After a night of explosions, gunfire and tanks rolling along the streets, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Turkey Saturday that an attempted military coup was over and the government was in charge.
A total of 1,563 military personnel have been detained across Turkey and many are thought to be young, rank and file soldiers, a source tells CNN.
Some soldiers linked to the coup have seen reprisals. Dramatic video from Turkey’s IHA TV showed a young soldier being pelted by rocks before being pulled to safety by a police officer.
At least 60 people have died following the attempted military coup, a government official tells CNN.
Five generals and 29 colonels are relieved of their duty, according to Turkey’s Interior Ministry, and several high court judges are also being questioned.
At least one air force base in the country is still in control of the insurgents, according to the ministry.
Huge numbers being treated in hospital
800 people are hospitalized in Ankara, Turkey’s capital, and 200 people in Istanbul, according to a tweet from Kerem Kinik, the President of the Red Crescent in Turkey. The total number of wounded, according to Kinik, is 1,000 at this time.
Parliament buildings seriously damaged
Ömer Çelik, Turkey’s EU negotiator, tweeted images that he said showed some of the damage at the Turkish Parliament:
“Our country has been subjected to treacherous enemy attack, which displays betrayal to the nation, their uniforms and morals. The necessary response has been shown to the enemy and it is still being shown,” he said.