Turkey Attack

The Government of India has been receiving queries from Indian nationals on travelling to Turkey in view of the situation in the region, says Embassy

Trump also phoned his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to demand an immediate truce, US Vice-President Mike Pence said on Monday

EU governments also threatened sanctions against Turkey, rejecting Erdogan's warning that he would 'open the gates' and send 3.6 million refugees to Europe if they did not back him

Turkey launched an operation into Syrian territory on Wednesday, aimed at combating Kurdish militants tied to insurgents in its own territory

Govt has asked academics who are already abroad to return home within the shortest possible time

President Erdogan calls coup attempt treason; police capture 50 rebels; explosions, gunfire rock Ankara as soldiers and police clash

At the crossroads of Europe and Asia, Turkey is a vital conduit of crude transport from Russia and Iraq to the Mediterranean Sea

1960- On May 2, an almost bloodless military coup was carried out, led by officers and cadets from the Istanbul and Ankara war colleges.- The next day, the commander of land forces, General Cemal Gursel, demanded political reforms and resigned when his demands were refused.- The leaders established a 38-member National Unity Committee with Gursel as chairman. Of 601 people tried, 464 were found guilty. Three former ministers, including Prime Minister Adnan Menderes, were executed and 12 others, including President Celal Bayar, had death sentences commuted to life imprisonment.1971: The "coup by memorandum"- The military delivered a warning to the government to restore order after months of strikes and street fighting between leftists and nationalists. Some months later, Prime Minister Suleyman Demirel stepped down and a coalition of conservative politicians and technocrats set to restore order under the supervision of the military. Martial law was established in several provinces and

Attack came just as Turkey, which had found itself increasingly friendless on the international stage, begins rebuilding relations with Israel and Russia

Evidence points to attack by the Islamic State, Turkish PM says

Meanwhile, Turkish Prime Minister blamed the Islamic State terrorist group for the bombing attacks

More than 30 people have been killed and hundreds injured in the terror attack at Ataturk airport in Istanbul

The bombs were detonated with remote control targeting police vehicles

This came a day after a bombing blamed on Kurdish militants killed 28 people in the capital Ankara.