2016-07-15

Author: TonyGosling

Subject: Military coup attempt on Turkey's Erdogan, army killing cops

Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 8:39 pm (GMT 0)

Turkey coup: military attempt to seize power from Erdogan as low flying jets and gunfire heard in Ankara and bridges across Bosphorus in Istanbul closed

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/15/turkey-low-flying-jets-and-gunfire-heard-in-ankara1/

Barney Henderson

15 JULY 2016 • 9:35PM

Coup attempt by parts of Turkish military against Erdogan

PM Yildirim: Nothing will harm Turkish democracy

Low flying jets and gunfire heard in Turkish capital

Both of Istanbul's bridges across the Bosphorus closed

9:34pm

Turkish military claims to have overthrown Erdogan and taken control of country

In a statement, the Turkish military says the rule of law must remain the priority.

State TV TRT reportedly off the air.

tanks

9:28pm

Military jets over Istanbul

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Marina Lourenço @lourenco_marina

Right now in the skies of #Ankara, fighter jets flying low. Please let this be some sort of training, I'm scared.

8:41 PM - 15 Jul 2016

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9:28pm

Tanks on the streets of Istanbul

9:27pm

'The army are taking over everything'

Gabriel Turner, 23, a management consultant from north London, is on holiday in Istanbul and described how there had been heavy police and security presence throughout the day before the military coup got underway after sunset.

He told The Telegraph:

"Earlier today there were police everywhere. I thought that was normal but the two Turkish girls I was with told me it wasn't normal. We were walking around the centre of Istanbul, at the Grand Bazaar there were police at every entrance and exit with lots of guns.

"A police helicopter was flying very low at sunset, it was about 8pm. It looked like it was searching for something. Later on, at about 10.30 I was in Karakoy, a bar area in the city centre and everyone started looking at their phones. A man who owns the bar told us that the army are taking over everything.

"Then we walked down towards the a quieter area by the sea. While we were walking, my friend said the army had closed brides across the Bosphorus. We could see army helicopters in the sky.

"We went inside a cafe and everyone was on their phones looking worried, texting. Lots of people were running to catch a ferry - because the bridges were shutting and people wanted to get home. Then policemen came out of the ferries on their walkie talkies, looking very alert."

9:20pm

Turkish broadcaster NTV shows tanks at Istanbul Ataturk airport

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Patrick Megahan @PatMegahan

Turkish tanks supposedly at Istanbul Ataturk Airport. pic.twitter.com/xFHJeyFnW2 http://turkey.liveuamap.com/en/2016/15-july-istanbul-ataturk-airport-- …

9:19 PM - 15 Jul 2016

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Lots of flight delays:

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Putintintin @putintintin1

#Turkey #Istanbul Ataturk airport is working but unusual delay is visible

9:15 PM - 15 Jul 2016

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9:16pm

Twitter, Facebook and YouTube reportedly blocked in Turkey

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Turkey Blocks @TurkeyBlocks

Confirmed: Twitter, Facebook & YouTube blocked in #Turkey at 10:50PM after apparent military uprising in #Turkey

9:04 PM - 15 Jul 2016

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9:07pm

"Attempt by part of muilitary'

Yildirim says "it would be wrong to call it a coup" but that there has been an attempt by "part of the military".

He describes it as an "illegal attempt" to seize power.

Turkey would never allow any "initiative that would interrupt democracy", he said, and promised the perpetrators "will pay the highest price".

9:05pm

Turkey's PM Yildirim: Nothing will harm Turkish democracy

Binali Yildirim has called for calm.

9:03pm

Update from Istanbul

The Bosphorus and Fatih bridges were closed by the gendarmerie - a branch of the Turkish military dedicated to internal security - for traffic travelling from Asia to Europe, NTV television said. Traffic was still moving in the other direction.

Meanwhile, Turkish military aircraft were heard flying low over Ankara, AFP correspondents in the capital also reported. There was no immediate explanation for the cause of the incidents.

9:02pm

Rumours that Turkey has declared martial law on Twitter

All unconfirmed at this stage.

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Paul R. La Monica ✔ @LaMonicaBuzz

Something going on in Turkey? Twitter chatter/rumor of martial law ... and $TUR ETF just fell nearly 3% in a matter of minutes. Crazy times.

8:53 PM - 15 Jul 2016

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8:59pm

Lack of information coming out of Turkey

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Danny Gold ✔ @DGisSERIOUS

Would be great to have reports coming from Turkey but gov invested heavily in kicking out/banning many non-state sponsored journos

8:47 PM - 15 Jul 2016

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8:56pm

Gunfire heard in Turkish capital Ankara

Gunshots were heard in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Friday, a Reuters witness said, as military jets and helicopters were seen flying overhead.

Reuters witnesses in Istanbul, Turkey's biggest city, also spotted helicopters overhead.

Broadcaster NTV reported that both of Istanbul's bridges across the Bosphorus, the strait separating the European and Asian sides of the city, had been closed to traffic.

It was not immediately clear if the events were related.

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