On Friday afternoon a section of the Turkish military attempted to overthrow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government in a failed coup.
A statement released by the military claimed that they had overthrown the government, shortly afterwards, the government also relesed a statement claiming that they were still in Power. President Erdogan took to FaceTime to call CNN Turk to make a statement.
Tanks were seen in the streets and bridges and the airport were closed in Istanbul, demonstrators took to the streets to protest agianst the coup.
WATCH: Civilians take control of tank during #MilitaryCoup https://t.co/qllTbXnot4 #TurkeyCoup pic.twitter.com/LWmX5wN6jH
— Sputnik (@SputnikInt) July 16, 2016
#TurkeyCoup: Soldiers surrender on Bosporus bridge in Istanbul https://t.co/Fq68lxT7hx
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) July 16, 2016
Early on Saturday morning soldiers surrendered to Police, confirming the governments claims that the coup had failed. At the time of writing there were at least 90 casualties reported and over 1500 soldiers had been arrested.
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