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The report could not immediately\u00a0be independently\u00a0confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As both sides claimed the upper hand,\u00a0Turkish Prime Minister\u00a0Binali Yildirim challenged the military&#8217;s claim that it was in charge, saying\u00a0only that there had been &#8220;an uprising,&#8221;\u00a0according to the <em>Hurriet Daily News.<\/em>\u00a0 He said\u00a0Turkey would never allow any &#8220;initiative that would interrupt democracy.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Turks poured out into the streets despite the sound of\u00a0explosions and gunfire in Istanbul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Ankara, the\u00a0U.S. Embassy\u00a0issued an emergency message reporting that many bridges had been shut down in Istanbul and that shots have been heard in Ankara. It said the government claimed that its security forces were taking action to contain it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We encourage U.S. citizens to shelter in place and do not go the U.S. Embassy or Consulates at this time,&#8221; the embassy said. &#8220;Monitor local press for updates, avoid areas of conflict, and exercise caution if you are in the vicinity of any military or security forces.&#8221;\u00a0The U.S. Air Force operates out of the Incirlik Air Base in south central Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There have been three successful coups in Turkey, a NATO ally, since 1960, and in 1997 the military carried out a &#8220;soft&#8221; coup, issuing directives\u00a0to the Turkish government that it was forced to accept. 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