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| Turkey coup attempt: Military claims to have taken over | Turkey coup attempt: Military claims to have taken over |
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| The Turkish military have released a statement claiming to have taken over and martial law has been imposed, Reuters reports. | |
| The army has seized media outlets, including the state-run TRT channel. The channel has broadcast a statement on the orders of the military. It said secularism and democracy has been eroded under President Erdogan. | |
| A source at the broadcaster told The Independent she and her colleagues were evacuated by the military earlier on Friday. | |
| Offices of President Erdogan's AKP party have reportedly been taken over. | |
| Meanwhile, all flights from Istanbul's Ataturk airport have been cancelled, according to a Reuters witness. | |
| There have also been reports of hostages taken at the military headquarters, according to a CNN Turk journalist. | |
| The same reporter and a number of other sources added President Erdogan was safe. | |
| Earlier, another statement was released by NTV, announcing the coup. What follows is a rough translation: | |
| A statement from the army, the Turkish Armed Forces; the constitutional order, democracy, human rights and freedoms and plant supplied again; The judge again made the rule of law in the country; the re-establishment of the deteriorating public security order; purpose of the administration of the country was completely confiscated. | |
| All international agreements and our commitment remains valid. with all countries of the world, we hope to continue our good relations. | |
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