"An army group in Turkey has claimed that it has taken control of the country. The reported coup has
been marked by bridges being closed in Istanbul and aircraft flying low over Ankara. As the events unfolded earlier in the day with traffic being stopped from crossing both the Bosphorus and Fatih Sultan Mehmet bridges in Istanbul, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim had stressed that it wasn’t a coup.
Gunshots have reportedly been heard in Ankara as well as outside the Istanbul police HQ, while tanks are reported to be stationed outside the Istanbul airport. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is reported to be safe.
If successful, the overthrow of Erdogan, who has ruled Turkey since 2003, would be one of the biggest shifts in the Middle East in years, transforming one of the most important U.S. allies in the region while war rages on its border." msn
been marked by bridges being closed in Istanbul and aircraft flying low over Ankara. As the events unfolded earlier in the day with traffic being stopped from crossing both the Bosphorus and Fatih Sultan Mehmet bridges in Istanbul, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim had stressed that it wasn’t a coup. If successful, the overthrow of Erdogan, who has ruled Turkey since 2003, would be one of the biggest shifts in the Middle East in years, transforming one of the most important U.S. allies in the region while war rages on its border." msn
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