Horrifying Turkey Video Shows Tank Crushing a Car in the Street (Video)

A chilling video shows a military tank crushing a car in the streets of Istanbul as Turkish citizens helplessly fight back with sticks.

The scene comes from Turkey’s ongoing military coup, which broke out Friday after months of terrorist attacks and instability in the U.S.-allied country.

Also Read: Watch Turkey's Ousted President Explain Coup From His Smartphone (Video)

The scene appears to be from a commercial-heavy section of Istanbul, a city literally divided between Europe and Asia.

It includes towers and places of worship that predate the Crusades alongside hip coffee shops and clothing stores that wouldn’t be out of place in L.A. or San Francisco. Tanks in the street are far from the norm, however.

UNBELIEVABLE CRAZY FOOTAGE #Video #Turkey army tanks run over cars in middle of the roads in Istanbul..!!!! pic.twitter.com/80lMbgriJi

— Rami (@RamiAILoIah) July 15, 2016

This video purports to show tanks in the street of Ankara:

MORE: Tanks Continue To Roll Through The Streets Of Ankara.

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— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) July 15, 2016

The videos came soon after Turkey’s president, Recep Erdogan, vowed on state television to fight against the attempted military coup of the country — but was forced to give that pledge in an interview from his smartphone.

“Those who attempt a coup will pay a heavy price in the courts,” he said in an interview on TRT via FaceTime.

Major Terrorist Attacks in 2016 (Photos)

Terrorist attacks in Brussels, Orlando, and Nice have made the biggest headlines around the globe, but there have been more than 100 more terrorist attacks this year. These are some of the deadliest ones that have happened so far. Be advised: This gallery contains violent imagery.
January 3 -- ISIS suicide bombers attack Camp Speicher, a former U.S. base now used by the Iraqi Air Force, killing 15.
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January 7 -- A car bomb at a Libyan police camp in the town of Zilten kills 60 people and wounds 200 more.
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January 11 -- Bombs in three cities in Iraq, including Baghdad, kill over 130 people.
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January 16 -- ISIS forces attack the Syrian town of Deir ez-Zor, killing Syrian army members as well as women and children. Death toll estimates range between 130 and 300 people.
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February 1 -- A suicide bomber detonates a vest outside Afghanistan's national police headquarters in Kabul, killing 20 and injuring 29.
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February 8 -- ISIS executes approximately 300 activists, police, and military personnel in Mosul, Iraq.
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February 21 -- ISIS detonates car bombs in two Syrian towns heavily populated with Shi'ite Muslims, killing between 140 and 270 people, and wounding over 300 more.
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February 17; March 13 -- 67 people are killed in two car bombings in Ankara, Turkey that occur within a month of each other.
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March 22 -- Three suicide bombers armed with nail bombs performed coordinated attacks in Brussels, Belgium. Thirty-two people are killed, with the nail bombs wounding 340 more.
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March 27 -- Seventy-two people, including 29 children, are killed in a suicide bombing at the largest public park in Lahore, Pakistan.
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June 12 -- A gunman opens fire on a nightclub popular with the LGBT community in Orlando, killing 49 and wounding 53 before being shot down by law enforcement officials. The attack is the deadliest in the United States since 9/11.
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June 28 -- A trio of suicide bombings at an airport in Istanbul kill 45 and injure 200 more. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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July 3 -- Several bombings in Baghdad kill over 300 and wound 225. The attacks are the deadliest in Iraq since 2007.
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July 7 -- A sniper kills five police officers who are escorting a protest against police brutality in Dallas. The shooting came in the same week that two African-American men, Alton Sterling and Philando Castile were killed during encounters with police officers.
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July 14: At least 77 people are killed in Nice, France, after a truck drives through a crowd on Bastille Day.
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Major attacks in 2016 have taken place in Brussels, Nice, Syria, and Orlando

Terrorist attacks in Brussels, Orlando, and Nice have made the biggest headlines around the globe, but there have been more than 100 more terrorist attacks this year. These are some of the deadliest ones that have happened so far. Be advised: This gallery contains violent imagery.

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