President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has noted in his statement he held in Atatürk Airport that the location where he was staying before leaving Marmaris has been bombed and his general secretary had been held. He has added that the operations and arrests have been launched and will continue.

As of 2 a.m. is has been reported that six killed civilians and around 100 injured others have been brought to İstanbul Haydarpaşa Numune Hospital.

Soldiers have rushed into Doğan Media Center building during live broadcast of CNN Türk.

Turkish Radio and Television Corporation newscaster Tijen Karakaş has gooing live on CNN Türk has noted: “Our hands have been tied in the back. They have threatened me with a gun and forced me to read a declaration”.

A bomb has been dropped on the parliament from a plane and the parliament members on spot have reported that there was smoke in the parliament.

In many districts, people have gathered in front of AKP official buildings upon statement of Turkish Armed Forces seizing control of the country and President Erdoğan calling on the people to go on the streets. Mosques have continuously recitet prayers also calling people to gather on streets.

According to the report of state-run Anadolu Agency, Commander of the Turkish Armed Forces General Hulusi Akar has been taken hostage by a group of soldiers who have attempted a military interference.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has gone live on CNNTürk television through video connection on cell phone.

PM Binali Yıldırım has made a statement regarding the military mobilizations in İstanbul and Ankara: We will never and ever allow such attempts. It would not be right to call it a coup”.

Students of İTU have protested the university rector by turning their backs during his speech.

After the rectorship elections in 8 universities, now assignments are being expected. Erdoğan has not abided by the elections during the first 17 assignments he has made out of 59 in total. One out of the 59 rectors was a woman, the remaining 58 others were male.

Following the claims about one of the heads of PKK Bahoz Erdal getting killed which which came out to be false later, state-run Anadolu Agency and Güneş daily have claimed that now another headperson of PKK; Sabri Başkale has been killed.