Turkey coup: 17 police officers killed in helicopter attack in Ankara

Turkey: At least 17 police officers have been killed after a helicopter gunship attacked the police special forces headquarters on the outskirts of Ankara during an attempted military coup in Turkey which has seen a faction of the military claiming to have “completely taken over power in the country.”

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has come out to condemn the coup, claiming it was the work of a minority within the military.
In his broadcast via a video massage on Turkish television, Erdogan said his government would overcome it.

Erdogan also declared that he is still in control.

I urge the Turkish people to convene at public squares and airports. I never believed in a power higher than the power of the people.

We can show the tanks who’s powerful.

Civilians who took to the streets to protests the coup have also been injured while trying to cross the Bosphorus Bridge as gunfire erupted in Istanbul.