*Military claims to be in
charge after a coup *Government officials say coup will be put down,
instigators will be punished
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| President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged people, in a broadcast transmitted from a hotel in which he is hiding, to take to the streets and stand up to the military during the coup. |
The Turkish military has
taken over the government and imposed martial law, according to an announcement
read by an anchor on state broadcaster TRT.
