The federal government urges Canadians in Turkey to keep calm and stay inside amidst a military effort to take over the country, and is offering consular support.

Security forces on Sunday rounded up 52 more military officers for alleged coup links and issued detention orders for 53 more judges and prosecutors, continuing the purge of judges seen as government opponents.

Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildririm said the country's military has made an "illegal attempt" to take control of the government.

The people of Turkey rushed to ATMs to get cash, lined up at gas stations for fuel, and took to the streets in protest as Turkish military forces attempted to take control of the country.

A Syrian government newspaper says the failed coup in Turkey was fabricated and aimed at tarnishing the reputation of the military.

A Toronto-area MP in Turkey during the failed coup attempt says he was moved as he watched thousands celebrate the survival of democracy in the country.

Huge crowds gathered Sunday in Istanbul for a massive rally to mark the end of nightly democracy demonstrations following Turkey's abortive July 15 coup that killed over 270 people.

Turkey's state-run news agency said Tuesday that courts have ordered 85 generals and admirals jailed pending trial over their roles in a failed coup attempt. Dozens of others were still being questioned.

Canada has told Turkey to respect the rule of law as it moves against the plotters of its failed coup, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Turkish military forces said their attempted coup Friday was a response to the increasingly autocratic rule of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Military school cadets who were arrested following the failed coup in Turkey were unwitting participants because their commanders told them they would be attending a “surprise party” for the new head of the academy, relatives of the youths said Friday.

Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion is urging calm in Turkey following the failed coup attempt and advised Canadians in the country to stay indoors.

Turkey will be able to extend detention times for suspects and issue decrees without parliamentary approval under a three-month state of emergency approved Thursday by lawmakers following last week's attempted military coup.

In a new tactic against suspected coup plotters, Turkey on Saturday announced it had seized more than 2,250 social, educational or health care institutions and facilities that it claims pose a threat to national security.

Turkey has long sought to extradite Fethullah Gulen, a former ally of the Turkey president, who is blamed for the failed coup when rogue soldiers attacked Turkey's parliament.

More than 130,000 people have been purged from the public service through emergency government decrees -- along with arrests of journalists, military professionals and others.

Incredible security footage shows the moment a protester is nearly run over by two tanks during the recent coup attempt in Turkey last Friday.

A failed military coup that left more than 265 dead appears to have bolstered Recep Tayyip Erdogan's immediate grip on power.

A Turkish-Montrealer opens up about his feelings on the attempted coup in Turkey.

The Obama administration would entertain an extradition request for the U.S.-based cleric that Turkey's president is blaming for a failed coup attempt, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday.