After a turbulent night in Istanbul and Ankara, the indicators indicate this morning, Saturday (July 16, 2016), the failure of the military coup, and state institutions returned to their legal status, including the Turkish army, while Erdogan returned to appear, vowing to punish the coupists..
For the first time, a military coup in Turkey fails thanks to the street force and not with armed resistance by state institutions, as thousands of Turkish citizens descended to the streets to defend the democratic system and the legitimate elected institutions and paid a heavy price for their lives, as at least 90 people were killed and more than 1150 others were injuredIn wounds, according to the Turkish Anatolia Agency on Saturday (July 16, 2016).
An official toll had previously reported that at least 60 people were killed in the coup attempt that appeared on Saturday morning under control.
Meanwhile, about 200 officers and soldiers without weapons came out of the Turkish Chief of Staff building in Ankara, and handed themselves to the Turkish police, according to the Anatolia Agency today, Saturday.Government officials announced that Turkey had arrested 1563 army personnel after a massive repression of a coup attempt by a group inside the army..The repercussions of the coup attempt witnessed the dismissal of five generals and 29 colonel from their positions, according to Turkish officials.
For its part, the Public Prosecution in the "Gul Bashi" area in the Turkish capital, Ankara, opened an investigation into the circumstances of the killing of a number of people, during the failed coup attempt that took place in Ankara and Istanbul on Friday evening, according to the Turkish "Anatolia" news agency..
The investigation comes against the background of the killing of 42 people in the "Gul Bashi" area and confirms the control of Turkish security in the entire area.
It should be noted that the "Gul Bashi" area, south of the capital, includes the buildings of the Presidency of Special Units, the Presidency of the Aviation Administration and the police academy that belongs to the General Security Directorate.
After Prime Minister Ben Ali Yildirim confirmed that the situation was "largely under control," President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced before the dawn of Saturday that "there is a government in Turkey and two elected presidents of the people," adding, "We will overcome this ordeal, God willing.".
Erdogan, who was between a crowd of his supporters, was waiting for his plane to land at Istanbul Airport from Marmaris (West), where he was spending a vacation, in a strong challenge location expected to fail the coup attempt and affirming that he continues to take over his duties "to the end".
While Erdogan vowed the revolutionaries by saying that "those who came down with tanks will be arrested because these tanks are not their property.".He congratulated the Turks on their "millions" descending to the street, especially in the Taksim Square in Istanbul, and it was filled with large numbers of demonstrators condemning the coup..