Turkey Update: Report Erdogan is in holiday comunicating with Skype while coup take on the country

Erdogan on Skype An announcement on the Turkish state broadcaster TRT says that a curfew has been declared across Turkey and that airports are closed. The announcer says they are being made to read a statement by the military.

The statement promises a new constitution for the country and says that democracy and the secular rule of law had been undermined. Martial law has also been imposed, it adds.

The head of the Istanbul branch of Turkey’s ruling AK party says soldiers entered the party building and asked them to leave, CNN Turk reports.

General Hulusi AKAR chief of the Turkish army was taken as hostage, the website of Turkish army hacked.

The Turkish military released a statement which declared:

“Turkish Armed Forces have completely taken over the administration of the country to reinstate constitutional order, human rights and freedoms, the rule of law and general security that was damaged.”

“All international agreements are still valid. We hope that all of our good relationships with all countries will continue.”

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is currently out of the country on a holiday and is reportedly safe.

Media agencies close to AKP are saying that those mounting the coup are backed by the US.