Erdogan Asks Turkish People To Thwart Coup Attempt

[Purveyor]

(CNN)The Turkish military has taken over the government and imposed martial law, according to an announcement read by an anchor on 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.

Early Saturday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged people to take to the streets and stand up to the military during a coup attempt.

"Go to the streets and give them their answer," he told residents during a Facetime interview on CNN Turk.

"I am coming to a square in Ankara. ... This was done from outside the chain of command," he said of the military. "Those who are responsible, we will give them the necessary punishment," he said. It was not clear where he was speaking from.

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[Warpy]

1. Good luck to him and the Red Sox

His reluctance to fight DAESH has been blamed for their latest attacks, the last one at the airport in Istanbul, especially. It seems to have taken the military 2 weeks to get their ducks in a row and get rid of him.

ETA: They were less than thrilled with his appointee to take over the military, but that wouldn't have taken place for a month