Obama to convene meeting with advisers on Turkish coup attempt

  16 July 2016    Read: 1113
Obama to convene meeting with advisers on Turkish coup attempt
US President Barack Obama on Saturday will convene a meeting with security and foreign policy experts on the situation around the military coup attempt in Turkey, White House said in a statement.
Late on Friday, Turkish authorities said that an attempted coup took place in the country. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Turkish citizens to take to streets, stating that the coup attempt was carried out by a small group within the military.

"On Saturday morning, the President will convene a meeting with his national security and broader foreign policy team to update him on the situation in Turkey. This meeting in the Situation Room is closed press," the statement said.
The coup attempt was suppressed by early Saturday, with Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim stating that all coup supporters were identified and would be apprehended as the country was returning to normal life. Over 180 people were killed and 1,470 were injured during the events, while nearly 3,000 people have already been detained, according to the prime minister.

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