As Erdogan and the Turkish government reassert control over Turkey, more details are emerging on the coup's toll. Agence-France Presse says at least 60 people have died during the uprising, citing a Turkish presidential official.
Updated at 12:21 a.m.
Multiple news outlets are also reporting at least 336 people have been arrested for allegedly participating in the plot so far, a figure that is likely to rise as the government reassumes power.
Updated on July 16 at 11:56 p.m.
It's now daytime in Turkey, and it looks like the attempted coup is unraveling.
The Latest: Prime minister appoints acting military chief
Jul. 15, 2016 11:59 PM EDT
Turkish soldiers secure the area as supporters of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan protest...
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Latest on what appears to be an attempted military coup in Turkey (all times local):
7 a.m.
CNN-Turk is quoting Prime Minister Binali Yildirim as saying that commander of Turkey's 1st Army, Gen. Umit Dundar, has been appointed acting chief of military staff.
Earlier President Erdogan said he had no information concerning Chief of Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar, who was reportedly taken hostage at the military headquarters by coup plotters. ___
6:50 a.m.
CNN-Turk is showing images of dozens of soldiers giving themselves up to government forces on Istanbul's Bosporus Bridge.
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