Members of the Turkish military said a coup was under way in the country, despite its elected president claiming that the attempt had failed and his government remained in power.
In a statement released through Turkish TV channels on Friday night, people claiming to speak for the Turkish military said the army was now in charge of the country and promised to uphold human rights.
In response, a spokesman for the country’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said the coup had been attempted by only a faction of the army and that he was still in command of the country.
“Turkey’s democratically elected president and government are in power. We will not tolerate attempts to undermine our democracy.”
He added: “A group within the armed forces has made an attempt to overthrow the democratically elected government outside the chain of command. The statement made on behalf of the armed forces wasn’t authorised by the military command. We urge the world to stand in solidarity with the Turkish people.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/15/turkey-coup-attempt-military-ankara-istanbul
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July 15, 2016 at 11:11 pm