Turkey Coup Defeated: President Arrives in Istanbul After Military Group Tries to Seize Power
Source: NBC News
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan arrived at Istanbul's airport early Saturday and greeted crowds there, hours after elements of the military staged a coup and tried to seize power with tanks and aircraft.
Erdogan emerged from a vehicle at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport at around 4 a.m. Saturday local time (9 p.m. Friday ET). Speaking to the nation, Erdogan said a coup d'etat was attempted by a group in the military.
"They are going to pay for this in the harshest way," Erdogan vowed. He said his general secretary was abducted by coup makers and there is no information on the chief of the military staff. Clashes continued to be reported in Istanbul and the capital of Ankara early Saturday.
After elements of the military shut down bridges in Istanbul with tanks, shut down a state-controlled television station and attempted to seize power Friday, Erdogan had defiantly urged people to take to the streets in a show of support for the government.
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Holy shit
Erdogan jails dissenters, imprisons journalists, supports or at least permits ISIS to operate on and around the Turkish border, is at war with his countries Kurdish minority, and is an unapologetic Islamist in violation of the Turkish constitution.
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I've heard the crew requested asylum in Greece
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