Troops Shutdown CNN Turk Anchor During Coup Attempt

An anchor for CNN Türk, the Turkish outlet for CNN, was pulled off the air during the attempted military coup in Turkey Friday night.

While CNN Türk has now resumed its broadcast, the official English-language Twitter feed for the network confirmed the incident as it was happening earlier. “BREAKING Coup plotters are ending @cnnturk’s broadcast now. #TurkeyCoupAttempt,” it tweeted 13 minutes later. One anchor reportedly tweeted:

"We don't know how much longer we can continue our broadcast" says @CNNTurk anchor as soldiers enter studio https://t.co/NcCFaICe3W

— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) July 16, 2016

The account later tweeted that civilians had entered the building and “there is a struggle ongoing.”

A handful of members inside the Doğan Media Center building in the Turkish capital of Ankara live streamed soldiers entering the news building and were directing people to file out.