The Turkish government claims that it has regained control and arrested mutinous soldiers. Loyalists say that they have arrested 1,563 soldiers and officers who were implicated in Friday nights attempted military coup. At least 190 people were reportedly killed, including 104 pro-coup participants and 1,154 people were injured during action in Istanbul and Ankara. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who flew home early Saturday, said that coup supporters “will pay a heavy price for their treason to Turkey.” The government is considering bringing back the death penalty so it can execute those involved in the attempted coup against the President. RT reports: Pro-government forces have seized control of the top military HQ building, but there are still some groups of rebels resisting, a Turkish official said on Saturday, as cited by Reuters. General Hulusi Akar, who heads Turkey’s armed forces, has been rescued from rebel captivity. He was the most senior military official in their hands. The rebels reportedly have several helicopter gunships in their disposal, but loyalists have threatened to shoot them down as they downed at least one aircraft carrying out attacks on government buildings. A faction of the Turkish military attempted to overthrow the government on Friday night, [...]
