Saturday, July 16, 2016

Turkish Rebel Soldiers Surrenders as Coup Fails

  A man lay down in front of a tank on the approach to Ataturk airport in Istanbul as citizens took to the streets to oppose the military coup

Over 1500 soldiers has been arrested in Turkey after a Military uprising which left over 60 people dead failed on Friday night.
The coup targeted at deposing Turkish President Erdogan was repelled and crushed by the president military,the president who return to the Turkish capital after the violence was repelled vowed to punish military officers behind the coup.

The rebel soldiers who called themselves, the Peace Council claimed they were trying to overthrow the government to 'protect human rights' and restore democracy from Erdogan's Justice and Development Party, AKP, which has repeatedly faced criticism from human rights groups and Western allies over its brutal crackdowns on anti-government protesters. 

   Around 100 Turkish soldiers surrender on Turkey's Bosphorus Bridge after intense fighting with forces loyal to the government
  More than 1500 rebels have been detained after their failed military coup that killed at least 60 as Turkish President Erdogan vows revenge for the bloody uprising (pictured: Up to 100 rebel soldiers surrendered on Bosphorus Bridge after their failed uprising)
  Turkish soldiers, arrested by civilians, are handed to police officers in Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, early Saturday, after the coup
 People carry a man shot during clashes with Turkish military at the entrance to the Bosphorus bridge in Istanbul 
 People climb on tanks after around a hundred soldiers occupying Bosphorus Bridge surrendered in Istanbul, Turkey on July 16

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