CNN TürkTurns to Facebook Live as Military Take Over Studio [Updated]

CNN Türk was forced to halt its reportage of the coup in Turkey after soldiers entered the studio . But its Facebook live feed was still running and watcher could see some of what transpire .

According toThe Guardian , a group of soldier landed at the Dogan Media Center , where the studios of CNN Türk are locate , and entered the studio , forcing anchor out of their chair and workers out of the construction . The station was supply update via its Twitter feed . Gawkerreported that diarist resisted , and several people were get a line screaming on air .

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According to Borzou Daragahi , a BuzzFeed newsperson in the Middle East , one journalist was take in the takeover .

Breaking : Senior Turkey official says one journalist report shoot in takeover of@CNNTurkby takeover machinator . journalist ' phones seized .

— Borzou Daragahi 🖊 🗒 ( @borzou)July 16 , 2016

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At one gunpoint , the Facebook bouncy provender showed an empty desk and chair and there were sounds of crowds tone from outside the studio . The stream has since re-start , with Erdogan Aktas back at the desk ( he was host at the time the soldiers started empty people ) .

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It ’s not just CNN Türk that has been shoot . Other Instanbul - base publications have been force to stop over operations by the war machine . Emre Kizilkaya , an Istanbul - found journalist who works for the Hurriyet Gazetesi , say that soldiers entered the building and have use up some of his colleagues as surety .

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