Harnser Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 So, to round off an interesting week, it is reported that the military have taken over in Turkey.Beam me up Scotty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbie Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 This BBC report suggest it may not be a full blown coup. Time will tell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted July 15, 2016 Author Share Posted July 15, 2016 A coup attempt in Turkey involves a substantial part of the military and "not just a few colonels", a European Union source monitoring events in the EU candidate country said on Friday."It looks like a relatively well orchestrated coup by a substantial body of the military, not just a few colonels," the source told Reuters."They’ve got control of the airports and are expecting control over the TV station imminently," the source said, shortly before state television TRT broadcast a military declaration of martial law."They control several strategic points in Istanbul. Given the scale of the operation, it is difficult to imagine they will stop short of prevailing," the source said.Another European diplomat said he was attending a dinner with the Turkish ambassador in a European capital when they were interrupted by messages on their mobile phones."This is clearly not some tinpot little coup. The Turkish ambassador was clearly shocked and is taking it very seriously," the diplomat told Reuters as the dinner party broke up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Whatever it was, coup or near coup, it's apparently over.No surprise that Erdogan will be dealing with the perpetrators in his own unique way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted July 16, 2016 Author Share Posted July 16, 2016 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is reported as in the process of changing the law to re-enable capital punishment.Another Muslim dictator that the area does not need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 A good friend of mine and his family are due to fly to Istanbul on Thursday for an extended visit to their family. Maybe not now..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardengirl Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 My first reaction at the start when I saw some of the military arrested was that it wasn't for real, the actions/reactions didn't convince me. I thought it was just a plot to get rid of opposition.I'm more convinced of that than ever, due to the numbers of judges etc who have been arrested. I think it was all a sham to make the people proud of him for 'overthrowing' the enemy, so ensuring their 'democracy'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vette Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 That was my thought exactly. A perfect way to lock up and silence the opposition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 So, are they going to accept any more of our migrants that we do not want in that multi-billion euro deal we made with them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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