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Turkey coup attempt: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is seen amid his supporters at the Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey. A part of Turkey's military had seized power on Friday leaving 90 dead and 1,154 wounded. President Erdogan managed to wipe out the coup. If successful, the overthrow of Erdogan, who has ruled Turkey since 2003, could have been one of the biggest shifts in the Middle East in years. (Source: Reuters)
Turkey coup attempt: People react near a military vehicle during an attempted coup in Ankara, Turkey. (Source: Reuters)
Turkey coup attempt: People demonstrate outside Ataturk international airport during an attempted coup in Istanbul, Turkey. (Source: Reuters)
Turkish coup attempt: Soldiers surrender their weapons to policemen during an attempted coup in Istanbul's Taksim Square, Turkey. (Source: Reuters)
Turkey coup attempt: People take cover near a bridge during an attempted coup in Istanbul, Turkey. (Source: Reuters)
Turkey coup attempt: Turkish citizens protest against the coup, in Ankara, Turkey, late Friday. (Source: AP)
Turkey coup attempt: People march with Turkish flags in the resort town of Marmaris, Turkey. (Source: Reuters)
Turkey coup attempt: Turkish soldiers surrender their weapons to policemen during an attempted coup in Istanbul's Taksim Square. (Source: Reuters)
Turkey coup attempt: A crowd carries a Turkish flag in the resort town of Marmaris, Turkey. (Source: Reuters)
Turkey coup attempt: People take cover near a bridge during an attempted coup in Istanbul, Turkey. (Source: Reuters)
Turkey coup attempt: A man reacts as Turkish soldiers surrender to policemen during an attempted coup in Istanbul's Taksim Square, Turkey. (Source: Reuters)
Turkey coup attempt: Turkish soldiers secure the area as supporters of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan protest in Istanbul's Taksim square, early Saturday. (Source: AP)
Turkey coup attempt: Turkish soldiers surrender their weapons to policemen during an attempted coup in Istanbul's Taksim Square, Turkey. (Source: Reuters)
Turkey coup attempt: Turkish soldiers are seen on the Asian side of Istanbul, Friday. Turkey’s military said on Friday it had seized power, but the prime minister said the attempted coup would be put down. (Source: AP)
Turkey coup attempt: If successful, the overthrow of President Tayyip Erdogan, who has ruled Turkey since 2003, would be one of the biggest shifts in power in the Middle East in years, transforming one of the most important US allies in the region. (source: Reuters)
Turkey coup attempt: Aiports were shut, access to Internet social media sites was cut off, and troops sealed off the two bridges over the Bosphorus in Istanbul, one of which was still lit up red, white and blue in solidarity with victims of the Bastille Day truck attack in France a day earlier. (Source: AP)
Turkey coup attempt: TRT state television announced a countrywide curfew. An announcer read a statement on the orders of the military that accused the government of eroding the democratic and secular rule of law. The country would be run by a “peace council” that would ensure the safety of the population, the statement said. (Source: AP)
Turkey coup attempt: Turkish people take to the streets in Ankara, Turkey, late Friday. loud explosion was heard in the capital, Ankara, fighter jets buzzed overhead, gunfire erupted outside military headquarters and vehicles blocked two major bridges in Istanbul. (source: AP)
Turkey coup attempt: A Turkish military faction attempting a coup has control of some tanks and has ordered its forces to try to take over the streets but has been unable do so in many areas, a senior Turkish government official said on Friday. (Source: AP)
Turkey coup attempt: Tanks move into position as Turkish people attempt to stop them, in Ankara, Turkey, late Friday, July 15, 2016. Turkey's armed forces said it "fully seized control" of the country Friday and its president responded by calling on Turks to take to the streets in a show of support for the government. (Source: AP)
Turkey coup attempt: Yildirim said a group within Turkey’s military had attempted to overthrow the government and security forces have been called in to “do what is necessary”. “Some people illegally undertook an illegal action outside of the chain of command,” Yildirim said in comments broadcast by private channel NTV. (Source: Reuters)
Turkey coup attempt: An injured man is cared for near a bridge during an attempted coup in Istanbul, Turkey. (Source: Reuters)
