Alwaght- At least 265 people were killed and more than 1,400 were injured across Turkey during coup attempt.
The Turkish news agency said "161 people martyred, more than 1,400", counting only pro-Erdogan forces that were killed during clashes.
104 pro-coup participants were also killed in military action in Istanbul and Ankara that bring the death toll at 265.
Turkey’s Justice Minister has also announced 2,839 soldiers and officers implicated in the overnight coup attempt have been arrested.
A Faction in the Turkish military officially declared a coup and martial law late on Friday, saying they have "taken control of the country".
In a TV statement, the army group said: "Turkish Armed Forces have completely taken over the administration of the country to reinstate constitutional order, human rights and freedoms, the rule of law and the general security that was damaged. All international agreements are still valid. We hope that all of our good relationships with all countries will continue."
Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, however released a statement claiming the coup attempt was "foiled by the Turkish people in unity and solidarity."
"Our president and government are in charge," according to the statement, carried by Turkey’s Washington Embassy and Permanent Mission to the UN on Friday.
"Turkish armed forces were not involved in the coup attempt in its entirety. It was conducted by a clique within the armed forces and received a well-deserved response from our nation,” it added.
Turkish government accuses pro-Gülenist organization of the coup attempt, referring to US-based opposition Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen.
However the US-based group of supporters of Gulen rejects the accusations of involvement in the coup attempt in Turkey, calling such allegations "highly irresponsible".
Erdogan, who has been in power since 2002, has faced being toppled by the military before, but the alleged plot dubbed Operation Sledgehammer was prevented in 2010 by a series of arrests. Some 300 alleged conspirators were sent to prison at that time.
The NATO-member Turkey is a key US ally in the region, providing its airbase for the ongoing military campaign in neighboring Syria. It also hosts American nuclear weapons, with an estimated 50 to 90 B61 bombs stored at the Incirlik base.
