The Turkish military has taken over the government and imposed martial law, according to an announcement read by an anchor on the Turkish state broadcaster TRT. The statement was made on behalf of the "Peace in the Nation" council, the announcer said. "The political administration that has lost all legitimacy has been forced to withdraw," the anchor said. There was no independent verification of the claim.
here is no independent verification of either claim and it is unclear who is in charge in Turkey.
U.S.
Secretary of State John Kerry told reporters in Moscow that he has not been
given reports about what is going on. "I don't have any details. I hope
there will be peace, stability and continuity in Turkey," he said.
A
report from the U.S. Embassy in Ankara said military-appearing jets had
been flying low over the city and Istanbul for about an hour.
One tweet showed a military jet flying extremely low over the capital Ankara.
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