Bosphorus putty

In Turkey, 104 participants in the military coup attempt were killed. This was stated by the acting head of the General Staff of the country, General Mits Dundar, reports the BBC. According to him, another 90 people, including 41 policemen and 47 civilians, "died martyrs."

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 emphasized that they intend to restore a democratic order in the country and ensure the observance of human rights.

An attempt was made to storm the building of the Turkish parliament. At least four explosions thundered there.

At about one in the morning, local President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had previously on vacation, went 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.

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yyldyrym said that the country's military forces received orders to knock down aircraft and helicopters performing the orders of the rebels. In Ankara, two helicopters of the coup participants were shot down, which fired at government buildings.

In connection with the attempt of a coup in Turkey, 1563 military were arrested. Among the detainees, the brigade general. It is reported that five generals and 29 senior officers were removed from the command.

Nevertheless, in the morning, the coup participants said that they were continuing the struggle. The clashes ongoing until the morning.

On September 12, 1980, a military coup under the leadership of the then head of the General Staff Kenan Ewren was committed in Turkey. It was the third military coup in the country for 20 years. Everen became the head of state, and in 1982 he was elected president and held this post until 1989.

The military junta executed 50 people. About half a million were arrested. Several hundred of them in 1980-1982 died in prisons, and even more missing.

His leaders explained the perfect coup with the need to restore order after several years of chaos, during which 5 thousand people were killed during the left and right -wing radicals.

In June 2014, the court in Ankara sentenced Evren and another leader of the coup Tahsin Shakhinkay - to a lifelong conclusion . Both found guilty under Article 146 of the Criminal Code of Turkey (illegal attempts to change the Constitution).