Turkish military officials, party leaders reject coup attempt

Middle East Eye's Suraj Sharma is in Istanbul with the latest updates from Turkish officials responding via media to the ongoing coup attempt:

Turkey's navy chief has announced: "We reject the coup." This seems to give credibility to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's claim that the coup is being carried out by a group within the military, rather than the military itself.

Former president Abdullah Gul says: "This is not a Latin American or African country. We can't have coups like this."

Centre-left Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu says: "Turkey has suffered a lot due to coups. I want to stand up for democracy and freedom. We will stand up for democracy to the end. We want a parliamentary democracy. We don't want bloodshed."

Pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) says in a statement: "There is no other way other than standing up for democracy."