This is an entry from: LIVE BLOG: Coup attempt in Turkey
Erdogan tells media coup plotters will not succeed
15 July 2016 22:51 BST
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appeared over Skype on CNN's Turkish-language channel, urging people to take to the streets in protest and saying the attempted coup would not be successful.
He told CNN the attempt was coming from a group within the military, not the military itself.
"We will overcome this," Erdogan added, saying he is returning to Ankara and that the coup attempt would be over in a short period of time.
He was seemingly unable to address citizens via state-owned news channels, with reports those stations were under the control of the military or had been taken off the air.
