Turkish Government Says Military Coup Is Over

Jul 16, 2016, 12:25 PM

An attempted military coup in Turkey appeared to have failed Saturday as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan returned to the city of Istanbul, and his acting military commander and Prime Minister said the uprising had been successfully quashed.

Erdogan called the attempted coup an "act of treason" in the early hours of Saturday morning, saying perpetrators will pay a "heavy price.