2,839 soldiers arrested in Turkey: servicemen surrender (video)
Some 2,839 soldiers, including high-ranking officers, have been arrested over an attempted coup that is now over, says Turkey's PM Binali Yildirim, informs BBC. In a night he called a "black stain on Turkish democracy", he said 161 people had been killed and 1,440 wounded. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed a "parallel structure", in a clear reference to Fethullah Gulen, a powerful but reclusive US-based Muslim cleric he accuses of fomenting unrest. However, in a statement, Mr Gulen rejected any suggestion he had links to the events, saying he condemned "in the strongest terms, the attempted military coup in Turkey". To remind, on July 15-16 overnight military coup attempt happened in Turkey. Turkish media have published the moment of Turkish soldiers’ surrender to the authorities.
