An attempted coup in Turkey has claimed the lives of nearly 200 people, and over 1,500 members of the military were arrested in the wake of the attempted putsch.
As news organisations looked to get the latest and breaking changes in a situation that was changing by the second, social media once again played a crucial role.
Despite the fact that President Tayyip Erdogan has often targeted soial media and made moves to restrict access to many of the networks, around the country and at the centre of the attempted coup, videos captured by users brought people to the front line.
Twitter noted that while they weren't blocked fully, there there had been a deliberate slowing of their networks, which meant that the information posted might not be up to date.
We have no reason to think we’ve been fully blocked in #Turkey, but we suspect there is an intentional slowing of our traffic in country.
— Policy (@policy) 15 July 2016
Still, videos showing the scenes appeared on Instagram, Twitter and Periscope.
Live in #Turkey this is nuts: https://t.co/UR187S3SGO
— Baked Alaska™ (@bakedalaska) 16 July 2016
Ankara'daki jetler pic.twitter.com/iCTd5ARKVw
— Hazal Koptagel (@HazalKoptagel) 15 July 2016
Others chose to broadcast using Facebook Live, showcasing the extent of the damage being caused by the attempted coup, as well as the reaction on the streets.
President Erdogan even appeared via FaceTime on the news to denounce the coup, and that those involved would pay a heavy price for their actions.
On reddit, a thread allowed users to keep up with information, as users posted new information, or debunked images which were being shared on social media that were old or falsely claiming to be from the protest.
There was also a live thread, which kept people up to date with all the latest developments as the situation continued to change rapidly.
The moment a mob retook the offices of CNN from the military was also captured on video and shared on Twitter.
cnn'de darbecilere önce polis, sonra siviller müdahale etti pic.twitter.com/fiw5jVRC9v
— ismail saymaz (@ismailsaymaz) July 16, 2016
