Turkey military coup: Full coverage

During the initial phases of the uprising by a section of the military, it was difficult or impossible to access social media for many users except by using a “virtual private network” to bypass local internet providers, local residents and monitoring groups said.

A damaged vehicle is seen in front of a military vehicle during an attempted coup in Ankara, Turkey. (Source: Reuters)

Rebel soldiers in Ankara and Istanbul were still firing from the air early on Saturday, although fighter jets have taken off to deal with rogue military aircraft, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said.

Erdogan has comfortably been in power for well over a decade and has brought in a lot of reform to the Turkish establishment and society. The military sees itself as upholders of Kemalism, the form of democratic nationalism and secularism ushered in by founding father Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in 1923. Erdogan on the other hand is considered an Islamist and conservative.

People demonstrated outside Ataturk international airport during an attempted coup in Istanbul, Turkey.

President Erdogan has said that a minority faction of military is behind the attempted coup. This is not the first attempted coup by the military in Turkey. If the coup fails, then President Erdogan will emerge more powerful. Since 2003 he has been able to make himself one of the most powerful president in the country ever, and this make him more authoritarian.

(With inputs from Reuters)

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