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Saturday, 16 July 2016

PICTURES: Military coup in Turkey

Clothes and weapons belonging to soldiers involved in the coup attempt are scattered on Bosphorus Bridge in  Istanbul.
A Turkish police officer in Istanbul embraces a man on a tank in the wake of the violence overnight.

People gather on the top of a Turkish military tank early Saturday, July 16 in Ankara. National intelligence officials said the coup was put down and that the government remains in control.

Smoke billows from the direction of the Presidential Palace in Ankara on July 16.

People attack and try to stop a Turkish police armored vehicle, carrying soldiers that participated in the coup and surrendered.

People take to the streets near the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge during clashes with military forces in Istanbul early July 16.

Citizens in Sivas rush to the streets during the chaotic coup attempt.

Turkish soldiers are seen on the Asian side of Istanbul.<br />
Turkish soldiers are seen on the Asian side of Istanbul.

A military airplane is seen flying over Turkey. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged people to take to the streets and stand up to the military.

People take cover near the Bosphorus Bridge as military airplanes fly overhead.