After a night of explosions, gunfire and
tanks rolling along the streets, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told
Turkey on Saturday, July 16, 2016 that an attempted military coup was
over and the government was in charge.
However, the sounds of fighting were
still being reported in Ankara and Istanbul after the chaotic attempt by
members of the military to wrest control from Erdogan.
Here are what we know:
• At least 42 people died and 1,000 people were injured across the country.
• Some 754 people have been arrested
following the coup attempt, the Turkish state news agency Anadolu
reports, citing the Interior Ministry.
• Bombs were reportedly thrown at the
Parliament building in Ankara. A helicopter the government says was
stolen by coup plotters was shot down by an F-16, CNN’s sister network
CNN Turk reported.
• Ömer Çelik, Turkey’s EU negotiator, tweeted images that he said showed some of the damage at the Turkish Parliament.
“Our country has been subjected to
treacherous enemy attack, which displays betrayal to the nation, their
uniforms and morals. The necessary response has been shown to the enemy
and it is still being shown,” he said.
Here’s what we know:
• Erdogan, speaking from Istanbul, said law enforcement has started arresting military officers.
• Protesters have been seen confronting soldiers; some civilian casualties were reported on social media.
• US Secretary of State John Kerry spoke
with Turkey’s foreign minister and emphasized “the United States’
absolute support for Turkey’s democratically elected, civilian
government and democratic institutions.”
• 800 people are hospitalized in Ankara,
Turkey’s capital, and 200 people in Istanbul, according to a tweet from
Kerem Kinik, the President of the Red Crescent in Turkey. The total
number of wounded, according to Kinik, is 1,000 at this time.
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