Russian airlines suspend regular flights to Turkey

161 people were killed in the coup attempt against the government, with 2,839 soldiers detained

MOSCOW: Russian airlines have suspended regular passenger flights to Turkey after an order from President Vladimir Putin following a coup attempt in Turkey, TASS news agency quoted an official from Russia's Transport Ministry as saying on Saturday.

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Saturday 161 people were killed in the coup attempt against the government, with 2,839 soldiers now detained on suspicion of involvement.



A Turkish army faction backed by tanks and fighter jets staged an attempted coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday but the strongman returned to Istanbul defiantly claiming to have regained control.