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Turkey says coup attempt prevented, but threat remains (UPDATE)

Türkiye Materials 18 July 2016 12:33 (UTC +04:00)

Details added (first version posted at 10:44)

Baku, Azerbaijan, July 18

By Orhan Guluzade – Trend:

The coup attempt in Turkey was prevented, but the threat can’t be said to be over, Haber 7 newspaper quoted the Turkish presidential administration as saying July 18.

Meanwhile, Ibrahim Kalin, spokesman for Turkish President Receb Tayyip Erdogan, urged people not to leave the streets and squares, said the report.

On July 15 evening, Turkish authorities said a military coup attempt took place in the country.

Meanwhile, a group of servicemen announced about transition of power to them.

However, the rebelling servicemen started to surrender July 16 and Turkish authorities said the coup attempt failed.

According to the latest reports, 265 people have been killed as a result of the coup attempt.

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