Update: The Turkish government has released a statement which states that a total of 80 Turkish citizens are being held by ISIS in Mosul.
49 (the Consul, Turkish Special Forces who were guarding the consulate, the consulate staff, and family members of the consulate staff including children) were abducted when ISIS seized the Turkish consulate, and 31 are Turkish truck drivers who were working in Mosul.
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Turkish media are reporting that the Turkish Consulate in Mosul, Iraq was seized by ISIS today.
The Turkish Government has not released any official statements other than to say the matter is being investigated.
The number of people detained by ISIS at the consulate is put at between 15 and 48, including the Consul, Turkish Special Forces who were guarding the consulate, consulate staff, and family members of the consulate staff including two or three children. The consul is a senior adviser to Turkish PM Erdoğan.
They have reportedly been taken to the building in Mosul which ISIS is using as its hedquarters.
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It is now being reported that Tikrit has been overrun by ISIS today.
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Links (I will add more as I find them):
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http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/...
http://www.todayszaman.com/...
http://www.theguardian.com/...
http://news.yahoo.com/...
http://www.aljazeera.com/...
http://webtv.hurriyet.com.tr/...