News Military coup in Turkey

[jedidia]

There's a military coup going on in turkey as I write this. The military has claimed to have seized power, but reports are understandably confusing.

Here's a live ticker that mostlyseems to report on statements without extrapolation, so you can get confused yourself:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/15/turkey-low-flying-jets-and-gunfire-heard-in-ankara1/

 

[K_Jameson]

What the is going on in the world?

 

[kamaz]

[deleted, because we now have a basement thread]

 

[dbeachy1]

O-F Staff Note: as this topic belongs in the basement and there is already a basement thread for this, this thread has been locked.