An attempted Turkish military coup that started on Friday evening local time appeared to crumble by Saturday. At least 60 people have been killed, and over 1,000 injured in violent clashes as a faction of the armed forces attempted to seize power.

Gunfire and explosions rocked both the main cities of Istanbul and the capital, Ankara. 7-hundred and 54 members of the Turkish armed forces were arrested for involvement in the coup.

A Turkish official added that 29 colonels and 5 generals were removed from their posts. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday morning that the government is in charge, and he is in power. He said the Turkish military headquarters is now held by pro-government forces.

The president added that there is still a "small disturbance" in Ankara which will soon be overcome. In his second speech delivered at Istanbul Ataturk Airport, the president said the armed forces do not, and cannot rule Turkey.

"As you know today there was some activity unfortunately within our armed forces. And as a result of this activity, a minority within the Turkish armed forces was, as I said much earlier, unfortunately not able to accept our country's unity and togetherness,"

"This action is a betrayal. It is an uprising, and let me say ahead of time, they will pay a very heavy price for the betrayal of the motherland. They've not been able to digest or accept a government that has been elected by the people, or their commander in chief, Recep Tayyip Erdogan who was elected by the people, as per the constitution. This won't be a means to an end for them," Erdogan said.