--- description: Turkey will extend the state of emergency declared following the failed coup in July for three more months. title: Turkey Extends State of Emergency for Another 90 Days image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0525f3f54efdd317/6988a871f887dc75d9e97a5d/erdogan-turkey-state-of-emergency.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Turkey Extends State of Emergency for Another 90 Days  by [Julia Zorthian](/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 3, 2016 3:19 PM CUT  Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inspects a military honour guard as he arrives to address the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inspects a military honour guard as he arrives to address the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016.Burhan Ozbilici—AP  by [Julia Zorthian](/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 3, 2016 3:19 PM CUT Turkey [will extend](http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/turkish-authorities-detain-fethullah-gulens-brother-42525669 "undefined") a [state of emergency](http://time.com/4417819/turkey-state-of-emergency-human-rights/ "undefined") declared following July’s [failed coup](http://time.com/tag/turkey-coup/ "undefined") for at least three more months. Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus announced on Monday that the government is extending the state of emergency for 90 days beyond the initial three months that were due to end on Oct. 19, the _AP_ reports. The state of emergency has allowed the government to conduct a widespread campaign against perceived supporters of the Muslim cleric Turkey blames for the coup attempt, [Fethullah Gulen](http://time.com/4408855/turkey-coup-fethullah-gulen-gulenist-movement/ "undefined"). Since failed coup, officials have conducted more than 32,000 arrests of military leaders and perceived opponents of the government. The national security council recommended lengthening the state of emergency last week, and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan [supported the measure](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle%5Feast/turkey-expected-to-extend-post-coup-state-of-emergency/2016/09/29/9df0e292-8610-11e6-b57d-dd49277af02f%5Fstory.html "undefined"). “Even 12 months might not be enough,” he said in Ankara on Sept. 29. \[_AP_\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4516589/turkey-extends-state-of-emergency/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4516589/turkey-extends-state-of-emergency/"},"headline":"Turkey Extends State of Emergency for Another 90 Days","datePublished":"2016-10-03T15:19:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T00:58:23.999Z","description":"The state of emergency has allowed the government to crack down on opponents","url":"https://time.com/4516589/turkey-extends-state-of-emergency/","keywords":["Military","Turkey"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0525f3f54efdd317/6988a871f887dc75d9e97a5d/erdogan-turkey-state-of-emergency.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Julia Zorthian","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/julia-zorthian/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0525f3f54efdd317/6988a871f887dc75d9e97a5d/erdogan-turkey-state-of-emergency.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Recep Tayyip Erdogan","caption":"Recep Tayyip Erdogan","creditText":"Burhan Ozbilici—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4516589/turkey-extends-state-of-emergency/","name":"Turkey Extends State of Emergency for Another 90 Days"}}]}] ```