Bloodied chaos in Turkey after failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

By Peter Munro
Updated July 16 2016 - 5:18pm, first published 4:56pm
A Turkish soldier being held by members of the public.  Photo: Michael Schlechta
A Turkish soldier being held by members of the public. Photo: Michael Schlechta
People gather on a Turkish army tank at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul. Photo: Defne Karadeniz
People gather on a Turkish army tank at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul. Photo: Defne Karadeniz

Chaos and confusion ripped through Turkey after a failed coup by a military faction set off a furious scramble for power and sparked turmoil within one the world's most unstable regions.