Coup attempt in Turkey

A Turkish soldier stands guard near the Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, July 15, 2016.

On Friday, a group within Turkey's military staged an attempted coup on the country's government. A state of martial law has been announced over the country, while President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called on his supporters to take to the streets. Military jets were seen flying over the capital and vehicles blocked two major bridges in Istanbul.

Bosphorus Bridge

Turkish soldiers block Istanbul's Bosphorus Brigde on July 15, 2016. Istanbul's bridges across the Bosphorus, the strait separating the European and Asian sides of the city, have been closed to traffic. Security forces have been called in as Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim denounced an "illegal action" by a military "group."

Takism Square, Istanbul

A Turkish military member stands guard in Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, July 15, 2016.

Istanbul crowds

An image taken from a Facebook Live feed posted by Yozgat FM shows people with large Turkish flags in the streets of Istanbul, Turkey on Friday, July 15, 2016 amid an attempted coup by the military.

Erdoğan calls in

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called in to the privately owned CNN Turk news channel to discuss the attempted military coup. He urged Turkish citizens to take to the streets and protest against the coup.

Erdoğan weighs in

Erdogan spoke to the TV station through a mobile FaceTime call.

Bosphorous Bridge blockade

Turkish military block access to the Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, which links the city's European and Asian sides, on July 15, 2016.

Bosphorus Bridge

A man covered with blood points at the Bosphorus bridge as Turkish military troops clash with people at the entrance to the bridge in Istanbul on July 16, 2016.

Taksim Square, Istanbul

People demonstrate in front of the Republic Monument at the Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, July 16, 2016.

Istanbul airport

Crowds gather at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey, amid an attempted military coup, July 15, 2016, in an image taken from Facebook Live.

Police stand guard

Police officers stand guard near the Turkish military headquarters, July 15, 2016 in Ankara, Turkey's capital city.

Soldiers at Bosphorous Bridge

Turkish soldiers block Istanbul's Bosphorus Bridge on July 15, 2016 in Istanbul, Turkey. The city's bridges across the Bosphorus, the strait separating the European and Asian sides of the city, have been closed to traffic.

Blocking the bridge

Turkish soldiers block the Bosphorus Bridge on July 15, 2016 in Istanbul, Turkey.

Soldiers standing by

Armed Turkish soldiers block the Bosphorus brigde on July 15, 2016 in Istanbul, Turkey.

Military headquarters

Officers stand guard near the Turkish military headquarters, July 15, 2016 in Ankara, Turkey.

Military in Taksim Square

Turkish military stand guard near the normally busy area of Taksim Square in central Istanbul, Turkey, July 15, 2016.

Taksim Square

A Turkish soldier stands guard near the Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, July 15, 2016.

Taksim Square

Turkish military stand guard as residents pass by in Taksim Square in central Istanbul, Turkey, July 15, 2016.

Erdoğan speaks

Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan speaks to media in the resort town of Marmaris, Turkey, July 15, 2016.

Unrest in Ankara

People gather near a destroyed police car amid an attempted military coup early in the morning on July 16, 2016 in Ankara, Turkey.

Takism Square

A man is shot during clashes between Turkish solders and police near Taksim square in Istanbul in the early hours of July 16, 2016.