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- Turkish government begins crackdown on those suspected of involvement in the attempted coup
- President’s bureau puts total death toll at 265, including 161 civilians and 104 coup "plotters"
- Nearly 3,000 soldiers are under arrest and some 2,700 judges are fired for alleged links to the coup
- Turkey's PM Binali Yildirim says the action was a "black stain on Turkish democracy"
- Cross-party politicians condemn the plot at an emergency session of parliament
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By Gerry Holt and Roland Hughes
All times stated are UK
Failed Turkey coup: A summary of today's key developments
That's all from us for now, so we'll leave you with a summary of today's key developments:
You can continue to follow the latest developments here
President Erdogan: US must extradite suspected coup plotter
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has demanded the US hand over the Muslim cleric he blames for the attempted coup.
Speaking at a rally in Istanbul, he said there were "foreign external forces who want to turn this nation against its armed forces".
Fethullah Gulen has rejected any suggestion of links to what happened, saying he condemned the action "in the strongest terms".
Watch: Cars 'flock' Istanbul roads
Latest images from around the country following attempted coup
Jeremy Bowen: Why Turkish stability matters
Jeremy Bowen
BBC Middle East editor
President Erdogan and his governments have been deeply involved in the war in Syria since it started in 2011, backing mainly Islamist militias fighting the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.
But violence has spread across the border, helping to reignite the fight with the Kurdish PKK, and turning Turkey into a target for the jihadists who call themselves Islamic State.
The West sees Turkey as part of the solution in the Middle East. That requires stability, and without it a simple equation applies.
Turmoil in the Middle East plus turmoil in Turkey equals trouble for everyone.
But it can be argued that Turkey has made a lot of trouble on its own in the region and is deeply tied up in the conflicts of its neighbours.
Read more of Jeremy's piece here.
Who might have been behind the coup plot?
That's the question that Ezgi Basaran, a Turkish journalist and academic visitor at St Antony's College, Oxford University, has tried to answer for us.
A few things are certain: this coup attempt came out of the blue, but it's not unusual to see accusations of plots in Turkey.
You can read more here.
Obama urges Turkey to 'act within rule of law'
A statement just released by the White House says President Obama has reiterated the United States' "unwavering support for the democratically-elected, civilian government of Turkey".
It adds:
Update on Incirlik air base
The US embassy in Ankara earlier confirmed that power was off at the Incirlik air base in Turkey, from where it launches its raids on the Islamic State group, also known as ISIL.
Here's the latest update from Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook:
Greek asylum request: The plot thickens
Further to our post 25 minutes ago: it appears there's a very different view in Greece as to whether the eight Turks who arrived in a helicopter, claiming asylum, will be deported.
A Greek journalist with Der Spiegel writes:
No-one tell Turkey's foreign minister - he was insistent they would be deported.
The view in Taksim Square: 'What is happening to our country?'
Selin Gerit
BBC, Istanbul
A bright summer's day in central Istanbul, though far from normality...
In Taksim Square, where the heart of this city beats, there is a group of people wrapped up in Turkish flags, shouting "God is great!" in protest at the coup attempt and in support of the government.
This place would normally be packed with tourists, street musicians and people out shopping or having a drink in one of the many bars. Now it feels edgy, angry and sad.
"What is happening to our country?" asks an old man. "Brothers are up in arms against each other,” meaning the clashes between the coup-plotting soldiers and the security forces loyal to President Erdogan’s government.
"I fear there will be more bloodshed. Do you think we will be like Syria?" he asks.
High-ranking member of Constitutional Court 'arrested'
Various Turkish media outlets, including the Anadolu Agency, are now reporting that a high-ranking member of the Constitutional Court has now been arrested.
Alparslan Altan is the vice-president of the court, the most authoritative in the country.
Death toll rises to 265 - president's office
The office of the Turkish president has given an update on the number of people killed in the attempted coup.
It says 161 civilians died, of whom 20 were "plotters".
Another 104 "plotters" - presumably referring to soldiers - died, making a total of 265.
First pictures from extraordinary session of parliament
The extraordinary session of parliament opened with a minute's silence, followed by the national anthem.
The leaders of each party made speeches, along with a joint declaration condemning the attempted coup.
Contradictory noises about soldiers in Greece?
Turkey's foreign minister seems convinced Greece will deport the eight Turks who fled there in a helicopter to seek asylum.
There's still no word from Greek officials, but a journalist with Der Spiegel based in Greece has been posting updates on their case.
Celebratory mood in Ankara
Guardian Middle East correspondent tweets...
