After Bloody Coup Attempt, Erdogan Vows Retribution

ISTANBUL ―Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan landed at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport Saturday morning and declared the attempted coup against his government to be a failure, but also a “gift from God.” The coup attempt sent Turkey into a state of chaos and left around 90 people dead and more than 1,100 injured, according to Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency.

More than 1,500 have been detained, a senior official told Al Jazeera.