This Article is From Jul 18, 2016

More Than 290 Killed In Turkey Coup : Government

More Than 290 Killed In Turkey Coup : Government

Elements in the military had led a coup attempt in Turkey on Friday night.

Istanbul, Turkey: The number of people killed in Friday's failed coup attempt in Turkey has climbed to more than 290, the foreign ministry said.

"More than 100 putschists" were killed and at least "190 of our citizens", the ministry said in a statement on Sunday. The government had earlier put the death toll from Friday night's coup attempt at 265.

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