Failed coup attempt in Turkey - 161 people killed and 1,440 wounded

A failed coup attempt in Turkey has left at least 161 people dead and more than 1,440 injured and Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has confirmed to his supporters that he is still in charge. He said that the attempted coup by soldiers "pointed the people's guns against the people".
Turkey's prime minister, Binali Yildirim has said that the situation is completely under control.
Speaking outside Istanbul Ataturk Airport, the President condemned the uprising as an act of "treason" and went on to add - "The president, whom 52% of the people brought to power, is in charge. This government brought to power by the people, is in charge.... They won't succeed as long as we stand against them by risking everything."
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 16 July 2016.

A total of 2,839 military personnel were arrested after a group calling itself the Council for Peace in the Homeland declared martial law and a curfew. Prime Minister Yildirim has indicated that those who have been detained included ordinary soldiers as well as high-ranking officers. 20 of the plotters had died and another 30 had been wounded.
Pro-coup soldiers who had seized Istanbul's Bosporus bridge had abandoned their tanks and surrendered. Blasts were also heard at Istanbul's famous Taksim Square, where large crowds gathered after news of the attempted coup broke.
The Turkish military's acting chief of staff has gone on to add that those who took part in the uprising were from the air force, the gendarmerie, and what he called "armoured elements". While Turkey did not have the death penalty, legal changes would be considered to make sure that such an incident was not repeated.


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Two suspected ISIS jihadists arrested in Ataturk Airport

Two suspected ISIS jihadists have been arrested in Ataturk Airport in Istanbul - the two had with them night-vision binoculars, fake passports and military-style clothing and were from Kyrgyztan. One of the earlier suicide bombers who killed 45 persons in an attack in the airport a week back was also from Kyrgyztan.
This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 4 July 2016.

It may be recalled that 45 people have died following the attack on Tuesday night. In the attack, three men walked into the airport and open fire before blowing themselves up. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far, but the Turkish government believes ISIS was behind it. Moreover, there are suspicions that the bombers were part of a Russian-speaking unit of jihadis and was led by a one-armed Chechen warlord.
Anyway, the two men now arrested have been identified and are aged 25 and 35 respectively. It is still not clear whether they were arriving or leaving Ataturk Airport. Police have recovered night-vision binoculars and military-style clothes from their suitcases along with two passports in different names.


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36 killed and more than 147 injured in Ataturk airport suicide attack in Istanbul

Suicide bombers attacked the Ataturk International airport in Istanbul and left at least 36 dead with more than 140 injured. There are fears that the death toll could rise. It is suspected that three Islamic State terrorists were involved - they blew themselves up at the airport.
The airport was put on lockdown, the subway system was shut down, and all roads leading to the airport were closed. The Federal Aviation Administration has suspended flights between Istanbul and the United States.
This has been reported in usatoday.com dated 28 June 2016.

AS indicated by Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, three suicide bombers were responsible for the attack and from initial information, they appeared to belong to the Islamic State group was behind it. They had arrived at the airport in a taxi and blew themselves up after opening fire.
This attack is the latest in a wave of terror attacks in Turkey which is trying to come to terms with the civil war raging in neighboring Syria. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack but, the government in Ankara has blamed Islamic State terrorists or Kurdish separatists for recent attacks.


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