Photo: ReutersIstanbul/Ankara: An attempted Turkish military coup appeared to crumble in the early hours of Saturday after crowds answered President Tayyip Erdogan’s call to take to the streets to support him. A Turkish military commander said fighter jets had shot down a helicopter used by the coup plotters over Ankara. An attempted Turkish military coup appeared to crumble after crowds answered President Tayyip Erdogan’s call to take to the streets to support himA Turkish policeman and other people stand atop of a military vehicle in Ankara, Turkey on 16 July 2016. Turkey has enjoyed an economic boom during his time in office and has dramatically expanded its influence across the region. He called on Turks to take to the streets to defend his government and said the coup plotters would pay a heavy price.

Source: Mint July 16, 2016 03:56 UTC