July 15, 2016


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I apologize for the fact that today I found two such enthralling subjects requiring more information, that I haven’t completed anything. It’s the end of the day, so I turned on the TV news and discovered that a military coup attempt has occurred in Turkey. I will simply publish the articles I can find on that and close for the day. Only these rough updates are available and the CBS news footage.



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Turkish Military Coup: Army Takes Control Of Country, Declares Martial Law; Erdogan Urges Turks "Resist Coup To Death"

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Jul 15, 2016 3:58 PM

Update 12 - *TANKS SEEN RUMBLING IN DOWNTOWN ANKARA

Update 11 - Washington/NATO follow-up

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turkey. US officials caught off guard by coup. "snap meeting held" in at WH
5:37 PM - 15 Jul 2016
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reports of chief of staff being held. reports gen. hulusi akar held as well. turkey coup
5:38 PM - 15 Jul 2016
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a former sr. nato official said the military's tension's with erdogan "a long time coming," going back at least 4 years
5:38 PM - 15 Jul 2016
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Update 10 - Erdogan no longer welcome in Turkey

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Senior US military source tells NBC News that Erdogan, refused landing rights in Istanbul, is reported to be seeking asylum in Germany.
5:26 PM - 15 Jul 2016
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Update 9 - Erdogan speaks from 'secure' site:

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Turkish state TV speaks about a "Council of Peace" formed in #Turkey and declares a curfew.https://amp.twimg.com/v/f0a78886-90aa-41dd-8974-15c05953442a …

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First appearance of Turkish President #Erdogan after the coup on CNN Turk pic.twitter.com/eLnznbWSJa
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ERDOGAN: THEY WILL PAY HEAVY PRICE FOR THIS
ERDOGAN: `PARALLEL STATE' THINKS IT WILL TAKE OVER COUNTRY
ERDOGAN: WE WILL TAKE ALL NECESSARY STEPS
ERDOGAN CALLS IT UPRISING ATTEMPT BY MINORITY IN ARMY
ERDOGAN: I INVITE NATION TO THE SQUARES AND AIRPORTS
ERDOGAN: NO FORCE CAN STAND POWER OF PEOPLE
ERDOGAN: ARMY CHAIN OF COMMAND HAS BEEN VIOLATED
ERDOGAN SAYS HE'S STILL THE PRESIDENT AND COMMANDDER IN CHIEF
ERDOGAN: I DON'T BELIEVE COUP BACKERS WILL SUCCEED
*ERDOGAN SAYS THEY WILL RESIST COUP TO THE DEATH

Update 8 - "Council of Peace" formed

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Turkish state TV speaks about a "Council of Peace" formed in #Turkey and declares a curfew.
5:25 PM - 15 Jul 2016
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Update 7 - The Fight is getting closer to Erdogan as the US tells US citizens on the ground in Turkey to shelter in place

VERY HEAVY GUNFIRE HEARD AT TURKEY PRESIDENTIAL PALACE

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US citizens in #Turkey should shelter in place & stay indoors. Update family/friends of your status when possible.
5:09 PM - 15 Jul 2016

Update 6 - The State broadcaster TRT, occupied by military officers, announces that military has taken over the authority all across Turkey. The military just declared martial law.

TURKEY'S GOVT LOST ITS LEGITIMACY AND HAS BEEN OVERTHROWN: TRT
MARTIAL LAW DECLARED ACROSS TURKEY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE: TRT
TURKEY'S STATE-RUN TRT TV READS OUT STATEMENT FROM ARMY GROUP
ERDOGAN ON HIS WAY TO ATATURK AIRPORT: ANADOLU

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Watching coup statement live
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Update 5 - Chaos continues

TURKEY AKP MP KULUNK CALLS FOR CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE ACROSS NATION
KERRY: WE HOPE THERE WILL BE PEACE AND STABILITY IN TURKEY

Update 4 1657ET -Government responds

*TURKISH PRESIDENT ERDOGAN'S OFFICE SAYS HE IS SAFE: REUTERS
*TURKEY'S YILMAZ: COUP ATTEMPT BY `PARALLEL STATE'
*TURKEY'S YILMAZ: COUP ATTEMPT TO BE REPULSED VERY SOON

Update 3 - its' getting violent

GUNFIRE HEARD IN ISTANBUL'S VATAN STREET: CNNTURK TELEVISION
TURKEY'S STATE BROADCASTER STORMED BY MILITARY: SKY
ATTACK HELICOPTERS OPEN FIRE NEAR TURKEY ARMY HQ
TURK POLICE RETURN FIRE AT ARMY HELICOPTER IN ANKARA: CNNTURK

Update 2 - Erdogan finally got the memo.

