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Turkey's failed military coup
A bloody, failed coup rocked Turkey on Saturday. Follow us on <a href="http://twitter.com/photosSMH">Twitter</a> and check out our photography club <a href="https://smh.com.au/clique">Clique</a>.
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People protesting against the coup, try to protect themselves during a firefight between police and army forces in Istanbul.Credit:AP
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A car burns during a firefight between the Turkish army and the Turkish police in Istanbul's Taksim square.Credit:AP
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A man stands in front of a tank in the entrance to Istanbul's Ataturk airport.Credit:AP
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A man lays in front of a tank in the entrance to Istanbul's Ataturk airport.Credit:Ismail Coskun
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People react to the Turkish soldiers at the Ataturk Airport's entrance.Credit:Getty Images
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A passenger walks away as Turkish army's tanks enter the Ataturk Airport.Credit:Getty Images
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People gather on top of a Turkish army tanks at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul.Credit:Getty Images
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Tanks move into position as Turkish people attempt to stop them in Ankara.Credit:AP
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Tanks move into position as Turkish people attempt to stop them. A loud explosion was heard in the capital, Ankara, fighter jets buzzed overhead, gunfire erupted outside military headquarters and vehicles blocked two major bridges in Istanbul.Credit:Burhan Ozbilici
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A Turkish soldier, arrested by civilians, is walked to be handed to police officers, in Istanbul's Taksim square, early Saturday.Credit:Selcuk Samiloglu
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The CNN Turkish studio is evacuated as Turkish military shut it down. Photo via CNN Twitter.Credit:Twitter / @CNN
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A heavily wounded man is attended to after clashes with Turkish military at the entrance to the Bosphorus bridge.Credit:Getty Images
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Tanks move into position as Turkish people attempt to stop them, in Ankara, Turkey. Turkey's armed forces said it "fully seized control" of the country Friday and its president responded by calling on Turks to take to the streets in a show of support for the government.Credit:AP
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A tank moves into position in Ankara.Credit:AP
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Turkish soldiers block Istanbul's Bosphorus Brigde. Istanbul's bridges across the Bosphorus, the strait separating the European and Asian sides of the city, have been closed to traffic.Credit:
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Turkish army tanks move in the main streets in the early morning hours of July 16, 2016 in Ankara, Turkey.Credit:Getty Images
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Security forces have been called in as Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim denounced an 'illegal action' by a military 'group', with bridges closed in Istanbul and aircraft flying low over the capital of Ankara.Credit:Gokhan Tan
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Turkish Armys APC's move in the main streets in Istanbul, Turkey. Istanbul's bridges across the Bosphorus, the strait separating the European and Asian sides of the city, have been closed to traffic.Credit:Getty Images
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Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan march in the main streets of Istanbul in the early morning hours.Credit:Getty Images
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks on CNNTurk via a Facetime call.Credit:Getty Images