The situation in Turkey has not been clarified as a result of what appears to be a military coup. Through several Turkish media reported the military that they have taken full control of power in the country.
LATEST: the attempted coup in Turkey are turned down, said a spokesman for the national intelligence service in the country. The officials said just before the clock 01.40 on Friday night.
Several senior officers from the various branches have gone out into television and rejected the coup. They blame it on a smaller group within the country’s armed forces, according to several major media in Turkey.
Meanwhile, the news agency Anadolu that the Turkish Parliament is hit by a bomb. A few hours earlier was the parliament building surrounded by tanks under the control of coup makers who opened fire on the parliament.
Just before the clock 02 Reuters and DPA about a powerful explosion at Taksim Square in Istanbul .
A newly deposited officer designated as a key figure in planning the attempted coup in Turkey, reported the state news agency Anadolu. The officer, Muharrem Kose, was legal adviser to the country’s military chief of staff, according to news agency DPA
It encourages chaos in the capital Ankara and in the metropolis of Istanbul after what looks like an attempt military coups in NATO country Turkey. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says coup makers will not succeed. But his whereabouts are unknown.
Hundreds of people have gone out into the streets of Istanbul and the capital Ankara at the urging of President Erdogan to protest the coup.
A photographer from AFP says that soldiers in several places have opened fire on protesters. NTB has announced that Turkish soldiers shooting at crowds in Istanbul and that more are killed or wounded, according to eyewitnesses. The state news agency Anadolu reported also that 17 policemen have been killed in connection with the coup attempt.
It is also reported that a Turkish fighter jet has shot down a military helicopter in Ankara allegedly under coup makers control, according television channel NTV said.
– Quiet on the streets
Vidar Bergum from Trøndelag living in Istanbul, in an area fifteen minutes from Taksim Square. He reacted immediately when he learned that the two major bridges in the city were closed.
– Anyone here know how important they are bridges. It was quite unusual that they should be closed.
From the reports of the closure came, it went relatively quickly before it became clear that there was a coup attempt. At first it seemed as if parts of the military who would carry out the coup atm, tells Bergum. The military took the bridges, airport and reported on the national TV channel that they took power. No hear anything from President Erdogan.
– There was not much noise from the streets. We noticed really nothing to this before in 0100 era. Then we started to hear shooting in the distance, and we also read reports about it. The last hour we have not heard anything except helicopter noises, he said.
Bergun says there have been several rounds of calls from mosques after the shooting ceased. To hear cries from mosques middle of the night saying he is very unusual. After the first news stories from the military, however, they have not heard anything more from them, says Bergum, who has lived in Istanbul for over a year.
Shooting more places
The tanks have night Saturday surrounded the parliament building in Ankara and opened fire, and there are reports of shooting at Ataturk airport in Istanbul, said eyewitnesses told Reuters.
It is also reported shooting at one of the bridges over the Bosphorus Strait in the metropolis. TV footage shows people running in panic and lies down on the ground to avoid being hit. In addition sounds repeated gunfire. People apparently injured being helped away from the site.
The state Turkish news agency Anadolu informs bit before the clock 01 that military helicopters have attacked the headquarters of the Turkish security services.
Meanwhile, there are reports of fighter flying low over the Turkish capital. In both Ankara and Istanbul industry also clashes between the military and Erdogan-supporters after army late Friday evening said they had taken power in the country.
Erdogan has condemned what he calls a coup attempt, and the president asking people go out into the streets to protest against the coup makers.
– hear firefights
BT has been in contact with the Turkish student Utku Cubukcu located right in Istanbul on Friday night. He reported several shootings, which have increased in line throughout the night.
After President Erdogan’s speech on television, said Cubukcu that a lot of people have gone out into the streets. He says that mosques also have started with prayer.
– It is very unusual at this time, he said.
Cubukcu watching news from all media in Turkey and can tell that there are very conflicting messages coming out to the Turks.
– Complete chaos
Özlem Cekic, a former member of Parliament in Denmark, told the news agency Ritzau that he is shocked by what he look.
– There is complete chaos. It is a great shock here. It’s curfew, and if one goes out, the military the right to shoot, there have been notified, said Cekic.
The first reports from Turkey arrived just before 22 Friday night, when it was reported about shooting in the capital Ankara. Shortly later said the country’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim that a group within the Turkish military tried to coup power.
A half hour later claimed the military taking total control of power.
During the evening there have been reports of shooting and clashes in Ankara and Istanbul, and both soldiers, tanks and military helicopters have opened fire.
Republic of Turkey has approximately 81 million inhabitants. The capital is Ankara, largest city is Istanbul. Head of state is President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (AKP).
Turkey became a republic in 1923, and the republic’s founder and first president was Kemal Ataturk. He conducted an absolute distinction between politics and religion.
99 percent of the population consider themselves Muslims, most are Sunnis.
There have been three military coups in Turkey since 1960: in 1960, 1971 and 1980.
Turkey is a member of NATO is formally a candidate country to join the EU.
– Attacks the TV station
State Turkish media reports that several military helicopters have attacked the headquarters of the satellite TV station Turksat in Ankara.
It has been heard a powerful explosion in the TV building, and several international news agencies have reported that military helicopters have flown over the building and fired shots.
the Turkish news agency Anadolu reported that military helicopters also attacked the headquarters of the Turkish security services. Several Turkish media also reports that it held several “hostages” in the army’s headquarters in Ankara.
– General Hulusi Akar has been taken hostage by a group in the military that attempts at an uprising, reports the state-owned Turkish news agency Anadolu, who claims to have information from credible sources.
– not a bargain
Since 22.30 o’clock Friday night Norwegian time military through several Turkish media reported that they have taken full control of power in the country, and justifies the coup that the current board has become increasingly authoritarian and the growing terrorism.
The attempted coup should be led by a group of officers. An EU source told Reuters spoke with believes putsch seems well organized.
– It looks like a well-orchestrated coup from key people in the military, not just a few colonels, said the person said.
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said late Friday night in an interview with Turkish television that a group is involved in an “illegal attempt”, but that it was wrong to call it a deal.
– We will not to allow this experiment. Those who perform this illegal action, will pay the highest price, said Yildirim phone to a television channel NTV.
UD discourages travel
The situation in Turkey is highly complex, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Norway discourages all travel to Turkey that are not strictly necessary. In addition encouraged travelers to Turkey to monitor developments and news. UD has put a crisis team and work together with the embassy in Ankara to get an overview of the situation.
– The situation is very complex, says pressevakt Astrid Sehl of the Foreign Ministry told NTB Friday night
Turkey a long modern history of military coups. The last time the Army took complete control of power, was in 1980, when also the constitution was suspended.
In 1997, forced the military government from power in what historians have called a postmodern coup.
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