17 police dead
2016-07-16 02:55 GMT - NTV is reporting that 17 police and other civilians are among the 42 killed in Ankara, citing the chief prosecutor's office in the capital's Golbasi district.
2016-07-16 01:38 GMT - TURKEY PRIME MINISTER BINALI YILDIRIM SAYS MORE THAN 120 ARRESTED OVER COUP ATTEMPT
2016-07-16 01:35 GMT - ERDOGAN VOWS HE WILL NOT LEAVE TURKEY TO "OCCUPIERS"
2016-07-16 01:33 GMT - ERDOGAN SAYS HIS HOTEL ON TURKEY'S AEGEAN COAST WAS BOMBED AFTER HE LEFT
'Key partner'
2016-07-16 00:37 GMT - In a joint statement with EU foreign policy head Federica Mogherini, EU chiefs Donald Tusk and Jean-Claude Juncker back Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government and urge a "swift return" to normal.
"Turkey is a key partner for the European Union. The EU fully supports the democratically elected government, the institutions of the country and the rule of law. We call for a swift return to Turkey's constitutional order."
2016-07-16 00:35 GMT - PLANE CARRYING ERDOGAN SET TO LAND AT ISTANBUL AIRPORT SAYS PRESIDENTIAL SOURCE
Gulen
2016-07-16 00:33 GMT - A group affiliated with US-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen, who has just been accused by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of being behind a coup attempt, has itself condemned the uprising.
"For more than 40 years, Fethullah Gulen and Hizmet participants have advocated for, and demonstrated their commitment to, peace and democracy," the Alliance for Shared Values has said in a statement.
"We have consistently denounced military interventions in domestic politics. These are core values of Hizmet participants. We condemn any military intervention in domestic politics of Turkey."
2016-07-16 00:30 GMT - EU CHIEFS URGE "SWIFT RETURN" TO CONSTITUTION IN TURKEY
2016-07-16 00:28 GMT - UN CHIEF URGES QUICK RETURN TO CIVILIAN RULE IN TURKEY
Greek support
2016-07-16 00:26 GMT - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has expressed his "support for the democratically elected" Turkish government, a government source says, adding Tsipras' diplomatic advisor sent the "message of support for democracy in Turkey" to his counterpart in Turkey.
The two leaders were set to speak by telephone later Saturday, the source added
2016-07-15 23:41 GMT - TURKISH PARLIAMENT IN ANKARA HIT BY BOMBING: STATE NEWS AGENCY
US support
2016-07-15 23:34 GMT - US President Barack Obama urges all parties in Turkey to back the "democratically-elected" government.
Detailing a call between Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry, the White House says both agreed "all parties in Turkey should support the democratically-elected government of Turkey, show restraint, and avoid any violence or bloodshed."
Kremlin concern
2016-07-15 23:31 GMT - "Moscow is deeply concerned about the news coming from Turkey," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov tells reporters, adding that President Vladimir Putin is being constantly informed of new developments by the Russian foreign ministry and intelligence services.
"At the moment the quantity of information makes it impossible to clearly define what is happening in the country," Peskov says.
2016-07-15 23:06 GMT - 17 POLICE OFFICERS KILLED IN TURKEY COUP ATTEMPT: STATE NEWS AGENCY
2016-07-15 23:03 GMT - TURKISH F-16S SHOOT DOWN HELICOPTER CARRYING 'COUP PLOTTERS': NTV TELEVISION
Shelter in place
2016-07-15 23:02 GMT - On Twitter, the US Embassy in Turkey advises citizens to shelter in place:
2016-07-15 22:57 GMT - TURKEY MILITARY OPENS FIRE ON CROWDS IN ISTANBUL, CASUALTIES: AFP PHOTOGRAPHER
Military statement
2016-07-15 22:54 GMT - "The power in the country has been seized in its entirety," says a military statement quoted by Turkish media.
It says the coup has been launched "to ensure and restore constitutional order, democracy, human rights and freedoms and let the supremacy of the law in the country prevail, to restore order which was disrupted".
"All our international agreements and commitments retain their validity," the statement adds.
"We hope our good relations will continue with all countries in the world."
