Private news channels keep citizens informed as army takes control of state run channels

The Turkish state news agency regained control of its offices on Saturday after troops marched into its offices and gained control.

Turkish state TV resumes normal broadcast; FETO/PDY member soldiers attempting TRT seizure taken into custody pic.twitter.com/6Dj1CpfeEk

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Troops marched into the state run news network?s office and gained control. The military group calling itself ?Council for Peace in the Homeland? took national television to declare martial law and a curfew. The statements were meant to mislead Turkish citizens.

Footage showed troops entering the Dogan Media Center in Istanbul and it was reported that they had also taken control of CNN Turkey , forcing the employees to leave the building. The broadcast was shut down for over an hour. At the time of the raid, it was broadcasting its studio on Facebook Live. Viewers could hear soldiers in the background while watching an anchor set. Some CNN Turk staff live-streamed the takeover from the studio.

While the troops has taken control of state run channels, private news television networks served as a medium of information for the Turkish citizens. Members of the government made use of private channels to communicate with the people while the military held state run channels reported that all airports were under the military?s control.

?A new constitution is being framed,? reported the state run channel right after troops had taken control.

?The current government had completely destroyed the country?s democratic and secular systems,? said another statement.

Meanwhile, all private channels aired statements from government officials and the country?s president Tayyip Erdogan as he assured the citizens that the coup would be made unsuccessful.