Turkish - attempted coup 'foiled'

Turkish demonstrators on the Bosphorus Bridge, where the attempted coup began

ANKARA, Turkey (AP)-  TurkishPrime Minister Benali Yildirim says 161 people were killed in the country's overnight military coup attempt. He says another more than 1,400 people were wounded in the chaos. More than 2,800 people have been detained.
He described the night as a 'dark stain for Turkish democracy' and pinned blame for the coup on the 'parallel terrorist organization.'
That term is used by authorities to describe the movement of U.S.-based Islamist cleric Fethullah Gulen.
'They will receive every punishment they deserve,' the prime minister said, noting the perpetrators were now in the hands of the justice system.

Turkish demonstrators on the Bosphorus Bridge, where the attempted coup began

After bloody night, Turkey’s president declares coup attempt foiled

Supporters of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan sit atop an armored vehicle decorated with Erdogans portraits in Ankara, Turkey July 16, 2016
ISTANBUL - Turkey’s government appears to have defeated a coup attempt by renegade members of the military, slowly restoring control to the major cities after a night of chaos and clashes that has plunged the already troubled country and close U.S. ally into uncertainty.
At least 60 people were killed in the violence in the capital Ankara, including a lawmaker who died when the parliament was bombed by a helicopter and government forces have arrested 1,563 members of the armed forces around the country, said a senior Turkish official with the presidency.

Supporters of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan sit atop an armored vehicle decorated with Erdogans portraits in Ankara, Turkey July 16, 2016

Turkish soldiers surrender their weapons to policemen during an attempted coup in Istanbul's Taksim Square, Turkey, July 16, 2016.

Policemen protect a soldier (C, R) from the mob after troops involved in the coup surrendered on the Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey July 16, 2016.