Turkey’s Premier Reports ‘Attempted Coup’ After Military Activity In Cities

[Rob L 3,811]

OSMAN ORSAL / REUTERS

Reuters witnesses spotted helicopters overhead in Turkey’s biggest city Istanbul, pictured above in April.

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

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim says a group within the military attempted a coup, the Associated Press reported.

Ankara residents reported on social media that they heard F16s flying over the city, causing car alarms to go off.

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. CNN Turkey showed two military vehicles and a group of soldiers lined up at the entrance of one of the bridges in Turkey’s biggest city.

A Turkish official who did not want to be named said soldiers had been deployed in other cities in Turkey, but did not specify which ones.

Dogan News Agency reported the national police directorate summoned all police to duty in Ankara.

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

I hope it did not disturb the beach going crowd.

Sorry for the early OT. But the fruit was hanging low.

[Dashinka 24,651]

Wonder how this will develop. I guess the military is not all that keen on Sharia Law. It may impact their inclusion into the EU.

Edited July 15, 2016 by Bill & Katya

[John Miller 761]

There will be no inclusion of Turkey into the EU as long as Erdogan is running the show there.

[ExPatty 502]

Wonder how this will develop. I guess the military is not all that keen on Sharia Law. It may impact their inclusion into the EU.

Oh I think it's safe to say that boat sailed a long time ago. Turkey has too much middle east in it, and that region continues to suck at life.

[Jacque67 7,328]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3692693/Turkish-military-launch-attempted-coup-depose-government.html

Used FaceTime to communicate with troups whilst locked in a hotel room. Now believed to have fled the country. Good riddance.

[yuna628 9,687]

Civilians are being shot on the streets now.. Seems the police and the military are attacking each other.

[Jacque67 7,328]

An army group in Turkey says it has taken over the country, with soldiers at strategic points in Istanbul and jets flying low in the capital, Ankara.

A statement read on TV said a "peace council" now ran the country and there was a curfew and martial law.

It is unclear who the group is or its level of support. Some top army officials are said to be detained.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would overcome what he called an uprising by a minority.

BBC news 3mins ago.

[Jacque67 7,328]

http://gawker.com/looks-like-turkey-is-having-a-coup-1783754768

Seeking asylum.

Gov has reportedly blocked access to FB, Twitter etc.

[lostinblue 1,989]

Egypt 2013 all over again .....Erdogan gave political refuge to the exiled Muslim Brotherhood leaders from Egypt and Qatar.

The Kenyans BFF

[Jacque67 7,328]

It is now after 2.20am in Istanbul, but live video footage appears to show crowds flooding onto the streets, gathering the Bosphorus Bridge and Taksim Square, apparently heeding the request from president Recep Erdoğan to resist the attempted coup. The crowds are directly defying a command from the military, which has declared martial law and implemented a curfew.

TV footage is showing chaotic scenes; some shots appear to show jubilant crowds of hundreds waving flags. There is video of groups of men marching and chanting through Istanbul Ataturk International Airport, and footage of groups of men doing the same in residential streets in the suburbs of the city.

Still more footage, from other parts of the city, have shown civilians appearing to confront military vehicles on bridges, or near government buildings, alongside the sound of occasional gunfire.

Paul Lewis the Guardian 4mins ago

[Jacque67 7,328]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-all-parties-in-turkey-should-support-democratically-elected-government-show-restraint/2016/07/15/8cb28a54-4ae1-11e6-8dac-0c6e4accc5b1_story.html

Obama-show restraint.

[EyeofNewt 4]

Obama will not be happy. This will create a secular government that won't put up with religious bullies.

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

I don't know enough about Turkish politics to know which side to root for . Someone break it down neat and short

[EyeofNewt 4]

I don't know enough about Turkish politics to know which side to root for . Someone break it down neat and short

I would support the military because they know how to handle the religious problem. Kinda like in China's Xinjiang province. If they act like they do and start forcing their goofy beliefs on others just sit on them and fart.