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Ankara Turkey's top military commanders met on Thursday to replace almost half of their generals in a radical shake-up after the failed coup, as authorities shut down dozens of media outlets in a widening crackdown.The hastily-convened meeting came after the government ordered the discharge of 149 generals -- nearly half of the armed forces'entire contingent of 358 -- for alleged complicity in the putsch bid. Separately, a total of 131 newspapers, TV channels and other media outlets were being shut down. page 12
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