TURKEY PRESIDENCY: THIS IS AN ATTACK AGAINST TURKISH DEMOCRACY
TURKEY PRESIDENCY: GRP WITHIN ARMY ATTEMPTED TO OVERTHROW GOVT
TURKEY CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF HULUSI AKAR KEPT HOSTAGE: ANADOLU
ISTANBUL POLICE OPENED INVESTIGATION ON MILITARY ATTEMPT: AA

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Confirming media reports of gunshots & possible attempted uprising in #Turkey. Remain vigilant.
4:46 PM - 15 Jul 2016
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Update - The army is now in control.

TURKEY ARMED FORCES SAY THEY'VE TAKEN CONTROL OF COUNTRY
TURKEY ARMED FORCES: TOOK CONTROL TO RESTORE FREEDOM, DEMOCRACY
TURKEY ARMED FORCES: WE GUARANTEE VALIDITY OF ALL INTNL DEALS
CAVUSOGLU: WE WILL PROTECT DEMOCRACY UNTIL THE END
TURKISH WARPLANES FLY LOW OVER CAPITAL ANKARA

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Shooting and explosions are being reported in the Turkish capital, Ankara, with military jets and helicopters seen in the sky above the city. According to Reuters, gunfire and explosions could be heard in the capital, where jets have been heard flying overhead, while bridges heading into Istanbul have been currently shut down.

According to AP, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim says a group within the military engaged in an attempted coup.

Flashing red Bloomberg headlines confirm as much.

TURKISH PRIME MINISTER SAYS UPRISING ERUPTS WITHIN ARMY RANKS
YILDIRIM: THERE IS AN UPRISING WITHIN ARMY RANKS
YILDIRIM: SOME TURKISH ARMY UNITS SIEGED SOME INSTITUTIONS
TURKISH POLICE ORDERED TO USE ARMS IF NECESSARY: YILDIRIM
TURKISH STATE-RUN TRT TV SHUT DOWN
GUNSHOTS HEARD NEAR PRESIDENTIAL PALACE IN ANKARA
*EXPLOSION HEARD NEAR TURKISH POLICE ACADEMY IN ANKARA'S GOLBASI

Curiously, the PM refuses to call this coup attempt a coup. Meanwhile president Erdogan is on holiday in the resort town of Bodrum.

As is the norm in Turkey, all social networks Twitter Facebook and YouTube have been shut down, as has the state TV.

As Reuters reported moments ago, Istanbul's Bosphorus Bridge and Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge were both closed on Friday, local television channels reported, without giving a reason. Dogan News Agency footage showed cars and buses being diverted. 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 signs were obvious earlier. Gabriel Turner, 23, a management consultant from north London, who was on holiday in Istanbul, described to the Telegraph how there had been heavy police and security presence throughout the day before the military coup got underway after sunset.

"Earlier today there were police everywhere. I thought that was normal but the two Turkish girls I was with told me it wasn't normal. We were walking around the centre of Istanbul, at the Grand Bazaar there were police at every entrance and exit with lots of guns.

"A police helicopter was flying very low at sunset, it was about 8pm. It looked like it was searching for something. Later on, at about 10.30 I was in Karakoy, a bar area in the city centre and everyone started looking at their phones. A man who owns the bar told us that the army are taking over everything.

"Then we walked down towards the a quieter area by the sea. While we were walking, my friend said the army had closed brides across the Bosphorus. We could see army helicopters in the sky.

"We went inside a cafe and everyone was on their phones looking worried, texting. Lots of people were running to catch a ferry - because the bridges were shutting and people wanted to get home. Then policemen came out of the ferries on their walkie talkies, looking very alert."

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BREAKING NEWS: Tanks Have Been Deployed At The Entrance Of Istanbul's Airport. http://breaking911.com/gunfire-heard-in-turkish-capital-helicopters-military-jets-overhead/ …
4:26 PM - 15 Jul 2016
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BREAKING PHOTO: Picture of soldiers blocking Bosphorus Bridge in Turkey (@Haberdar)
4:24 PM - 15 Jul 2016
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BREAKING Turkish PM Yıldırım to NTV: This is a mutiny attempt,we will not let this attempt win.We will uphold democ.
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Photos show massive Istanbul bridge traffic jams. Reports of jets and choppers over city. pic.twitter.com/2lA99clADx #Turkey
3:59 PM - 15 Jul 2016
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BREAKING 2 bridges closed by mil police in #Istanbul, tanks on highways, reports of jets flying low in #Ankara.
3:48 PM - 15 Jul 2016
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Live periscope from Ankara. Jets flying low can clearly be heard. Also unconfirmed rumours of gunfire from Army HQ. https://www.periscope.tv/mckameymanor/1djGXXBvekjGZ …

