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| Turkey: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan denounces coup attempt | Turkey: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan denounces coup attempt |
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| Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has denounced a coup attempt as an "act of treason" and insisted his government remains in charge. | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has denounced a coup attempt as an "act of treason" and insisted his government remains in charge. |
| A faction of the armed forces is accused of trying to seize power, after a night of gunfire and explosions in Ankara, Istanbul and elsewhere. | |
| Acting military chief of staff Gen Umit Dundar said 104 coup plotters had been killed and 1,563 arrested. | |
| He said 90 others had died and 1,154 were injured in the night of violence. | |
| Although the chief of staff had been rescued, several military commanders were still being held hostage, he warned. | |
| Read the latest live updates | Read the latest live updates |
| International reaction | International reaction |
| In pictures: Turkey coup attempt | In pictures: Turkey coup attempt |
| Events began on Friday evening when tanks took up positions on two bridges over the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, blocking it to traffic. Troops were seen on the streets and low-flying military jets were filmed over Ankara. | |
| Shortly after, a faction of the army released a statement saying that a "peace council" was running the country, and there would be a curfew and martial law. | Shortly after, a faction of the army released a statement saying that a "peace council" was running the country, and there would be a curfew and martial law. |
| The group said it had launched the coup "to ensure and restore constitutional order, democracy, human rights and freedoms". | The group said it had launched the coup "to ensure and restore constitutional order, democracy, human rights and freedoms". |
| It said that the democratic and secular rule of law had been eroded by the current government, and there would be a new constitution. | It said that the democratic and secular rule of law had been eroded by the current government, and there would be a new constitution. |
| President Erdogan was in the south-west holiday resort of Marmaris at the time. He made a televised address, via his mobile phone, urging people to take to the streets to oppose the uprising. | President Erdogan was in the south-west holiday resort of Marmaris at the time. He made a televised address, via his mobile phone, urging people to take to the streets to oppose the uprising. |
| He then flew on to Istanbul, saying Marmaris had been bombed after he left. | He then flew on to Istanbul, saying Marmaris had been bombed after he left. |
| In a speech at Istanbul airport, Mr Erdogan said: "What is being perpetrated is a treason and a rebellion. They will pay a heavy price." | |
| Outbreaks of violence | Outbreaks of violence |
| The Turkish parliament and presidential buildings in Ankara were attacked. At least one bomb hit the parliament complex. MPs were believed to be hiding in shelters. | The Turkish parliament and presidential buildings in Ankara were attacked. At least one bomb hit the parliament complex. MPs were believed to be hiding in shelters. |
| Gunfire was also heard outside Istanbul police headquarters and tanks were said to be stationed outside Istanbul airport. | |
| Broadcaster CNN Turk was reportedly taken over by soldiers, and its live broadcast was cut. | Broadcaster CNN Turk was reportedly taken over by soldiers, and its live broadcast was cut. |
| Mike Badley, on holiday in Marmaris, said he was woken by "a very large explosion, followed by, it seemed like one or two helicopters flying above our heads... with machine gun fire". | |
| In the morning, he saw armed men in military fatigues walking around the hotel, but no further violence. | |
| The army's top general and military chief of staff, Hulusi Akar, was reportedly taken hostage by the coup-plotters, and then released. | |
| Many people heeded Mr Erdogan's call and took to the streets to confront the coup-plotters. | Many people heeded Mr Erdogan's call and took to the streets to confront the coup-plotters. |
| There were reports of fierce clashes in Taksim Square in the centre of Istanbul, and gunfire and explosions were heard near the square. | |
| One of the helicopters being flown by rebels was shot down by government troops in Ankara. | |
| Sporadic gunfire was still being reported in some areas by morning. | Sporadic gunfire was still being reported in some areas by morning. |
| What is happening now? | What is happening now? |
| The situation is still confused, but Gen Dundar said the coup attempt "has been foiled". | |
| He said 47 civilians, 41 police officers and two soldiers had been killed in the violence, and many commanders were taken to "unknown locations". | |
| Around 200 unarmed soldiers have left Turkey's military headquarters in the capital Ankara and surrendered to police, the state-run Anadolu news agency says. | |
| Earlier, dramatic images showed dozens of soldiers walking away from their tanks with their hands up on one of Istanbul's Bosphorus bridges, after they had closed it off to traffic all night. | |
| It is not yet known who was behind the coup. Turkey said it was a "clique within the armed forces" who carried out the attempt. | It is not yet known who was behind the coup. Turkey said it was a "clique within the armed forces" who carried out the attempt. |
| President Erdogan blamed a "parallel structure" for the coup attempt, a clear reference to Fethullah Gulen, a US-based Muslim cleric he accuses of fomenting unrest. | |
| Fethullah Gulen: Powerful but reclusive Turkish cleric | Fethullah Gulen: Powerful but reclusive Turkish cleric |
| However, in a statement, Mr Gulen rejected any suggestion he had links to the events. | However, in a statement, Mr Gulen rejected any suggestion he had links to the events. |
| "I condemn, in the strongest terms, the attempted military coup in Turkey," he said. | "I condemn, in the strongest terms, the attempted military coup in Turkey," he said. |
| World reaction | World reaction |
| In Washington, US President Barack Obama urged all parties in Turkey to support the "democratically elected government". | In Washington, US President Barack Obama urged all parties in Turkey to support the "democratically elected government". |
| Nato, of which Turkey is a member, called for "full respect" for Turkey's democratic institutions. | |
| European Council President Donald Tusk said the country was "a key partner for the European Union" and called for a "swift return to Turkey's constitutional order". | |
| Iran said events in Turkey prove "that a coup d'etat has no place and is doomed to fail in our region". | |
| Turkey's military coups | Turkey's military coups |