The Latest: Prime minister appoints acting military chief
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. Turkey's state-run news agency says a military helicopter used by coup plotters has been shot down. European Council President Donald Tusk says the EU fully supports Turkey's democratically elected government, in the wake of the attempted coup that left scores dead and wounded. Parliament Speaker Ismail Kahraman earlier... Читать дальше...