National security

Turkey foils bloody coup attempt, closes in on remnants of renegade forces

Turkey’s government appears to have defeated a coup attempt by a renegade faction of the military, restoring control on Saturday to the major cities after a night of chaos and clashes that has plunged the already troubled country into uncertainty.

At least 90 people were killed and 1,154 wounded as ordinary Turks poured into the streets to confront tanks amid pitched battles in the main cities.

By morning, government forces had closed in on the army headquarters in Ankara, the final stronghold of coup plotters, said a senior Turkish official who added that 1,563 members of the military have been arrested so far.