Turkey remained in chaos Friday night as the military attempted to seize control of the country in a forceful coup.
President Recep Erdogan has called on Turkish citizens to take to the streets to show their support of the government, but instances of violence have erupted across the country between the military, police and citizens.
Along with horrifying video footage showing a tank crushing a car in the streets of Istanbul as Turkish citizens helplessly fight back with sticks, scenes of horror and mayhem have been captured by countless social media users across the country.
See some of the most disturbing videos and photos below. Other extremely graphic videos have been released including one on Reddit that depicts a man with his head completely blown off.
LATEST: People are attacking soldiers who attempted coup in #Istanbul, Turkey. https://t.co/8gJLQyaLSl
— Vocal Europe (@thevocaleurope) July 15, 2016
Istanbul Taksim-Square 02:05: A few 100 people and 20 soldiers. People shouting: "Go back". Now gunfire. Warning. pic.twitter.com/Rtf034HCbL
— Deniz Yücel (@Besser_Deniz) July 15, 2016
Erdogan supporters have gone to Turkish consulates in Austria to protest the coup.
https://twitter.com/GeroldRiedmann/status/754103873749540865
One account tweeted a video which appears to show gunfire being shot from a helicopter.
Halk resmen ateş altında… pic.twitter.com/GEozfAD8JZ
— NAYN (@Nayn_Co) July 15, 2016
More instances of gunfire in the city of Ankara.
#TurkeyCoup: Gunfire in #Anakara pic.twitter.com/O8h6IEvT6G
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) July 15, 2016
A military tank can be seen running right over a taxi as a crowd gathers around, with some people trying to hit the tank with large sticks.
#TurkeyCoup: Tank crushes yellow taxi pic.twitter.com/mQfCnRsio2
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) July 15, 2016
Military tanks continue to drive through the streets of Ankara.
https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/754082560632844288
In Istanbul, a video shows a group of anti-coup citizens seizing control over a military tank.
https://twitter.com/SANDMAN_LBY/status/754079636724776961
Citizens have also gathered in Taksim Square in Istanbul to protest the coup.
People gather in Taksim Square to protest military coup in #Turkey https://t.co/B86WmvscrR pic.twitter.com/Zo3Bctyam5
— RT (@RT_com) July 15, 2016
A man lies in front of a moving tank.
https://twitter.com/reuterspictures/status/754115886135541760