July 15, Friday (All times in GMT)
1950 - Gunshots heard in Ankara, military jets and helicopters fly overhead. Helicopters seen overhead in Istanbul.
2002 - Turkish prime minister Binali Yildirim says attempted coup under way; says security forces have been called in to "do what is necessary".
2025 - Turkish TV channels report statement purportedly from Turkish military saying it has taken power to protect democratic order.
2038 - Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is safe, reports CNN Turk.
2126 - Speaking to CNN Turk via a cellphone video link, Mr Erdogan urges people to take to the streets to protest and vows to return to Ankara.
2151 - A military helicopter opens fire over the Turkish capital Ankara, witnesses report explosion.
2339 - Bomb hits parliament in Ankara; witness hears blast in Istanbul.
2352 - Turkish PM says situation under control, declares no-fly zone over Ankara.
July 16, Saturday
0027 - Two more explosions hit parliament
0045 - Around 30 soldiers, part of faction attempting to carry out coup, surrender weapons after being surrounded by armed police in Taksim square.
0339 - Mr Erdogan addresses thousands waving flags at Istanbul's main airport, urges supporters to stay on streets until the situation normalises.
0342 - More soldiers involved in the attempted coup surrender.
0418 - Email from the Turkish military General Staff's press office says faction of officers behind the coup attempt is still fighting. Calling itself the Peace at Home Movement, the faction tells people to stay indoors for their own safety.
0902 - Turkey's EU minister, Omer Celik, says coup situation "90 per cent under control", but some commanders being held hostage.
0920 - Mr Yildirim says 161 people killed, 1,440 wounded, 2,839 army members detained including ordinary soldiers and high-ranking officers. Says those who formed backbone of coup detained, and calls on citizens to fill town and city squares with flags.
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Are non-fungible tokens a currency, asset, or a licensing instrument? Arnab Das, global market strategist EMEA at Invesco, says they are mix of all of three.
You can buy, hold and use NFTs just like US dollars and Bitcoins. “They can appreciate in value and even produce cash flows.”
However, while money is fungible, NFTs are not. “One Bitcoin, dollar, euro or dirham is largely indistinguishable from the next. Nothing ties a dollar bill to a particular owner, for example. Nor does it tie you to to any goods, services or assets you bought with that currency. In contrast, NFTs confer specific ownership,” Mr Das says.
This makes NFTs closer to a piece of intellectual property such as a work of art or licence, as you can claim royalties or profit by exchanging it at a higher value later, Mr Das says. “They could provide a sustainable income stream.”
This income will depend on future demand and use, which makes NFTs difficult to value. “However, there is a credible use case for many forms of intellectual property, notably art, songs, videos,” Mr Das says.
