Turkey Military Coup Government of Recep Erdogan
Sabtu, 16 Juli 2016 - 04:34 WIB
Turkey Military Coup Government of Recep Erdogan
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ANKARA - Shocking news came from Turkey, Turkish military has announced it has taken control and overthrown the government of Recep Erdogan as troops round up police and attack the capital Ankara.
The military said they have taken control in order to protect human rights. However, Prime Minister (PM) Binali Yildirim said only a 'faction' was involved.
Fast attack jets and helicopters were heard above Ankara and Istanbul after the military confirmed they had seized control of the country.
Istanbul's Bosphorus Bridge and Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge were both closed after the military deployed roadblocks. There are reports of gunshots in the capital Ankara. Gunfire was also heard outside Istanbul police HQ and tanks are said to be stationed outside Istanbul airport. All flights are cancelled.
Binali earlier denounced an 'illegal action' by a military 'group', stressing it was not a coup. He said that the government remained in charge.
CNN Turk reported that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was "safe" but did not elaborate.
"The power in the country has been seized in its entirety," said statement from the military group read out on NTV television.
A Turkish presidential source told Reuters that the statement was not authorised by the military command.
Eyewitnesses have reported attack helicopters firing machine guns in the capital Ankara in a bid to depose the Islamic government. Troops across the country have taken positions in strategic locations according to witnesses
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In a statement sent by email and reported on Turkish TV channels, the military said all of Turkey's existing foreign relations would be maintained and that the rule of law would remain the priority.
According to the military tonight's action will 'reinstall the constitutional order, democracy, human rights and freedoms, to ensure that the rule of law once again reigns in the country, for the law and order to be reinstated'.
The military statement went on to say that 'all international agreements and commitments will remain. We pledge that good relations with all world countries will continue'.
Turkey's top general has been taken hostage at the military headquarters in the capital Ankara after an attempt to bring down the government, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported. General Hulusi Akar has been taken hostage by a group in the military who attempted an uprising.
Troops have rounded up police officers loyal to the government, according to witnesses. 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 mayor of Ankara has also reportedly called people onto the streets.
The military said they have taken control in order to protect human rights. However, Prime Minister (PM) Binali Yildirim said only a 'faction' was involved.
Fast attack jets and helicopters were heard above Ankara and Istanbul after the military confirmed they had seized control of the country.
Istanbul's Bosphorus Bridge and Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge were both closed after the military deployed roadblocks. There are reports of gunshots in the capital Ankara. Gunfire was also heard outside Istanbul police HQ and tanks are said to be stationed outside Istanbul airport. All flights are cancelled.
Binali earlier denounced an 'illegal action' by a military 'group', stressing it was not a coup. He said that the government remained in charge.
CNN Turk reported that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was "safe" but did not elaborate.
"The power in the country has been seized in its entirety," said statement from the military group read out on NTV television.
A Turkish presidential source told Reuters that the statement was not authorised by the military command.
Eyewitnesses have reported attack helicopters firing machine guns in the capital Ankara in a bid to depose the Islamic government. Troops across the country have taken positions in strategic locations according to witnesses
In a statement sent by email and reported on Turkish TV channels, the military said all of Turkey's existing foreign relations would be maintained and that the rule of law would remain the priority.
According to the military tonight's action will 'reinstall the constitutional order, democracy, human rights and freedoms, to ensure that the rule of law once again reigns in the country, for the law and order to be reinstated'.
The military statement went on to say that 'all international agreements and commitments will remain. We pledge that good relations with all world countries will continue'.
Turkey's top general has been taken hostage at the military headquarters in the capital Ankara after an attempt to bring down the government, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported. General Hulusi Akar has been taken hostage by a group in the military who attempted an uprising.
Troops have rounded up police officers loyal to the government, according to witnesses. 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 mayor of Ankara has also reportedly called people onto the streets.
(rnz)
