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Turkey Coup Attempt: What We Know So Far
A military coup is unfolding in Turkey.
On Friday night in the Turkish capital of Ankara, military aircraft flew low, close to streets overrun by tanks and military personnel. Then came reports of gunfire. In Istanbul, soldiers blocked the bridges to the Bosphorus, a strategically significant straight in Northwestern Turkey that links the Middle East and Europe. Flights out of Istanbul Ataturk Airport were canceled, and social media sites in various cities were shaky.
The Turkish military, the country’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim soon announced, was attempting to take over. Although he steered cleared of using the term “coup,” it’s become clear that’s exactly what is happening in Ankara.