Military Coup in Turkey

**badkuk** · July 16th, 2016 08:44 AM

Military faction behind the coup; Erdogan is currently on vacation, not in Turkey.

Reports of sporadic fighting, but alarmingly some military hardware is in use. People are out on the streets in support of Erdogan.

Both coup plotters and the government have declared victory....still unclear who has control

Turkey coup: Live updates

**badkuk** · July 16th, 2016 08:50 AM

3500 Filipinos Turkey...sana walang mag usisero

**chua_riwap** · July 16th, 2016 08:56 AM

people are unsupportive in some parts like istanbul. may people power na. hinaharang yung tangke. while soldiers are firing warning shots into the. air.

**badkuk** · July 16th, 2016 09:40 AM

CNN Turkey reports that coup soldiers have entered the building, unsure for how much longer they can broadcast. They report that there was some "commotion" going on behind the CNN Turk news anchor.

**StockEngine** · July 16th, 2016 09:44 AM

Anti muslim hehehe

**jonski** · July 16th, 2016 09:47 AM

Maalis lang si Erdogan ay sulit na siguro.

**Monseratto** · July 16th, 2016 09:47 AM

Yung may balak mag tour, na kasama ang Ankara at Istanbul sa itinerary... I hope ISIS won't take advantage.

**StockEngine** · July 16th, 2016 09:51 AM

Originally Posted by Monseratto

Yung may balak mag tour, better find a safer place like Japan...

Places where no guy is named mohammed lol

Guess the name of that truck driver... parang prophetic ang name...

**badkuk** · July 16th, 2016 09:56 AM

There seems to be a lot of confusion and division there right now. Tanks, helicopters, F-16's involved, but thankfully, no reports of mass civilian casualties. i hope it won't become another Syria/ISIS breeding ground.

**Monseratto** · July 16th, 2016 10:11 AM

Those with flights that may pass Turkish airspace, better check with your airline if it will be affected...

Flights diverted, canceled as coup attempt unfolds in Turkey
BY JEFFREY DASTIN

Flights to Turkey diverted and departures from Istanbul's Ataturk Airport were canceled as a coup attempt unfolded in the country on Friday and Turkey's military said it had seized power.

This was the latest shock to tourism in Turkey, which has taken a hit from a number of bombings this year, including a suicide attack in June that killed 45 people at Istanbul's main airport.

A Reuters witness in Istanbul, citing a pilot, said all upcoming flights from the Istanbul airport had been canceled. Flight tracking website FlightAware.com so far listed 32 canceled departures for Friday and Saturday.

A British Airways (ICAG.L) flight to Istanbul diverted to Sofia, Bulgaria, and a Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) flight to Istanbul returned to its origin in Frankfurt, company spokeswomen told Reuters.

British Airways said on its website that customers traveling through Istanbul this weekend could rebook travel.

Some travelers reported on social media that they or their loved ones were stranded.

Twitter user Cynthia Wee (*Its_A_Cyn) said, "many stranded at airport #help," noting in another post that she was stuck in Istanbul with her family and scared.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said all U.S.-inbound flights from Istanbul that were in the air prior to the airport's closing would be allowed to land in the United States as planned. Turkish Airlines and other carriers did not immediately comment.

As of July 2, international flight bookings to Istanbul for trips in the second half of the year were down 36 percent from a year ago, travel data analysis company ForwardKeys said on its website.

Arrivals from the Americas and Asia-Pacific were down 45 percent, according to ForwardKeys. In the past six months, bombings in Istanbul led to progressively sharper declines in bookings, it said.

Turkey's prime minister said the attempted coup would be put down. President Tayyip Erdogan has ruled Turkey since 2003, and Turkey is one of the most important U.S. allies in the region.

(Reporting By Jeffrey Dastin in San Francisco; Editing by Chris Reese, Toni Reinhold)