161 Killed, 2800 Soldiers Arrested and 1440 Wounded in Turkey's Attempted Military Coup

 
Turkish Prime Minister, Binali Yildirim, on Saturday said 161 people were killed, 1,440 people wounded, while 2,839 soldiers including high-ranking officers, have been detained as a result of the attempt to overthrow the civilian government in the country, declaring that the attempted coup that is now over.
 
In a night he called a "black stain on Turkish democracy", he said 161 people had been killed and 1,440 wounded.
 
Explosions and gunfire were heard in Ankara, Istanbul and elsewhere overnight and thousands of Turks heeded President Erdogan's call to rise up against the coup-plotters. It is not clear who is behind the coup.
 
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed a"parallel structure", in a clear reference to Fethullah Gulen, a powerful but reclusive US-based Muslim cleric he accuses of fomenting unrest.
 
However, in a statement, Mr Gulen rejected any suggestion he had links to the events, saying he condemned "in the strongest terms, the attempted military coup in Turkey".
 
Prime Minister Yildirim said the situation was now "completely under control" and the government's commanders were now back in charge.
 
 
Reasons behind coup: By BBC's Middle East Editor Jeremy Bowen
 
The attempted coup happened because Turkey is deeply divided over President Erdogan's project to transform the country and because of the contagion of violence from the war in Syria.
 
President Erdogan and his AK Party have become experts at winning elections, but there have always been doubts about his long-term commitment to democracy. He is a political Islamist who has rejected modern Turkey's secular heritage. Mr Erdogan has become increasingly authoritarian and is trying to turn himself into a strong executive president.
 
From the beginning Mr Erdogan's government has been deeply involved in the war in Syria, backing Islamist opposition to President Assad. But violence has spread across the border, helping to reignite the fight with the Kurdish PKK, and making Turkey a target for the jihadists who call themselves Islamic State.
 
That has caused a lot of disquiet. Turkey has faced increasing turmoil and the attempt to overthrow President Erdogan will not be the last of it. 
 
Source: BBC

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