Not even 24 hours ago, parts of Ankara were being struck by helicopter fire as the attempted coup got under way.
Now, the city is celebrating the coup's failure, as this image by a Guardian Middle East correspondent shows...
Trump on failed Turkey coup: 'I hope it will all work out'
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has expressed concern over the coup attempt in Turkey, saying he hopes "it will all work out".
He was speaking at a news conference to announce his running mate, Indiana Governor Mike Pence.
Turkish PM thanks politicians for their solidarity after coup attempt
Selin Gerit
BBC, Istanbul
The prime minister, speaking in parliament, said this could be an extraordinary moment for Turkish politics, speaking of the solidarity seen among parties across the political spectrum following the coup.
He thanked them for their solidarity, for their courage, for not leaving the parliament, and said they would present an example for democracy around the world.
Reports: Most senior accused officer is arrested
BBC Monitoring
Reports are emerging in the Turkish media that the Commander of the Second Army - part of the Land Forces of the Turkish Armed Forces - General Adem Huduti has been detained alongside a number of senior officers of the Second Army in connection with the coup attempt.
If true, Gen Huduti might be the most senior active officer involved. Earlier, media reported on the arrest of another senior commander, Akin Ozturk, but it's emerged he was already retired.
You can read more (in Turkish) in Hurriyet and on Anadolu Agency.
Joint statement in Turkish parliament condemns coup - reports
Turkey's four main political parties have condemned the coup attempt in a joint statement read in parliament, Reuters reports.
BreakingTurkey FM: Eight who fled to Greece 'to be extradited'
Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says on Twitter that eight soldiers who landed in Greece on board a helicopter, claiming asylum, will be extradited.
The tweet says he spoke to Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, who confirmed the extradition would take place.
Greece has not yet formally confirmed the move, but earlier the Kathimerini newspaper quoted government spokeswoman Olga Gerovasili as saying:
Watch: President Erdogan greets supporters on streets of Istanbul
Arab world reaction on social media
BBC Monitoring
The coup attempt is generating a buzz on Arab social media.
Most users back the government, using Arabic hashtags #Turkey (used more than 800,000 times), #Failure_of_the_coup, and #Turkish_coup.
An image of worshippers praying outside a Turkish mosque has been retweeted more than 2,500 times. Posted by @turkyepost, it is captioned: "For the first time in Turkish history mosques do not have space for those who want to perform morning prayers, so they do so in the streets. Thank God for the quashing of the coup."
Almost 90,000 tweets tagged #Campaign_to_spit_on_Al-Arabiya accuse the Saudi-owned pan-Arab news TV of being supportive of the coup attempt.
Among the online sceptics is Kuwaiti Shia MP Abdul-Hamid Dashti - @adashtimp - who tweets: "The coup drama was only meant to eliminate the opposition completely and change army commanders."
Surrendered soldiers 'beaten on Bosphorus bridge'
Reuters reports that some 50 soldiers who were involved in the attempted coup surrendered on a Bosphorus bridge shortly after dawn - these images by a Reuters photographer show some of the men apparently being beaten by civilians.
Sputnik posits unusual theory for coup
BBC Monitoring
The Turkish version of the Kremlin-run Sputnik multimedia news operation speculates about links between the coup and the downing of a Russian military jet on the Turkey-Syria border last November.
It cites Russian pundits, one of whom wonders whether one of the pilots of the aircraft that downed the jet was involved in the coup. "It is possible that [the pilots] became afraid when [Turkish] relations with Russia improved. They may have tried to avoid punishment by becoming involved in the coup."
Image of detained soldiers being shown in Turkish media
One striking image purporting to show soldiers, who have been arrested and stripped, is being used in Turkish media - here, a Times journalist currently in Istanbul reposted it on Twitter.
Extraordinary session of parliament held in Turkey
An emergency session of parliament has started in Ankara.
The state news agency Anadolu says a joint statement on behalf of all of the main parties in Turkey will be read out soon.
We'll bring you more as soon as we get it...
Turkey's 'relentless purge' of Gulen backers continues
Mark Lowen
BBC Turkey correspondent
We still don't know the names of those behind this coup attempt, but they seem to be a senior military group with the resources and time to plan a major operation.
The government has blamed followers of Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen - once an ally of President Erdogan, but his fiercest foe since 2013, when the president said he was behind a huge leak of phone calls that seemed to implicate the government in corruption.
Ever since, there's been a relentless purge of Mr Gulen's loyalists within the police, civil service and military: individuals the government has accused of forming a parallel state.
Mr Gulen has denied involvement in this latest coup attempt, but the government wants his extradition from the US, where he lives in exile.
