A group naming itself "Peace in the Country Council," published a statement on Turkey`s state-run broatcaster TRT, which it had taken over during the July 15 coup attemnt that it has taken tne power in the country.
The statement said the group so-called concil will trial at "fair courts" all those "have betrayed the country.
The so-called council also declared a curfew.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is expected to make a statement, broadcaster CNNTürk said.
A CNNTürk reporter said a helicopter shoot on the General Staff headquarters in Ankara.
CNNTürk reported that two busses full of soldiers entered the headquarters of the state-run TRT in Ankara. Channels started to broadcast wheather forecast only.
"This cannot be called a coup for the moment. This is an uprising," PM Yıldırım said. The security forces are in action against this he said, in phone call to broadcaster NTV.
We will punish it the hardest way," he also said.
“No clas have been reported yet but it is normal to take all measures,” Yıldırım said.
“Our security forces will use force against force, he said.”
The head of the ruling Justice and Development Party`s (AKP) said on broadcaster CNNTürk on the phone that a group of soldiers were trying to take them out of the building.
He called on citizen to hit the streets against the attemp, similar to pro-govrenment papers on their websites.
Ambulances await in front of the General in Staff headquarters in Ankara, as entrance to the building is denied.
Atatürk Airport has been closed to traffic, with tanks waiting in front of it.
A number of armored vehicles have cut a main road in Istanbul, where the Istanbul police headquarters is located.
Gendarmerie has blocked entrances to bridges in Istanbul from the Anatolian to the European side of the city on July 15.
Reports said an explosion was heard in Ankara`s Gölbaşı district.
Doğan News Agency reported that police in Ankara called personnel to office.
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