- Turkish internal security officers pass a Turkish soldier on July 15, 2016 in Istanbul, during a security shutdown of the Bosphorus Bridge. Turkish security forces on July 15 partially shut down the two bridges across the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul as military jets were heard flying low over Ankara, reports and AFP correspondents said. The Bosphorus and Fatih bridges were closed by the gendarmerie — a branch of the Turkish military dedicated to internal security — for traffic travelling from Asia to Europe, NTV television said. Traffic was still moving in the other direction. Meanwhile, Turkish military aircraft were heard flying low over Ankara, AFP correspondents in the capital reported. There was no immediate explanation for the cause of the incidents. / AFP / BULENT KILIC
- A Turkish security officer stands on guard on the side of the road on July 15, 2016 in Istanbul, during a security shutdown of the Bosphorus Bridge. Turkish security forces on July 15 partially shut down the two bridges across the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul as military jets were heard flying low over Ankara, reports and AFP correspondents said. The Bosphorus and Fatih bridges were closed by the gendarmerie — a branch of the Turkish military dedicated to internal security — for traffic travelling from Asia to Europe, NTV television said. Traffic was still moving in the other direction. Meanwhile, Turkish military aircraft were heard flying low over Ankara, AFP correspondents in the capital reported. There was no immediate explanation for the cause of the incidents. / AFP / BULENT KILIC
- A Turkish security officer stands on guard on the side of the road on July 15, 2016 in Istanbul, during a security shutdown of the Bosphorus Bridge. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on July 15 denounced what he said was an «illegal attempt» by elements in the military after bridges were partially shut down in Istanbul and jets flew low over Ankara. «We are working on the possibility of an attempt. We will not allow this attempt,» he told NTV television by telephone, without expanding on the nature of the move but saying it was by a group in the Turkish military. / AFP / BULENT KILIC
- CORRECTION / Turkish security officers detain unknown individuals on the side of the road on July 15, 2016 in Istanbul, during a security shutdown of the Bosphorus Bridge. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on July 15 denounced what he said was an «illegal attempt» by elements in the military after bridges were partially shut down in Istanbul and jets flew low over Ankara. «We are working on the possibility of an attempt. We will not allow this attempt,» he told NTV television by telephone, without expanding on the nature of the move but saying it was by a group in the Turkish military. / AFP / BULENT KILIC
- CORRECTION / Turkish security officers detain unknown individuals on the side of the road on July 15, 2016 in Istanbul, during a security shutdown of the Bosphorus Bridge. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on July 15 denounced what he said was an «illegal attempt» by elements in the military after bridges were partially shut down in Istanbul and jets flew low over Ankara. «We are working on the possibility of an attempt. We will not allow this attempt,» he told NTV television by telephone, without expanding on the nature of the move but saying it was by a group in the Turkish military. / AFP / BULENT KILIC
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