driver "zigzagged" aross the road to kill as many as possible. He was eventually shot dead by police. Inside Story looks at whether the response from security services is adequate. And asks, what scars are left on communities under attack? Presenter: Fauziah Ibrahim Guests: Julien Theron - Political Scientist at the University of Versaille Nigel Inkster - Director on cyber security at the International Institute for Strategic Studies Francois-Bernard Huyghe - Senior Researcher at the Institute of International Relations and Strategy - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

It's a year since the signing of a wide-ranging deal designed to stop Iran developing nuclear weapons. Since then, the Iranian government has largely lived up to its side of the bargain. The US says the world is a safer place. But the deal is fragile to say the least. The upcoming elections in the US and in Iran threaten to derail the whole agreement. Inside Story looks at whether the deal has had any impact in Iran and beyond. And why hasn't it made the region more peaceful? Presenter: Fauziah Ibrahim Guests: Trita Parsi - Founder and President of the National Iranian American Council Hamid Reza Gholamzadeh - Editor-in-Chief of Mehr News Agency David S. Jonas - Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown and George Washington University Law Schools - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

At least 30 people have been killed in latest round of Kashmir violence. Presenter: Sami Zeidan Guests: Rakesh Sinha - Director of the India Policy Foundation. Mirza Waheed - Kashmiri novelist and author of 'The Book of Gold Leaves'. - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

An international tribunal has ruled China has no 'historic rights' to resources in South China Sea. Presenter: Sami Zeidan Guests: Einar Tangen - Lawyer and political affairs analyst. Ashley Townshend - Research fellow at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney. Richard Heydarian - Author of 'Asia's New Battlefield: US, China and the Struggle for the Western Pacific.' - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

India's prime minister is on a four-nation African tour, trying to raise India's profile on the continent. Presenter: Sami Zeidan Guests: Alex Awiti - Director of the East African Institute at Aga Khan University. Malancha Chakrabarty - Associate Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation. Andrew Leung - China Analyst. - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

Fighting continues as the world's newest nation marks its fifth anniversary of independence. Presenter: Martine Dennis Guests: Ateny Wek Ateny - Spokesman for South Sudanese President Salva SKiir. Alex de Waal - Executive Director at the World Peace Foundation at Tufts University and author on South Sudan. Justin Lynch - Editorial Fellow at the New America Foundation who has worked extensively in South Sudan. - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

11 police officers shot in Dallas by at least two snipers, 5 confirmed dead. Presenter: Martine Dennis Guests: Rashawn Ray - Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Maryland. Simon Woolley - Director of Operation Black Vote - an organisation that strives for racial justice and equality in the UK. Howard Ross - Founding partner of consulting firm Cook Ross Incorporated, which works on diversity, inclusion and cultural competency. - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

Reconstruction has been slow, with the United Nations taking more than a year to rebuild the first bombed out home. Presenter: Martine Dennis Guests: Amjad Shawa - Director of the Palestinian Non-Governmental Organisations Network. Aitemad Muhanna-Matar - Research Fellow at the London School of Economics Middle East Centre. Menachem Klein - Professor of Political Science at Bar-Ilan University. - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

A British inquiry concludes the 2003 invasion went badly wrong, and Iraqis are still living with the consequences. Presenter: Martine Dennis Guests: Nafeez Ahmed, Middle East Eye columnist. Piers Robinson, Senior Lecturer in International Politics at the University of Manchester. Frank Ledwidge, Senior Fellow at the Royal Air Force College at the University of Portsmouth. - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

Three seemingly coordinated suicide attacks in Saudi Arabia, at the heart of Islam, rounds off a deadly holy month of Ramadan. ISIL is yet to take responsibilty for three, seemingly coordinated suicide attacks in Saudi Arabia. The strikes on Monday at the heart of Islam rounds off a deadly holy month of Ramadan. ISIL fighters have claimed other attacks in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Bangladesh and Iraq. So, what's the message behind the strikes? Presenter: Richelle Carey Guests: Rashad Ali, Resident Senior Fellow at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue Riad Kahwaji, Founder and General Manager of the Institute for Near East & Gulf Military Analysis Matthew Henman, Head of the IHS Jane’s Terrorism and Insurgency Centre - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/