Turkey in Chaos after Coup Attempt Erupts in Violence
2016-07-16 09:31:54 source：Huffington Post
July 15, 2016
"The coup was announced Friday in a military statement read on TV, in which armed forces expressed concerns about rising autocratic rule and increased terrorism. The statement said martial law and a curfew would be imposed in the country.
But Erdogan, speaking to CNN Turk using FaceTime late Friday, appealed to people to resist the coup.
'I urge the Turkish people to convene at public squares and airports,' he said to CNN, according to a translation of the statement from a presidential source. 'There is no power higher than the power of the people.'
Several senior military figures also spoke out against the coup and predicted it would fail, adding to public confusion about the extent of the support within the military for the takeover."
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