and on that list is the president of turkey, tayyip erdogan.man chancellor merkel has spoken up, describing turkey's actions as highly alarming. anchor: our correspondent dorian jones joins us on the line from is stumble. angela merkel says she is alarmed by the turkish claim down on journalists -- clamp down on jealous. does it alarm the turkish president? reporter: not really. the relationship has been bad. there is a lack of solidarity with the government and what it feels the greatest threat is. they have been speaking with the members of the government and there is markets are with those trying to overthrow the democratically elected president, rather than the president and government themselves, adding to the dialogue. anchor: the chancellor also said that turkish journalists can be certain of the german government's solidarity. what do turkish journalists expect the german government to do to demonstrate solidarity? >> i think they're looking at germany keeping the pressure appeared reporter: there -- pressure. reporter: and i think they

it has been a thorn in the side of tayyip erdogan's government. we are outside the offices and he is stamping out all opposition in the country. also on the show. scientists warned that more earthquakes could shake italy. historical towns and villages are heavily damaged but no deaths have been reported. and the ghosts are out tonight if you can only hear them. it's halloween, complete with creepy clowns and pumpkins. halloween's roots reach back 3000 years. i'm brent goff, it is good to have you with us. tonight ankara is continuing its crackdown. turkish police have detained the editor of one of the opposition newspapers. they accused the journalists of having certain links. >> one of turkey's leading newspapers saw its editor in chief and several senior members arrested in a string of early-morning raids. members of turkey's main opposition parties stood alongside and they are calling this a coup against democracy. >> we will hold our heads high and continue our publication without fear of this morning we know that the -- there have been detent

our honorable president, recep tayyip erdogan, has also -- have allowedould -- where the perpetrator and victim are married, meaning -- >> it means the perpetrators and the rapists who have threatened this would pave the way for forced child marriages, local --- and a legal a legal loophole would be created for that. courts allowed -- many underage girls and men marry in religious ceremonies. the turkish government had insisted the bill was aimed at helping men mary to consenting miners avoid jail. 15% of girls in turkey are married before 18. annette: in france, american he isoons has announced giving a city of -- the city of ulips asbouquet of two a remembrance of the victims of the terror attacks. >> two lips inspired by the statue of liberty, a colorful sculpture has yet to be built. to commemorate the victims of recent terror attacks. >> to solidarity, and to show an offering of remembrance to the victims of the terrible tragedies that have happened in france over the last two years. and at the same time, to give hope to the surviving family members. >> the project is the brainc

turkey's prime minister is expected to step down this month power struggle with president recep tayyip erdoganat the top has tumble.ir stock market how worrying should it be? >> the contract erdogan made investigators is unraveling a little. he promised them stable economic and they are not policy makers. in return investors have turned his nd eye to some of geopolitical activities in that and we are world seeing part of of that contract comi coming undone. news out of eaking turkey reports of shots fired and helicopters over medicine prime minister saying that was because of an uprising in being y ranks that was quelled. the prime minister saying it has been thwarted or is in the thwarted but it is not a coup. erdogan's y it is chance to galvanize power more so in a presidential system. erdogan mass t anted for -- has wanted and he changes the parliament from a parliamentary system to a where he is system the dominant person. >> given the level of unseventh there. repercussionsn turkey following the failed coup. its rating onaded b toountry from to double it double b plus. rdogan taking furth

minister is expected to step down this month after losing a power struggle with president recep tayyip erdogane tussle at the top has seen their stock market tumble. how worrying should it be? >> the contract erdogan made with investors is unraveling a little. he promised them stable economic management and they are happy management and they are happy with the policy makers. in return investors have turned a blind eye to some of his geopolitical activities in that part of the world and we are seeing part of of that contract coming undone. >> we have breaking news out of turkey, reports of shots fired and helicopters overhead, the prime minister saying that was because of an uprising in the army ranks that was being quelled. the prime minister saying it has been thwarted or is in the process of being thwarted but it is not a coup. >> many say it is erdogan's chance to galvanize power more so in a presidential system. >> that is what erdogan has wanted and he changes the parliament from a parliamentary system to a presidential system where he is the dominant person, given the level of uncertaint

this is the man the coup was directed against, president tayyip erdogan. in southern turkey on vacation at the time. his fight with the military has been a long time coming. he's had secular army officers arrested for years ushered in islamist politics and is trying to change the constitution to give himself more power. late tonight erdogan speaking from an undisclosed location via facetime called on his supporters to take to the streets to defend him. >> this is a dramatic occurrence for any country, right, anywhere in the world. for us, though, in the united states, this was a particularly big deal. this was a particularly big deal even overshadowing the selection of mike pence as the president vice presidential nominee. it was a big deal for us in this country enough that it overshadowed that big political deal because turkey is really important to us. turkey's the largest military in nato after us. we have a major base there. it's reported that we stage our nuclear weapons at that base. we have intensive and longstanding relationships and interdependen

