Update: TURKEY ARMED FORCES SAY THEY'VE TAKEN CONTROL OF COUNTRY
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Shooting and explosion 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
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.
We now know the reason for this military activity is because it is an attempted coup.
More details:
BREAKING NEWS: Tanks Have Been Deployed At The Entrance Of Istanbul's Airport. https://t.co/lhHUhoAnnf pic.twitter.com/cxsmj3k6nb
- Breaking911 (@Breaking911) July 15, 2016
BREAKING PHOTO: Picture of soldiers blocking Bosphorus Bridge in Turkey (@Haberdar) pic.twitter.com/ZK5vplJDUE
-- Breaking News Feed (@pzf) July 15, 2016
BREAKING Turkish PM Y?ld?r?m to NTV: This is a mutiny attempt,we will not let this attempt win.We will uphold democ. pic.twitter.com/tgxXDUvFL5
-- CNN Turk ENG (@CNNTURK_ENG) July 15, 2016
Photos show massive Istanbul bridge traffic jams. Reports of jets and choppers over city. pic.twitter.com/2lA99clADx #Turkey
-- ((Chaskel Bennett)) (@ChaskelBennett) July 15, 2016
BREAKING 2 bridges closed by mil police in #Istanbul, tanks on highways, reports of jets flying low in #Ankara. pic.twitter.com/m0YGLucJqH
-- CNN Turk ENG (@CNNTURK_ENG) July 15, 2016
Video from Istanbul bridge. Soldiers shout at passing cars "There is curfew, everybody go home." pic.twitter.com/8T2JeK5iTo
-- Gilgo (@agirecudi) July 15, 2016
Both Bosphorus bridges (Asia to Europe access) closed by troops, @cnnturk reports. Police helicopters over Beyoglu. pic.twitter.com/C8pm1GvX1P
-- Piotr Zalewski (@p_zalewski) July 15, 2016
LIVE: Stream from Turkish civilians in Ankara, where military is deployed and jets are flying low https://t.co/v2TML517EX
-- Alison Arkin (@Cronikeys) July 15, 2016
Very low flying F-16 over Ankara pic.twitter.com/ytjWDRHuJK
-- BM-21 GRAD (@bm21_grad) July 15, 2016
MORE: Multiple reports of a large #military operation, soldiers deployed to #Hatay Province https://t.co/jRpsL8s5ZB pic.twitter.com/0tsANjCHYI
-- Sputnik (@SputnikInt) July 15, 2016
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The Lira has crashed to Brexit lows against the USD
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