Turkey's state news agency said almost 200 soldiers had surrendered at the militaryHQ.
Special troops have been sent in to secure the complex. Turkey's chief of police, Celalettin Lekesiz, said 16 plotters were killed during clashes at the military police command.
The Anadolu news agency also reported that 1,154 people had been injured in the coup attempt.
Aerial attacks, explosions and gunfire ripped through Istanbul and the capital Ankara through the night.
Multiple blasts reportedly struck the parliament building in Ankara over the course of several hours, with lawmakers forced to retreat into shelters.
A military jet also dropped a bomb near the presidential palace in Ankara, according to a Turkish TV station, quoted by news agency
A military helicopter, apparently firing at theoffices of the state satellite operator Turksat, was reportedly shot down.
Credit: Sky News
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