Turkey unity rally draws thousands as post-coup torture claims emerge

Istanbul's Taksim square fills on Sunday for first cross-party rally to condemn coup plot against Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Many thousands of Turks massed on Sunday for the first cross-party rally to condemn the coup attempt against the president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, amid a purge of suspected state enemies. Istanbul's Taksim square was transformed into a sea of national flags as Erdoğan's ruling Islamic-conservatives and the opposition secular camps briefly set aside their differences in a show ...