TUMULT! Turkey coup; President says: “military elements guilty of 'treason”, nation government is in charge, after violent clashes in Ankara and Istanbul leave 'at least 90 dead'

An army group in Turkey officially declared a coup and martial law late on Friday, saying they had "taken control of the country". 

The death toll from an attempted coup by Turkish soldiers overnight has risen to 90, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Saturday,with 1,154 people wounded.

Here is a selection of statements and reactions from Turkey and leaders around the world.

Ø  In a TV statement, the army group said: "Turkish Armed Forces have completely taken over the administration of the country to reinstate constitutional order, human rights and freedoms, the rule of law and the general security that was damaged. All international agreements are still valid. We hope that all of our good relationships with all countries will continue."

Ø  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a Face Time call to broadcaster CNN Turk, said he remained the leader of the country and the head of the army and called for people to take to the streets against the coup. "We will overcome this," he said, speaking on a video call to a mobile phone held up to the camera by a presenter. He called on his followers to take to the streets to defend his government and said the coup plotters would pay a heavy price. "I have never recognized any power above the will of the people," he said.

Ø  US President Barack Obama urged all parties in Turkey to back the "democratically-elected" government. Detailing a call between Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry, who in Russia for talks on Syria, the White House said both agreed "all parties in Turkey should support the democratically-elected government of Turkey, show restraint, and avoid any violence or bloodshed".

       

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