Soldiers raided the offices of CNN Turk as they tried to take over the country in a coup attempt in which at least 161 people have died.

Footage has also emerged since then showing civilians storming the same building to get it back from the soldiers.

Turkey's state news agency Anadolu and the NTV news channel both report that 2,745 judges were fired across the country on Saturday.

The decision was taken by the body overseeing judges and prosecutors - the meeting was reportedly held to discuss disciplinary measures against those suspected of having links with alleged coup plotter Fetullah Gulen.

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has just released a statement saying: "We condemn the attempted coup in Turkey and reiterate our full support to the democratic institutions of the country."

While adding the EU was in contact with Turkish authorities, she said: "Societal tensions can only be addressed through democratic processes.

"We underline the need for a swift return to Turkey's constitutional order with its checks and balances and stress the importance for the rule of law and fundamental freedoms to prevail."

BBC Monitoring

Turkish media are widely reporting two men as having orchestrated the attempted coup. 

One of these is General Akin Ozturk, the former commander of the Turkish Air Force, who retired from the military in August 2015, but who continued to serve as a member of the Supreme Military Council. 

The second indvidual is Lieutenant-General Metin Iyidil, the Combat and Support Training commander of the Land Forces Training and Doctrine Command. 

Reuters news agency reports that Greece will "examine" the asylum requests of eight men who arrived there in a military helicopter earlier today, citing two government sources.

Turkey has demanded that the group be sent back. 

The sources said the military helicopter they arrived in will be returned to Turkey immediately. 

Camelia Cracan from Moldova tells the BBC about the situation last night in Ataturk Airport. 

She describes the experience as a "nightmare".

Ms Cracan was traveling via Istanbul on her way to Madagascar from Belgium.

Image source, Camelia Cracan

Image source, Camilla Cracan

Although the government claims the situation in Turkey is "fully under control", reports suggest not all is peaceful yet.

Reuters news agency is reporting that an "anti-government group" has taken over a frigate at Turkey's Golcuk naval base and taken a commander hostage, citing a Greek military source.

The BBC cannot confirm this report.

Gory pictures and video are spreading on social media allegedly showing supporters of the ruling AKP beheading a soldier on one of the bridges crossing the Bosphorus.

The bridge was earlier the scene of a mass surrendering by soldiers involved in the coup.

British tourists in Turkey have been describing what they saw and heard overnight.

Mike Baddeley, on holiday in the resort of Marmaris, told BBC 5 live Breakfast he was woken by "a very large explosion, followed by, it seemed like one or two helicopters flying above our heads... with machine gun fire".

In the morning, he saw armed men in military fatigues walking around the hotel, but no further violence.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had been on holiday in the resort, but had reportedly left by the time the shots were fired. 

Watch Mike's account here

Image source, Reuters

This report is from the Associated Press news agency:

Gaza's Hamas rulers have congratulated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for quashing an attempted military coup. 

The Islamic militant group condemned the attempt as a "vicious'' plot to overthrow Erdogan. 

The Turkish leader has been a staunch supporter of Hamas and a fierce critic of Israel. 

Hamas supporters took to the streets in several places across the Gaza Strip to celebrate the coup's failure, raising Turkish flags and posters bearing Erdogan's image. 

Turkey recently restored ties with Israel after a six-year lull following a deadly Israeli naval raid to stop an activist flotilla aiming to breach the Gaza blockade.  

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sent out a mass text message calling on people to take to the streets against anti-government forces.It is not the first time the president has used his mobile phone to communicate with the public in the last 24 hours.

In the midst of the putsch, he addressed the public via the FaceTime app on an iPhone live on CNN-Turk. 

Image source, Reuters

Jeremy Bowen
BBC Middle East editor

The attempted coup happened because Turkey is deeply divided over President Erdogan's project to transform the country and because of the contagion of violence from the war in Syria. 

President Erdogan and his AK party have become experts at winning elections, but there have always been doubts about his long-term commitment to democracy. 

He is a political Islamist who has rejected modern Turkey's secular heritage. 

Mr Erdogan has been increasingly authoritarian - and assuming the coup attempt is crushed might become more so. 

He is trying to turn himself into a strong executive president. 

From the beginning Mr Erdogan's government has been deeply involved in the war in Syria, backing Islamist opposition to President Assad - but violence has spread across the border, helping to reignite the fight with the Kurdish PKK - and making Turkey into a target for the jihadists who call themselves Islamic State. 

That has caused a lot of disquiet. 

Turkey has faced increasing turmoil - and the attempt to overthrow President Erdogan will not be the last of it. 

The Turkish foreign minister has called on Greece to return the eight Turks who fled there in a military helicopter and asked for asylum.

Image source, AFP/Getty Images

If the coup was going to succeed, the conspirators had to keep President Recep Tayyip Erdogan out of the picture and they were unable to do so, the BBC News Website's Europe editor Paul Kirby says.

The plotters also failed to maintain control over media outlets as the night went on, and the uprising did not enjoy support across the armed forces, let alone political or public backing.

You can read his full analysis here