Some 104 coup plotters were killed after a coup attempt to bring down the Turkish government, the acting army chief said on Saturday.

Some 104 coup plotters were killed after a coup attempt to bring down the Turkish government, the acting army chief said on Saturday.

"The coup attempt has been foiled," General Umit Dundar said in televised appearance, adding that 90 people -- 41 of them police and 47 are civilians --  "fell martrys." He also said many commanders were taken to "unknown locations". President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meanwhile used Twitter to call on people to remain in the streets, warning against a new flare-up.

Erdogan urges Turks to remain on streets, warns against new flare-up
   

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday called on people to remain on the streets, warning against a fresh flare-up after an attempted coup to bring him down.

"We should keep on owning the streets tonight no matter at what stage (the coup attempt is) because a new flare-up could take place at any moment," Erdogan said in a Twitter message.