Military coup in turkey, Gunfire Heard in Capital; Military Jets, Helicopters Seen Overhead

Gunfire has been heard in the Turkish capital, and there are reports of unusual military activity, with a military chopper opening fire near the national intelligence headquarters.

Turkish military has now released a statement saying that they have seized control of the government.

#BREAKING Turkish military tanks deployed outside Ataturk airport in Istanbul: TV

— AFP news agency (@AFP) July 15, 2016

The Turkish military has taken to television to say that the “power of the country has been seized in its entirety” and that the Turkey’s leadership have been detained by the troops which conflicts with official statements by the government saying that President Erdogan is in a safe location.

There are reports of a bomb blast at a police training facility in Ankara.

The Chief of Staff of Turkey’s military, Hulusi Akar, has been taken hostage by the military coup plotters according to Turkish government officials.

Gölbaşı burası arkadaşlar pic.twitter.com/aDCJqW05XR

— sarıdallı (@Saridalli) July 15, 2016