Turkey clamp down as 160 were killed in a coup attempt, Turkey's government said Saturday it was firmly in control after a coup attempt the night before, sparked violence and chaos, leaving 160
people dead. Authorities arrested thousands as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed that those responsible “will pay a heavy price for their treason.”
The government has also come under pressure from the millions of refugees in Turkey who have fled violence in neighboring Syria and Iraq, and a series of bloody attacks in Turkey blamed on the Islamic State group and Kurdish rebels.
“They have pointed the people’s guns against the people. The president, whom 52 percent of the people brought to power, is in charge. This government brought to power by the people is in charge,” Erdogan told large crowds after landing at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport.
Video shows "bloody civilians" wrestling guns from soldiers as military coup fails
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