Turkey's National Security Council has called for an extension to the controversial state of emergency imposed after the July 15 coup.
"The emergency should be extended to ensure the protection of our democracy, rule of law, rights and freedoms of our citizens," the National Security Council said in a statement after a meeting chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at his presidential palace in Ankara.
The ongoing three-month state of emergency declared on July 20 less than a week after the failed coup has provided the legal framework for the biggest crackdown in Turkey's modern history.
