Turkey military coup, as Erdogan urges resistance

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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36809083

An army group in Turkey says it has taken over the country, with soldiers at strategic points in Istanbul and jets flying low in the capital, Ankara.
A statement read on TV said a "peace council" now ran the country and there was a curfew and martial law.
It is unclear who the group is or its level of support. Some top army officials are said to be detained.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would overcome what he called an uprising by a minority.
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He told CNN Turk by mobile phone the action was by a "parallel structure" that would bring the necessary response. He has used this term in the past to refer to Fethullah Gulen, a US-based Muslim cleric he accuses of fomenting unrest.
Mr Erdogan called on people to take to the streets to oppose the uprising.
He said: "I urge the Turkish people to convene at public squares and airports. I never believed in a power higher than the power of the people."
Mr Erdogan said he was on his way to Ankara and those involved in the action would pay a heavy price. His office said he was in a secure location.

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The US is flying planes out of Turkey to Syria and Iraq so this is a problem for them.

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Turkey is a member of NATO..

Turkey, which has the second-biggest army in Nato after the US, was a crucial ally during the cold war and is now an ally, albeit with significant political differences, in the fight against Isis. Last year Turkey agreed to let US warplanes and armed drones use the Incirlik airbase, just 60 miles from the north-west Syrian border. The aircraft had previously flown from Iraq or Arab allies such as Jordan.
Loss of the base would be a severe blow to the ongoing effort against Isis, especially after recent terrorist attacks within Belgium, France, Turkey and the US.