Speaking of the coup plotters, the prime minister has even said the government would consider legal changes regarding the death penalty, which Turkey abolished in 2004.
What's clear is that President Erdogan will use this extraordinary event to clamp down even more on perceived opponents in an already deeply polarised society.
More on Incirlik base being cut off
We told you about half an hour ago ago that the Incirlik air base, used by US jets to launch their raids on the Islamic State group, had been cut off.
We now have the statement by the US embassy in Ankara - you can read it in full here.
Failed coup: Summary of the key developments
Summary of the key developments:
Tanks being returned to base
The tanks used to launch the attempted coup on Friday are now being returned to the Selimiye Army Base in Istanbul.
British government emergency committee meets
We've just learned that the British government's emergency Cobra committee met at 14:00 BST to discuss the situation in Turkey - a statement is expected soon.
It's the second time the committee has met in the past day, having discussed the fatal attack in Nice on Friday.
UK schoolchildren stranded at Istanbul airport
More than 40 pupils from a school in Birmingham are stuck at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport as a result of the attempted coup.
The 41 pupils and seven staff from Arthur Terry School, Sutton Coldfield, are "safe and well" and with a British embassy member, the school says.
They had been due to get a connecting flight for a 10-day visit to South Africa.
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Meanwhile, Britons in Turkey have been advised to stay indoors and stay vigilant by the Foreign Office.
There are an estimated 50,000 British tourists in Turkey.
What's going on at the Incirlik air base?
The US and Turkey have had to co-operate closely over the past two years as the US uses the Incirlik air base in southern Turkey to launch its raids on the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria.
But Turkey's ties with the US are more fraught now than 24 hours ago.
Fetullah Gulen, who Turkey blames for the failed coup, lives in the US. Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said any country that will "stand by" Mr Gulen "won't be a friend of Turkey and will be considered at war with Turkey".
What's now being reported is that Turkey is shutting off access to Incirlik - and so stopping the US jets conducting sorties against IS.
The New York Times reports: "The move may reflect a desire by Turkey to control its airspace for a time today, as opposed to any shift on its policy toward ISIS."
There hasn't been any official comment from US officials, but we'll bring it to you if it comes.
Reports: Scores of arrest warrants issued against Supreme Court
We told you earlier that 2,745 judges have been fired in Turkey on Saturday for alleged links to Fetullah Gulen - now both the Hurriyet newspaper and Anadolu Agency are reporting that 140 arrest warrants have been issued against members of the Supreme Court.
We'll bring you more on that when we get it.
In pictures: Scenes of frustration at Ataturk Airport
As Turkish Airlines restarts flights from Istanbul's Ataturk Airport, South African holidaymaker Nic Hodgson has been describing scenes of great frustration at the airport today.
"Absolute disgraceful service from Turkish Airlines. Now 2.30pm Saturday and not one announcement about what is happening," he says.
Nic says the Cape Town office of the airline told him that as the coup attempt began all Turkish Airlines staff were sent home.
Turkish Airlines flights from Ataturk start again
Turkish Airlines have posted a notice on their website informing customers that their operations at Istanbul's Ataturk airport have returned to normal and flights have resumed.
Supporters of Mr Erdogan had converged on the airport as he arrived there in the middle of the night.
What does PM's threat to those who 'stand by' Gulen mean?
The Turkish government has indirectly accused exiled Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen of being behind the coup.
As we told you three hours ago, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said any country that would "stand by" Mr Gulen "won't be a friend of Turkey and will be considered at war with Turkey".
Mr Gulen lives in self-imposed exile in the United States.
So what could Mr Yildirim's statement mean? Our Turkey correspondent chimes in...
Meanwhile, US Secretary of State John Kerry has said the US has not received any request to extradite the cleric.
US: No request to extradite alleged coup plotter Gulen
US Secretary of State John Kerry has asked Turkey to hand over any evidence it has against exiled Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen, who the Turkish government has indirectly accused of being behind the coup. Mr Gulen lives in self-imposed exile in the United States.
Mr Kerry, speaking in Luxembourg, says the US has not received any request to extradite the cleric.
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".
Images emerge of damage to National Assembly
Among the buildings bombed overnight in the capital, Ankara, was the National Assembly headquarters - more images are now emerging of the damage that was inflicted.
Breaking'Thousands of judges fired' - reports
Turkey's state news agency Anadolu and the NTV news channel both report that 2,745 judges were fired across the country on Saturday.
The decision was taken by the body overseeing judges and prosecutors - the meeting was reportedly held to discuss disciplinary measures against those suspected of having links with alleged coup plotter Fetullah Gulen.