This Is Unreal': Military Storms CNN Turk Studios, Forces Anchors Off the Air

During Friday night’s attempted military coup in Turkey, members of the military reportedly stormed into CNN’s Turkish headquarters and forced the anchors off the air.

The initial chaos was captured on video and CNN Turk started broadcasting live on Facebook once the network was forced to vacate the set.

Watch video taken inside the studio below:

Turkish soldiers disrupt CNN Turk brodcasting #Turkey pic.twitter.com/ObWHzBraaF

— Zaid Benjamin (@zaidbenjamin) July 16, 2016

CNN’s Anderson Cooper covered the developments live on Friday night.

"We don't know how much longer we can continue our broadcast" says @CNNTurk anchor as soldiers enter studio https://t.co/NcCFaICe3W

— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) July 16, 2016

Forces loyal to Turkey's president quashed the coup attempt in a night and day of explosions, air battles and gunfire. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed that those responsible "will pay a heavy price for their treason" and demanded that the United States extradite the cleric he blamed for the attempted overthrow of his government.

The chaos Friday night and Saturday left about 265 people dead and over 1,400 wounded, according to authorities. After reclaiming control of the country, Turkish officials arrested or fired thousands of troops and judges they claimed were followers of the U.S.-based moderate Islamic cleric, Fethullah Gulen.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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