Military Attempts Coup in Turkey, Prime Minister Says

The prime minister of Turkey said on Friday night that factions of the military had attempted a coup “Some people illegally undertook an illegal action outside of the chain of command,” Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Military forces shut two bridges over the Bosporus in Istanbul and fighter jets were seen flying over Istanbul and Ankara, the capital Mr. Yildirim said security forces had been called in to “do what is necessary,” according to Reuters