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Trump praises Erdogan for coup crackdown
US Republican Party presidential nominee Donald Trump has praised Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his handling of last week's failed coup.
"I give great credit to him for being able to turn that around," Trump said in an interview to The New York Times.
The purge after the failed coup, which left more than 260 people dead, saw more than 50,000 civil servants fired, suspended or detained.
Asked if Erdogan was exploiting the coup attempt to get rid of his enemies, Trump said "I don't think we have a right to lecture".
"Look at what is happening in our country. How are we going to lecture when people are shooting policemen in cold blood?"