Erdogan says he has regained power; attempted coup leaves more than 250 dead.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claims to have regained power after a military coup attempt on Friday night, May 15th; 265 people died, including 104 soldiers, and 1.440 were injured; according to Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, 20 soldiers who led the coup were assassinated and 2.839 soldiers were arrested by forces loyal to the government for participating in the act; upon arriving in Istanbul, Erdogan addressed a crowd that took to the streets to protest the military coup; he said that the coup plotters will pay dearly for their "betrayal," announced that "the Army will be cleansed," and warned: "There is an elected government here."
247 - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claims to have regained power after the attempted military coup in the cities of Istanbul and Ankara on the evening of Friday the 15th.
According to updated figures from the RT news agency, 265 people died, including 104 military personnel who participated in the conspiracy against the government, and 1.440 were injured.
According to Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, 20 military officers who led the coup were assassinated, and 2.839 soldiers were arrested by forces loyal to the government for their participation in the attempted coup.
Upon arriving in Istanbul, after cutting short his vacation, Erdogan addressed a crowd that had taken to the streets to protest the coup. The head of state said that the coup plotters would pay dearly for their "betrayal," announced that "the army will be cleansed," and reminded them: "there is an elected government here."