Military coup attempt in Türkiye fails

(Baonghean.vn) - Istanbul Governor Vasip Shahin announced the failure of the military coup in Türkiye, and began arresting those who played the role of organizers. "The military coup attempts have ended in failure. Detention and arrest of those who organized the rebellion have begun," - Mr. Sahin announced on NTV television channel on Saturday.

Coup attempt in Türkiye. Photo: AP

The attempted military coup in Ankara killed 17 policemen.

The "purge" that Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is conducting in the upper military circles could provoke a military coup in the country, where the resolute actions of the rebels ended in a trial for treason, - said the editor-in-chief of the magazine "National Defense" Igor Korotchenko.

"There are many reasons for the military's dissatisfaction with the President's activities. In particular, during the "cleansing" of the former leadership of the armed forces, Erdogan acted harshly enough - arrested, court-martialed, and convicted a number of high-ranking Turkish generals. Such a move, in fact, cannot arouse the love of the military for the President," Korochenko told Sputnik.

Photo: Reuters

Earlier, a Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter shot down a Sikorsky military helicopter that participated in the coup, - according to the NTV television channel on Saturday morning.

Turkey's prime minister called the attempted coup in the country an "act of terrorism".

Images of two explosions in Ankara, fighter jets hovering over the city:

Aeroflot cancels all Saturday flights to Türkiye.

Ha Chi

(Synthesized According to Sputnik)