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Video from Istanbul bridge. Soldiers shout at passing cars "There is curfew, everybody go home."
3:46 PM - 15 Jul 2016
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Both Bosphorus bridges (Asia to Europe access) closed by troops, @cnnturk reports. Police helicopters over Beyoglu.
3:37 PM - 15 Jul 2016
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BREAKING: Possible military coup happening in Turkey. Two bridges shut down for unknown reason. Fighter jets spotted pic.twitter.com/bdh9B9Pnw6

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LIVE: Stream from Turkish civilians in Ankara, where military is deployed and jets are flying low https://www.periscope.tv/mckameymanor/1djGXXBvekjGZ …
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Very low flying F-16 over Ankara
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BREAKING: Gunfire heard in #Turkey's #Ankara; #military jets, helicopters seen flying over http://sptnkne.ws/bFG6 pic.twitter.com/bmcaxioiFl

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MORE: Multiple reports of a large #military operation, soldiers deployed to #Hatay Province http://sptnkne.ws/bFG6 pic.twitter.com/0tsANjCHYI
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الحمدلله عدت على خير
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2016/jul/15/turkey-coup-attempt-military-gunfire-ankara

Turkey coup attempt: military claims government takeover – live updates
• Martial law imposed and curfew declared across country
• Action taken to ‘reinstate constitutional order, human rights and freedoms’, say armed forces
• Military aircraft seen flying over Ankara and gunfire reported
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Turkish soldiers block Istanbul’s Bosphorus Bridge.
Turkish soldiers block Istanbul’s Bosphorus Bridge. Photograph: Gokhan Tan/Getty Images
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This is how the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed the nation amid a military coup this evening:

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Erdoğan addressing the nation like this #Turkey
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22:41
The Foreign office has advised British citizens in Turkey to avoid public places and remain vigilant until the situation there becomes clearer. A statement read: “we are concerned by events unfolding in Ankara and Istanbul.”

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22:39
Access was restricted in Turkey on Friday to Facebook, Twitter and YouTube shortly after news broke that the military coup was under way, according to two internet monitoring groups.

Reuters reported that Turkey Blocks, a group that monitors internet shutdowns in the country, and Dyn, which monitors internet performance and traffic globally, both said it was difficult or impossible to access social media services in Turkey.

The Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has previously restricted access to some social media platforms.

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22:37
The Turkish state broadcaster TRT has now gone off air, say the Reuters news agency and sources in Turkey.

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17:29
The Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said that the coup is the work of a minority within the military.

Speaking to CNN Turk, he adds: “We will overcome this.”

Updated at 5.30pm EDT
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17:27
My colleague Ghaith Abdul-Ahad is in Istanbul. He reports that there is chaos on the main thoroughfare Istiklal, with people running in all directions.

Restaurants and shops are closing, somtehing is happening on Taksim Square and Tarlabashi Boulevard seems to be closed.

Cars are honking their horns and driving on the wrong side of the road. A lot of people are walking from the direction of Taksim. There is a sense of agitation, with people checking their phones or listening to the radio.

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UPDATE —Turkish citizens reacting to coup attempt begin pouring onto streets across Turkey http://sabahdai.ly/gdmSUH
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More details from the statement read out on the state broadcaster TRT at the behest of the military faction that seems to be behind the coup: It says that the freedom of Turkish citizens is guaranteed by what is referred to as a “peace council”, regardless of religion, race or language.

It says the Peace Council will not allow public order to be damaged.

It is worth remembering at this point that the Turkish government still claims to be in charge.

An EU source monitoring events has told Reuters that military forces have control of airports and strategic points in Istanbul.

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Updated at 5.23pm EDT
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17:20
The White House says President Obama is aware of the developments in Turkey and will receive regular updates.

27m ago
17:19
Turkish military broadcasts on state TV amid coup reports

An announcement on the Turkish state broadcaster TRT says that a curfew has been declared across Turkey and that airports are closed. The announcer says they are being made to read a statement by the military.

The statement promises a new constitution for the country and says that democracy and the secular rule of law had been undermined. Martial law has also been imposed, it adds.

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— حسن سجواني (@HSajwanization)
July 15, 2016
#Breaking :Civilians rush to withdraw money from ATM machines in #Turkey as military attempts coup via @RudawEnglish pic.twitter.com/iuARIMMgbj

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17:14
The head of the Istanbul branch of Turkey’s ruling AK party says soldiers entered the party building and asked them to leave, CNN Turk reports.

