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| Pro-Erdogan supporters clashed with the military at Bosphorus Bridge in IstanbulBulent Kilic/Getty Images |
AMP - At least 265 people, including 47 civilians, are dead following a night of brutal violence in Turkey, in which a group of military officers attempted to launch a coup against the government of President Erdogan. It is the first full coup attempt since 1980, and the fourth in the 93-year history of the modern Turkish republic.
The coup plotters are currently making their final stand in the Genelkurmay military headquarters in Ankara, where an operation against them is continuing. Meanwhile, the whereabouts of the admiral of the naval fleet was still unknown at midday local time on Saturday; a naval…(thetimes.co.uk)
The coup plotters are currently making their final stand in the Genelkurmay military headquarters in Ankara, where an operation against them is continuing. Meanwhile, the whereabouts of the admiral of the naval fleet was still unknown at midday local time on Saturday; a naval…(thetimes.co.uk)
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