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15 Jul 2016, 6:44 pm

Obama rejects military coup in Turkey


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15 Jul 2016, 6:51 pm

Turkey Restores Twitter, Calls For Uprising Against Coup


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15 Jul 2016, 7:33 pm

Obama supports the Islamist president

what a surprise



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15 Jul 2016, 7:47 pm

I think Erdogan's winning.


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15 Jul 2016, 7:59 pm

Anti-islamists getting excited about this are misinformed. The group within the military that orchestrated this are followers of a rival islamist. It's true that Erdogen is extremely corrupt, but the lead group orchestrating this is not secular. If they succeed it will not necessarily be a victory for secularism. Real secularists in Turkey are not excited about this. If Erdogen prevails (most likely), it will give him an excuse to be even more autocratic.



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15 Jul 2016, 8:10 pm

30 soldiers in Istanbul that were part of the coup have surrendered to police.


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15 Jul 2016, 8:17 pm

Erdogan has landed in Istanbul's Ataturk Airport and is now appearing in public.


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15 Jul 2016, 8:22 pm

I was watching Sky News Live and wondered why we were hearing from a British tourist who spoke with authority on the situation in Turkey.


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15 Jul 2016, 8:45 pm

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Erdogan delivers speech to the nation from Istanbul's airport


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15 Jul 2016, 8:56 pm

:arrow: WARNING: GRAPHIC
Video of civilians massacred by terrorist coupsters in Turkey
https://www.facebook.com/muslu.apo.5/vi ... 027074835/


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15 Jul 2016, 9:11 pm

Turkey PM: 120 arrested after Friday's coup attempt


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15 Jul 2016, 10:53 pm

The_Face_of_Boo wrote:
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State TV channel says the country is now under the control of a "peace council" that will ensure the safety of the population.

It states that democratic and secular rule of law has been eroded by the Erdogan government.


all airports in Turkey are closed

it seems like this coup might be successful


I doubt there will be any force in Turkey that can stop them now.


That's what I thought about the coup in Battlestar Galactica but Captain Adama got it under control and executed the traitors.



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15 Jul 2016, 11:16 pm

Coup fails; 60+ dead; 750+ detained including 5 generals and 29 colonels; CNN Turk back on air

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16 Jul 2016, 12:25 am

thoughtbeast wrote:
Coup fails; 60+ dead; 750+ detained including 5 generals and 29 colonels; CNN Turk back on air

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Let the executions begin.



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16 Jul 2016, 1:14 am

Chronos wrote:
The_Face_of_Boo wrote:
Jacoby wrote:
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State TV channel says the country is now under the control of a "peace council" that will ensure the safety of the population.

It states that democratic and secular rule of law has been eroded by the Erdogan government.


all airports in Turkey are closed

it seems like this coup might be successful


I doubt there will be any force in Turkey that can stop them now.


That's what I thought about the coup in Battlestar Galactica but Captain Adama got it under control and executed the traitors.


Good analogy.

Maybe this fail is for the better, he is the elected president after all and it could have led to civil war.



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16 Jul 2016, 1:21 am

marshall wrote:
Anti-islamists getting excited about this are misinformed. The group within the military that orchestrated this are followers of a rival islamist. It's true that Erdogen is extremely corrupt, but the lead group orchestrating this is not secular. If they succeed it will not necessarily be a victory for secularism. Real secularists in Turkey are not excited about this. If Erdogen prevails (most likely), it will give him an excuse to be even more autocratic.


It is said that Gulen Futhellah is behind it; a religious scholar.