Running along the waves

Participants in the failed military coup in Turkey captured the frigate at the Göljuk naval base in the Marmary Sea, reports Reuters. They took hostage to the commander of the Turkish fleet.

Shortly before that, the eight Turkish military landed by helicopter in the north of Greece and asked for political asylum. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Mevlut Chavushoglu demanded their issuance. The Greek side said that the Turkish helicopter would return in the shortest possible time. The decision to extradite Turkish citizens will be made in accordance with the law.

Meanwhile, it is reported that 150 rebels were surrendered in the building of the General Staff in Ankara and in a nearby gendarmerie. Among them were 13 high -ranking officers of the Turkish Navy.

On Saturday, the Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yyldyrym stated that after the coup attempt to arrest 2839 military, from ordinary to generals. Among the detainees is General Akin Ozyturk, former the commander -in -chief of the Air Force. It is called one of the inspirers of the coup. The commander of the 2nd Army, General Adem Khuduti, was also detained.

The acting head of the Turkish General Staff General Umit Dundar said that 104 participants in the military coup attempt were killed. According to him, another 90 people, including 41 policemen and 47 civilians, "died martyrs."

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the conspirators of his intention to kill him and announced the need for large -scale cleaning in the Turkish army. “They will pay dearly for this,” said Erdogan, speaking on Saturday. “This is an uprising is a gift of God for us, because it gives an occasion to clean the army.”

On Saturday, an emergency meeting of the Supreme Council of Judges and Prosecutors of Turkey was held, at which 2745 judges were removed from work. Among them are five members of the Supreme Council of Judges.

On Friday evening, a military group tried to seize power . In Istanbul and Ankara, tanks appeared on the streets, military helicopters and planes were raised into the air. The military blocked both bridges through the Bosphorus connecting the European and Asian part of Istanbul. The military took control of Ataturk Airport and a number of government buildings in Istanbul, as well as in the capital of the country. The military also managed to capture the studios of a number of Turkish television channels.

The military announced the transfer of power in the country into their hands and the removal of the Turkish leadership. The statement emphasized that the rule of law should remain priority. The military said that they intend to restore a democratic order in the country and ensure the observance of human rights.

About one in the morning, local time, Erdogan, who had previously been on vacation, came out on the air of the CNN Turk television channel from an unidentified place in the video through the iPhone. He stated that the situation in the country will be allowed "as soon as possible." The president urged the people to take the streets and confront the attempt to a coup.

The population followed this call. On bridges through Bosphorus, soldiers opened fire on the crowd. However, they soon surrendered. Forces faithful to the government returned control over airports and a majority of captured buildings.

In the morning, Erdogan flew to Istanbul. Speaking to the supporters, the president said that in Turkey there was no power higher than the will of the people. According to him, participants in the rebellion will receive a decent answer, regardless of which departments they represent.

Yildyrym said that the country's naval forces received orders to knock down planes and helicopters performing the orders of the rebels. In Ankara, two helicopters of the coup participants were shot down, which fired at government buildings.