recep tayyip erdogan spoke a day after the european parliament called for freezing talks to admit turkeythe european union. that parliament vote was aimed at erdogan's political and news media crackdown since a failed coup in july. in bulgaria, violent clashes broke out between migrants and police last night, leading to some 400 arrests. officials said more than 2,000 asylum seekers rioted after being confined to their camp over a health scare. demonstrators threw rocks and set trash on fire. police fired tear gas and rubber bullets. bulgaria's prime minister vowed today to punish those responsible. >> ( translated ): we have everything filmed, and all these acts of vandalism committed, all migrants who took part will be charged. a small group will be banned and can immediately be extradited. the others, who all behaved brutally and violated public order, will be relocated to "closed doors" refugee camps. >> woodruff: meanwhile in greece, two migrants, including a young boy, were killed in a fire at a camp on the island of lesbos. police said it was sparked by a gas stove. hurricane otto

their arrests monday were part of an ongoing purge against perceived opponents by president recep tayyip erdogan since a failed coup last july. on tuesday, his prime minister brushed off european criticism: >> ( translated ): today, somebody from the european parliament says the detention of journalists from that newspaper is a "red line." brother, we don't care about your red line. it's the people who draw the red line. what importance does your line have? >> sreenivasan: across turkey, some 170 news outlets have been shuttered since july, leaving 2,500 journalists out of work. the u.s. state department has raised its concerns repeatedly, as it did again monday. >> suppressing speech and opinion and the press does not support the fight against terrorism and only encroaches on the fundamental freedoms that help ensure democracies remain strong. >> sreenivasan: but silencing turkey's media is only one facet of a crackdown on anyone suspected of supporting fettulah gulen, the islamic cleric whom erdogan accuses of fomenting the coup attempt. gulen lives in exile in pennsylvania. a staggering 100,0

it's part of president recep tayyip erdogan's expanding crackdown since last summer's failed coup. more than 38,000 people have been jailed, and more than 100,000 ousted from their jobs. general motors will be allowed to delay recalling millions of vehicles in the u.s. for potentially defective air bags. the national highway traffic safety administration agreed to the unusual move today. it includes 6.8 million older model pickups and s.u.v.'s. g.m. has argued the takata airbag inflators in those vehicles are, in fact, safe. the company now has until august of next year to prove it. and, on wall street, the post- election market rally cracked a new barrier. the dow jones industrial average gained 67 points to close above 19,000 for the first time. the nasdaq rose 17 points, and the s&p 500 added four. still to come on the newshour: we talk to trump aide kellyanne conway, and the man challenging nancy pelosi to lead house democrats; plus, a mother's struggle after her son left home to join isis, and much more. >> woodruff: the trump transition team is in its second week of work prep

recep tayyip erdogan said his message is "show some respect," and wait to see how he actually governsd in a tv interview, syrian president bashar al-assad praised mr. trump's campaign comments on fighting islamic state forces in syria. >> ( translated ): if-- i say if-- if he is going to fight the terrorists, of course we're going to be ally, natural ally in that regard, with the russians, with iranians, with many other countries. >> sreenivasan: the president- elect has said he would prioritize fighting isis over regime change in syria. in russia, the supreme court has overturned a criminal conviction against opposition leader alexei navalny. he was convicted for embezzlement in 2013, but in february, the european court of human rights ruled his right to a fair trial had been violated. navalny will now get a new trial, but that could still hinder him from running for office again. back in this country, a minnesota policeman was charged today with second-degree manslaughter in the killing of philando castile during a traffic stop last summer. officer jeronimo yanez has said he opened

. >> woodruff: turkish president recep tayyip erdogan urged the u.s. to set up a no-fly zone over syria. in afghanistan, the islamic state group has claimed a suicide bombing that rocked a shiite mosque in kabul today. at least 32 people died and scores more were injured. the attacker struck as a large crowd of worshippers had gathered. it's the second major attack on the country's minority shiites in just over a month. pope francis is extending a policy that lets rank-and-file catholic priests offer forgiveness for abortions. it will continue beyond the "holy year of mercy", which ended sunday. a papal letter today says abortion remains a, "grave sin" under roman catholic doctrine. but he goes on to say: "there is no sin that god's mercy cannot reach and wipe away." a top vatican official says that's all-encompassing. >> ( translated ): technically everyone who is involved in an abortion, that is the woman, nurses, the doctor, whoever supports this matter, the sin of abortion involves all. thus, the pardon of the sin of abortion equally covers everyon

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