Tanks entered the Ataturk Airport in Istanbul. This is reported by the local TV channel NTV. According to Hurriyet, the airport is closed and all flights have been cancelled. According to NTV, tanks also occupied both bridges linking the European and Asian parts of the city.

Hostages were taken at the headquarters of the Turkish army in Ankara. This was reported by the Turkish state agency Anadolu. Among the hostages is the chief of the General Staff. CNN Turk reported that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is safe. On July 16, the Turkish army announced the seizure of power in the country. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, in turn, said that an attempt was made to revolt in the country.

Photo: Selahattin Sevi / AP / Scanpix / Leta Fethullah Gulen On the night of July 16 in Turkey, an attempt by a military coup occurred. According to the authorities, he was headed by a public figure, a former imam and preacher Fethullah Gulen. Since 1999, he has been living in the United States, but has a serious influence in the entire Islamic world - thanks to his movement “Hismet”, which has opened more than a thousand Islamic schools in 160 countries of the world.

Most of the military who took part in the coup d'etat. This was reported by Daily Sabah. According to him, the military retreated from the intelligence headquarters. According to sources, all military personnel who return to their units and lay down their arms will not be charged. A Turkish intelligence official said the military coup attempt had been “foiled.” Earlier, the governor of Istanbul made the same statement .

What happened in Istanbul and Ankara on the night of July 16 On the night of July 16 in Turkey, an attempt by a coup d'etat occurred. The coup did not eventually take place, although the military initially occupied the building, which housed several media, as well as bridges through the Bosphorus. Medusa followed the situation online throughout the night. July 16, 2016 06:58:35 PM On this "Medusa" closes online. If the confrontation again enters the active phase, it resumes.

Photo: Keystone / Hulton Archive / Getty Images Revolution in Turkey in 1980 On July 16, 2016 in Turkey, the military tried to carry out a coup. The location of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is unknown. Medusa tells how power has changed in Turkey in the last 60 years. The first military coup in Turkey in the twentieth century occurred in May 1960. In the country during this period, the Democratic Party Rules.

The Turkish army announced the seizure of power in the country, reports AFP, citing local television. Earlier, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said that the military had attempted a rebellion. Local television channel NTV reports tanks in Istanbul on bridges across the Bosphorus and at Ataturk Airport. All flights at the airport have been cancelled . The note is being added.

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said the military had attempted a mutiny. “This cannot yet be called a coup. This is a rebellion,” The Hurriyet Daily News quoted him as saying. According to eyewitnesses, shots are heard in the Turkish capital Ankara, reports Reuters. Bridges across the Bosphorus in Istanbul are closed . The note is being added.

A Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter shot down a military helicopter over Ankara. This was reported by the local TV channel NTV. It is not reported which units the aircraft belong to. Earlier it was reported that military helicopters fired at buildings in Ankara, including the headquarters of Turkish intelligence.

Photo: gokhan tan / getty images In Turkey, there was an attempt by a coup. This was announced by the prime minister of the country by Juldyrym Binali. It is not known to whom the power in the country belongs. According to some reports, the head of state Recep Erdogan is captured; According to other sources, he is safe. It is reported that the military captured bridges in Istanbul, as well as television. The country's prime minister Juldyrym Binaali said that a coup attempt in Turkey.

The Turkish state television channel TRT reported the introduction of martial law and curfew in the country. The TV channel host said that power in the country was being transferred to the Peace Council. It is unknown who is included in it. According to the presenter, the Peace Council promises that public order in Turkey will not be disrupted. On July 15, the Turkish army announced the seizure of power in the country. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim reported an attempted coup.

In Turkey, the military seized the building of the state television and radio company TRT, The Hurriyet Daily News reports with reference to CNN Turk. TRT began broadcasting weather forecasts. A Sky News source reports that the channel's employees were told to hand over their mobile phones.

The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation opened a criminal case against Natalya Yurchenko, the wife of Vasily Yurchenko, the former governor of the Novosibirsk Region. She is suspected of violating the law on citizenship, which obliges the Russian authorities to notify the presence of a second citizenship or residence permit. According to the UK, Natalya Yurchenko received a residence permit in Austria in 2014, valid until 2017.

The channel "Russia 24" released a story dedicated to the mass passion for the mobile game Pokemon Go. The authors of the material, in particular, decided to give advice to the "future adherents" of the game from Russia, telling under what articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation players can be convicted.

European newspapers - about the consequences of attacks on the resort city Photo: Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt / BFM TV / AFP / Scanpix / Leta Francois Hollande performs after the terrorist attack in Nice In Nice, the driver of the truck Mohammed Bolel drove into the embankment, on which thousands of people gathered, and crushed 84 people. The French authorities consider this a terrorist attack, although the involvement of a native of Tunisia in terrorist organizations has not been established.