Erdogan denounces coup attempt

                     

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has denounced a coup attempt as an "act of treason" and insisted his government remains in charge.

A faction of the armed forces is accused of trying to seize power, after a night of gunfire and explosions in Ankara, Istanbul and elsewhere.
Acting military chief of staff Gen Umit Dundar said 104 coup plotters had been killed and 1,563 arrested.
He said 90 others had died and 1,154 were injured in the night of violence.
Although the chief of staff had been rescued, several military commanders were still being held hostage, he warned.
Events began on Friday evening when tanks took up positions on two bridges over the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, blocking it to traffic. Troops were seen on the streets and low-flying military jets were filmed over Ankara.
Shortly after, a faction of the army released a statement saying that a "peace council" was running the country, and there would be a curfew and martial law.