250 dead, Turkish govt back in control after coup bid

Updated At : 08:54 AM Jul 16, 2016 IST

People wave Turkish flags after a military position was taken over at the Ataturk airport in Istanbul on July 16, 2016. — AFP

Istanbul/Ankara, July 16

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Turks to remain on the streets on Saturday, as his forces regained control after a spectacular coup bid by discontented soldiers that claimed more than 250 lives.

After hours of chaos and violence unseen in decades, Erdogan ended uncertainty over his whereabouts, flying into Istanbul airport in the early hours where he was cheered by hundreds of supporters.

“The situation is completely under control,” Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said outside his Ankara offices, flanked by Turkey's top general.

250 dead, Turkish govt back in control after coup bid

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