2016 Turkish coup attempt

2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt
Part of Turkish government–Gülen movement conflict (alleged)
Ankara Istanbul Marmaris Malatya Kars 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt (Turkey)
Date 15–16 July 2016 Location Mostly Ankara, Istanbul, Marmaris,Malatya,  – violence and arrests in other places Result Coup failed Pro-coup soldiers take military leadership hostage, briefly seizing control over parts of the Turkish Armed Forces Turkish Parliament and Presidential Palace bombed Shootouts between the loyal elements (of police and armed forces) and pro-coup soldiers occupying Ankara and Istanbul streets Assassination attempt against the President of Turkey failed Turkish Air Force declares no-fly zone over Ankara downing unauthorized military aircraft presumed rogue Three-month state of emergency announced by President Erdoğan, later extended and still in place.
Belligerents
Peace at Home Council Elements of the Turkish Armed Forces Elements of the First Army Factions of the Second Army Presidential Guard Elements of the Third Army Elements of the Turkish Air Force Elements of the Turkish Navy Elements of the Turkish Gendarmerie Alleged support: Gülen movement (Controversial Turkish government claim)  United Arab Emirates (Alleged by Turkey, implied in leaked e-mails)  Egypt	65th government of the Republic of Turkey and loyal state institutions Turkish Armed Forces Turkish National Police Police Special Operation Department National Intelligence Organization Local supporters
Commanders and leaders
Fethullah Gülen (Controversial Turkish government claim) Adil Öksüz Gen. Akın Öztürk SMC Member Gen. Adem Huduti Commander of the Second Army Lt. Gen. Metin İyidil Brig. Gen. Semih Terzi † Deputy Commander of the Special Forces Brig. Gen. Bekir Ercan Van Commander of Incirlik Air Base Brig. Gen. Gökhan Şahin Sönmezateş Col. Tanju Poshor Col. İrfan Kızılaslan (DOW)	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan President of Turkey Binali Yıldırım Prime Minister of Turkey Mehmet Celalettin Lekesiz General Director of Security Hakan Fidan Head of Turkey's National Intelligence Organization Gen. Hulusi Akar Chief of the General Staff Gen. Ümit Dündar Commander of the First Army Maj.-Gen. Zekai Aksakallı Commander of the Special Forces Adm. Bülent Bostanoğlu Commander of the Turkish Naval Forces Maj. Serkan Barış Dedebağı
Strength
8,651 soldiers 1,676 NCOs Non-commissioned officers 1,214 military academy students 74 tanks 246 armored vehicles 35 planes (24 fighter jets) 37 helicopters 3 warships	97% of Turkish Armed Forces ranking officers 66% of Military's top leadership
Casualties and losses
24–104 putschists killed, 1 UH-60 helicopter shot down (alleged) 22 die in prison	67 pro-government forces killed (62 police officers and 5 loyal soldiers)
179 civilians killed 270–350 killed and 2,185 wounded overall After the end of the coup: 15,846 detained(10,012 soldiers, 1,481 judiciary members), of which 8,133 were arrested 48,222 government officials and workers suspended 3 news agencies, 16 TV stations, 23 radio stations, 45 newspapers, 15 magazines and 29 publishers were ordered to shut down

Coup failed

Peace at Home Council

Alleged support:

65th government of the Republic of Turkey and loyal state institutions

179 civilians killed
270–350 killed and 2,185 wounded overall
After the end of the coup:
15,846 detained(10,012 soldiers, 1,481 judiciary members), of which 8,133 were arrested
48,222 government officials and workers suspended

On 15 July 2016, a coup d'état was attempted in Turkey against state institutions, including, but not limited to the government and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The attempt was carried out by a faction within the Turkish Armed Forces that organized themselves as the Peace at Home Council. They attempted to seize control of several key places in Ankara, Istanbul, and elsewhere, but failed to do so after forces loyal to the state defeated them. The Council cited an erosion of secularism, elimination of democratic rule, disregard for human rights, and Turkey's loss of credibility in the international arena as reasons for the coup. The government accused the coup leaders of being linked to the Gülen movement, which is designated as a terrorist organization by the Republic of Turkey and led by Fethullah Gülen, a Turkish businessman and cleric who lives in Pennsylvania. Erdoğan accuses Gülen of being behind the coup—a claim that Gülen denies—and accused the United States of harboring him. Gülen has suggested the coup was in fact a "self-coup" carried out by Erdoğan to consolidate his grip on power, a belief shared among some analysts and many Turks. Events surrounding the coup attempt and the purges in its aftermath reflect a complex power struggle between Islamist elites in Turkey.