Turkish military declares taking over the country
Published time: 15 Jul, 2016 20:31Edited time: 15 Jul, 2016 20:35
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Turkish security officers detain police officers on the side of the road on July 15, 2016 in Istanbul, during a security shutdown of the Bosphorus Bridge. © Bulent Kilic / AFP
Turkey’s government appears to have been overthrown in a coup, as the military claimed taking control over the country.
Heavily armed soldiers and military vehicles closed the two main bridges in Istanbul Friday evening, and while low-flying military jets could be heard overhead.
Right now in the skies of
#Ankara, fighter jets flying low. Please let this be some sort of training, I'm scared.
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— Marina Lourenço (@lourenco_marina)
July 15, 2016
Access to Twitter, Facebook and YouTube is being blocked, while the state-owned TRT television has gone off the air, according to reports from inside Turkey.
“Some people illegally undertook an illegal action outside of the chain of command," Prime Minister Bulent Yildirim said, in comments broadcast by private channel NTV.
Tanks deployed at Istanbul's international airport, flights halted
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— BNO News (@BNONews)
July 15, 2016
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