This isn't the first time the military has tried to seize power in the country. — -- A faction of the military in Turkey has attempted to take over the country's government in a coup, according ...

The history of the Turkish republic that celebrated its ninetieth anniversary on October 29 has been marked by societal discord and political convulsions: three military coups, violence between the ...

This post is in partnership with the History News Network, the website that puts the news into historical perspective. The article below was originally published at HNN. The escalating tensions ...