There's A Full-On Military Coup Overthrowing The Government In Turkey

Belangrijkste plein van Istanbul, Taksimplein. pic.twitter.com/LdKKKhCvSy

— Alptekin (@AlptekinAkdogan) July 15, 2016

What a weird way to end the week, huh? The Turkish military is in the process of overthrowing the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, causing the country to descend into confusion and chaos. YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and other social media networks have been blocked in the country, according to some reports. Apparently this all transpired while Erdoğan was on vacation.

Here’s the latest as we can piece together from Twitter.

Watching coup statement live pic.twitter.com/Gy6OSM8UHy

— Erdem Arda Güneş (@eagunes) July 15, 2016

MORE: Some hostages taken at Turkish military headquarters in Ankara; President Erdogan safe – CNN Turk reporter

— Reuters World (@ReutersWorld) July 15, 2016

NBC reporting US military source claiming Erdogan denied landing rights in Istanbul and seeking asylum in Germany.

— (((Dan Hodges))) (@DPJHodges) July 15, 2016

Photos show soldiers blocking Istanbul's Bosphorus Bridge. The military says it has taken over Turkey pic.twitter.com/pgPVbqNmzC

— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) July 15, 2016

MORE: Social media sites, state TV appear to be shut down amid coup attempt in Turkey https://t.co/ErVfhruVtk pic.twitter.com/Ipbx3KnNvk

— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 15, 2016

Explosion at police headquarters #ankara #Turkey pic.twitter.com/AXPqQbmpiD #osint

— Dutch OsintGuy (@dutch_osintguy) July 15, 2016

Erdogan making a statement on facetime right now. pic.twitter.com/F1Nip0C01V

— Ceylan Yeginsu (@CeylanWrites) July 15, 2016

Explosion heard in #Ankara #turkey #coup pic.twitter.com/Sabvj5oC0U

— Lammert de Bruin (@lammert) July 15, 2016

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is taken to a safe place in Marmaris by his guards.

— Mahir Zeynalov (@MahirZeynalov) July 15, 2016

Turkey's state broadcaster has been stormed by the military & staff have had phones confiscated: Sky sources https://t.co/y66iVNfIH6

— Sky News (@SkyNews) July 15, 2016

"Widespread fear and paranoia" in Turkey as military announces it has taken over power https://t.co/dSi8b50yTA https://t.co/PcpyEmAOEm

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) July 15, 2016

Crazy Footage of a helicopter opening fire in #Ankara #turkey #turkeycoup https://t.co/kAHBtfo8Z2 via @YouTube

— Muhammad Usman Ch (@_usman) July 15, 2016

Bağdat Caddesi pic.twitter.com/bDxW4GntLU

— Selin Tüner (@SelinTunerr) July 15, 2016

Lira crashing, 5.2% https://t.co/yv0V6KENGn pic.twitter.com/I5NNGNCHyZ

— Elena Holodny (@elenaholodny) July 15, 2016

#Breaking :Civilians rush to withdraw money from ATM machines in #Turkey as military attempts coup via @RudawEnglish pic.twitter.com/iuARIMMgbj

— حسن سجواني (@HSajwanization) July 15, 2016

JUST IN: FAA: Flights to US from Turkey will be allowed to land in US; Turkey-bound flights may have to divert – @tomcostellonbc

— Micah Grimes (@MicahGrimes) July 15, 2016

Military tank spotted also near Bayrampaşa police HQ in Istanbul. Defending or attacking, hm? pic.twitter.com/UM6MeEMczL

— Gilgo (@agirecudi) July 15, 2016

F16 flying over a traffic jam in Ankara #Turkey pic.twitter.com/mb44901rrv

— 15MBcn_int (@15MBcn_int) July 15, 2016

There’s A Full-On Military Coup Overthrowing The Government In Turkey