The senior official told The Associated Press that all government officials were in charge of their offices. By Saturday morning, a top Turkish official said the coup attempt appeared to have been repelled. Addressing a crowd of supporters outside Istanbul Ataturk Airport on Saturday morning, Erdogan told a crowd assembled there: “They have pointed the people’s guns against the people. READ: Turkish officials say coup plotters being arrestedFighter jets under the control of loyalist forces were flying over the capital to strike at helicopters flown by coup supporters, the Anadolu news agency said. ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the nation Saturday that his government is in charge after a coup attempt brought a night of explosions, air battles and gunfire across the capital that left dozens dead and at least 150 people wounded.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 16, 2016 04:41 UTC