Erdogan appointed General Umit Dundar, commander of the First Army, as acting chief of staff after General Hulusi Akar was captured and taken hostage.
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Goel also said that he has ascertained from the organisers and the School Games Federation of India (SGFI) that all children are safe and the games are on, adding that the Sports Authority of India has set up a control room with the help of SGFI. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meanwhile used Twitter to call on people to remain in the streets, warning against a new flare-up.
A Turkish army faction backed by tanks and fighter jets launched a coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that appeared to be faltering on Saturday.
Prime Minister Binali Yildirim described the coup attempt as “a stain in the history of Turkish democracy”, as he raised the death toll in the clashes to at least 265.
Erdogan put the blame the coup on supporters of his arch-foe, US-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen, whose Hizmet movement and its powerful presence in Turkish society, including the media, police and judiciary.
He said that a total of 161 people have been killed, 1440 people have been wounded by coup soldiers during the failed attempt, and 2,839 pro-coup soldiers were detained on suspicion of involvement in the coup attempt.
A no-fly zone over Ankara has been declared.
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According to CNN, Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport has reopened and news channels have begun broadcasting again, after being temporarily shut down by soldiers earlier in the night.
