Turkey army coup | Everything you need to know

Updated on Jul 16, 2016 02:14 pm IST

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the nation on Saturday that his government is in charge after a coup attempt brought a night of explosions, air battles and gunfire across the capital that left at least 90 dead and more than 1,000 people wounded. Government officials said the coup appeared to have failed as Turks took to the streets overnight to confront troops attempting to take over the country. However, the sounds of huge blasts continued to echo across the capital, Ankara, and Istanbul throughout the morning.

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