161 people are now confirmed to have died in an attempted coup military coup in Turkey.
Reports this morning are suggesting that the death toll may rise to 200 in the coming hours.
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More than 15-hundred troops have been detained after explosions and gunfire rocked Istanbul and the capital Ankara.
Officials say the coup failed after Turks took to the streets to confront troops.
Turkey's President Erdogan insists he remains in control.
Andrew Finkel is a journalist based in Istanbul he says people were surprised by how the President reacted to the situation
