A tank crashes a car as people take to the streets in Ankara, Turkey during a protest against an attempted military coup on July 16, 2016. ©AFP
An attempted Turkish military coup appeared to crumble in the early hours of Saturday after crowds answered President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s call to take to the streets to support him.
Scenes from the streets of Ankara and Istanbul show the ongoing chaos as armed forces try to stifle the military coup launched overnight by an army group:
Still image from a video shows soldiers surrendering to the police as seen through bars of a fence at TRT state television after a failed coup attempt, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 16, 2016. ©Reuters Picture shows the entrance of the parliament building in Ankara, Turkey, on July 16, 2016 after an attempted coup. ©Reuters Men walk inside the destroyed parliament building in Ankara, July 16, 2016 after an attempted coup Turkey. ©Reuters A man takes a selfie next to a military vehicle in front of Sabiha Airport in Istanbul, Turkey, July 16, 2016. ©Reuters A civilian beats a soldier after troops involved in the coup surrendered on Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey, July 16, 2016. ©Reuters Smoke billows from the direction of the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, July 16, 2016. ©AP A civilian beats a soldier after troops involved in the coup surrendered on Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey, July 16, 2016. ©Reuters Policemen stand on a military vehicle after troops involved in the coup surrendered on Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey, July 16, 2016. ©Reuters People celebrate after they take over military position on Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 16, 2016. ©AFP People run away on Bosphorus Bridge during clashes in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 16, 2016. ©AFP The dead body of a civilian is seen lying on the ground on Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul on July 16, 2016. ©AFP People take to the streets in Ankara, Turkey, during a protest against an attempted military coup on July 16, 2016. ©AFP A tank drives on streets in Ankara, Turkey, as people protest against an attempted military coup on July 16, 2016. ©AFP People carry an injured man in Ankara, Turkey, during a protest against an attempted military coup on July 16, 2016. ©AFP Turkish soldiers stay with weapons at Taksim Square as people protest against an attempted military coup in Istanbul on July 16, 2016. ©AFP People cheer in front of Ataturk Airport during an attempted coup in Istanbul,Turkey, July 16, 2016. ©Reuters Still frame taken from video shows Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaking via a Facetime video connection in Marmais on July 16, 2016. ©Reuters A crowd surrounds Turkish armored vehicles near Ataturk airport in Istanbul, Turkey, July 16, 2016. ©Reuters Turkish military block access to Bosphorus Bridge, which links the city’s European and Asian sides, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 15, 2016. ©Reuters A car burns during firefight between Turkish army and Turkish police, in Istanbul’s Taksim square, July 16, 2016. ©AP People help an injured man during a protest against military coup in Ankara, Turkey, on July 16, 2016. ©AFP Broken trees are pictured outside the destroyed parliament building in Ankara, July 16, 2016 after an attempted coup in Turkey. ©Reuters Birds fly through a deserted Taksim square in Istanbul, July 16, 2016, as military and police forces quash a coup attempt during a night of explosions, air battles and gunfire. ©AP
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