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— Travel - State Dept (@TravelGov)
July 15, 2016
Confirming media reports of gunshots & possible attempted uprising in #Turkey. Remain vigilant.

— Travel - State Dept (@TravelGov)
July 15, 2016
US citizens in #Turkey: please contact family & friends to let them know you are safe.

France’s foreign ministry has also advised its citizens in Turkey to stay indoors.

Updated at 5.14pm EDT
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17:04
The US secretary of state John Kerry says he hopes there will be peace, stability and unity within Turkey amid reports that a military coup is underway.

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17:02
Soldiers are inside the buildings of the Turkish state broadcaster TRT in the country’s capital Ankara, a correspondent for that outlet tells the Reuters news agency.

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We understand that the Turkish president is due to make a statement shortly.

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The full Turkish military statement reads: “Turkish Armed Forces have completely taken over the administration of the country to reinstate constitutional order, human rights and freedoms, the rule of law and general security that was damaged.

A Turkish military stands guard in the Taksim Square in Istanbul. Photograph: Murad Sezer/Reuters

“All international agreements are still valid. We hope that all of our good relationships with all countries will continue.”

The Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is on holiday and outside the country. Reuters has quoted a source within his office as saying that he is safe.

Updated at 5.08pm EDT
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There are numerous reports that hostages have been taken in the Turkish capital, Ankara. CNN Turk say they’re being held at a military HQ there.

The state-run Anadolu press agency says the chief of military staff is among those being held.

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• Martial law imposed and curfew declared across country
• Action taken to ‘reinstate constitutional order, human rights and freedoms’, say armed forces
• President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan insists: ‘We will overcome this’

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Presidential sources say: “This is an attack against Turkish democracy. 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.”

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Some more detail on the statement said to come from Turkey’s armed forces. They have reportedly said in emails reported on Turkish TV that they have taken power to protect the democratic order and to maintain human rights.

They added that all of Turkey’s existing foreign relations would be maintained and that the rule of law would remain the priority. The Guardian has not seen the correspondence and, therefore, can yet verify where it has come from or on behalf of whom - exactly - it was sent.

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A solider in Istanbul has been filmed saying “it’s a coup, go home.”

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16:31
The Associated Press is now carrying fuller quotes from the Turkish prime minister’s interview with NTV.

Having confirmed his belief that an attempted coup was underway, Yıldırım said: “We are focusing on the possibility of an attempt [coup]. There was an illegal act by a group within the military that was acting out of the chain of military command. Our people should know that we will not allow any activity that would harm democracy.”

The Dogan news agency said one-way traffic on the Bosporus and Fatih Sultan Mehmet bridges were blocked. Video footage showed the bridge being blocked by military vehicles.

Turkish soldiers block the Bosporus Bridge in Istanbul preventing cars leaving the Asian side of the river.
Turkish soldiers block the Bosporus Bridge in Istanbul preventing cars leaving the Asian side of the river. Photograph: Emrah Gurel/AP
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Military claims takeover of Turkey

The Turkish military says in a statement that it has taken over, according to Reuters.

Military coup under way in Turkey as President Erdoğan tries to assert control
Government says only a faction attempted coup and president is still in chargeLive updates: military claims government takeover in Turkey
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The Guardian has heard reports that the UN has emailed staff, saying a coup attempt is underway.

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According to the Associated Press, Yıldırım, who was speaking to the local TV station NTV, said: “It is correct that there was an attempt.” He provided no further details but said Turkey would never allow any “initiative that would interrupt democracy”.

Police officers stand guard near the Turkish military headquarters in Ankara, Turkey.
Police officers stand guard near the Turkish military headquarters in Ankara, Turkey. Photograph: Tumay Berkin/Reuters
Updated at 4.27pm EDT
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16:16
Yıldırım says those responsible for what he has called an attempted military coup will pay the highest price.

Turkish security officers detain police officers during a security shutdown of the Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul. Photograph: Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images
Updated at 4.28pm EDT
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16:11
A witness in the country’s capital told Reuters that gunshots were heard as military jets and helicopters were seen flying overhead. Witnesses in Istanbul, Turkey’s biggest city, also spotted helicopters overhead, the agency reported.

The local broadcaster NTV reported that both of Istanbul’s bridges across the Bosphorus, the strait separating the European and Asian sides of the city, had been closed to traffic. It was not immediately clear if the events were related.

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16:09
The Turkish prime minister Binali Yıldırım says that an attempted coup by parts of the military has been launched, according to Reuters. He reportedly added that security forces were doing what they could to resolve the situation.