EDIT 18: There is now a run at ATMs in the country, as the banks are likely to impose capital controls in the next 24 hours.

EDIT 19: The President's office is still claiming the attempted coup is not by mainstream Turkey military, but a splinter group, and the government is still in control. This looks like absolute bluster. Clearly, military forces have grabbed major locations and there seems to be fighting between different military units. Just the military versus the police.

EDIT 20: Erdogan to make a statement imminently. Sounds like the military's claim to be controlling the whole country is exagerration. They have Ankara and Istanbul, and key airports. Not clear if they have control elsewhere, but surely it is only a matter of time.'

EDIT 21: Police guarding the presidential palace, loyal to the government, have been disarmed.

EDIT 22: It seems like the senior layer of the military have taken control, holding hostage the handful of very top leaders appointed by Erdogan. But be sure, this isn't a small faction as the government claims: it's a united military.

EDIT 23: The US is in a difficult situation. They have troops in Turkey as part of NATO bases, but they're not allowed to operate in countries with illegitimate governments. Suspect they'll be removed in a few days.

EDIT 24: Government buildings elsewhere in Turkey have been surrounded by the police (who are loyal to the government). This really shows how it's nonsense that there's a split in the military. If there was, there would be military forces protecting the government, but they're being forced to rely on the police instead.

EDIT 25: Military leaders make announcement they have taken control on state TV. Curfew announced. Don't have video of it yet.

EDIT 26: Turkish currency in freefall: http://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?fr...to=USD&view=1D

EDIT 27: Groups of civilians are cheering the military tanks in Istanbul. Istanbul tends to be heavily secular and opposed to Erdogan. Don't assume this is the feeling, the populace elsewhere will be less happy.

EDIT 28: Military stating that a "peace council" has taken over. Rather Orwellian language!



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