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The coup is over.

https://twitter.com/AJENews/status/754108743412047872?ref_sr...

The US announced support for the government where before they were hedging their bets.



No, it's not over. That was likely propaganda.

This update from The Guardian at 2016-07-16 03:15 UTC (i.e. 2 hours after your comment here):

However, Reuters reports that bomb attacks on the parliament are continuing, with a senior Turkish official saying rebel soldiers have been warned they will be shot down if they attempt to use more military aircraft.[0]

[0] https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2016/jul/15/turkey-co...


Over in the sense that the outcome is now a fait accompli, even if some rebels do not understand this yet in the fog of war.

A few mortar shells being lobbed at parliament doth not a change in government make.




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