I agree that staging something like this seems impossible, but a small but influential and loyal group can maybe get others on board who are not in the know of a coup being staged.
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Failed military coup in Turkey; Erdogan promising swift reprisal
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I agree that staging something like this seems impossible, but a small but influential and loyal group can maybe get others on board who are not in the know of a coup being staged.
PodcastFips
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Never stop entertaining us Turkey, never stop!
Probably traitors anyway. But Heavy Sandvich is apparently banned, and ErdoStans will remain schtum until the discussion moves to a new point.
I really hope my Turkish friends can still flee Turkey before Erdogan crowns himself caliph of Erdostan.
Dynamite Shikoku
Congratulations, you really deserve it!
they probably think they should be beheaded too
TheSecondSpitter
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2100 out of an active military personnel of 650,000. Lol.
Everybody knew a coup was coming. Those 2100 probably thought this was widespread coup authorized by and with the support of all of Turkey's military brass.
to me it feels more like being aware that there is a coup being planned but not preventing it knowing they are to small to succeed. The Aftermath is well planned out though.
With all the surveillance that is going on by the government it's doubtful such a large military coup could be planned without parts of the government being well aware of it.
MistakenMobius
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if anything secularism only gets more appealing in Europe.
You mean like the pro Erdogan people that went to manifest in Rotterdam or Bremen?
Enhada who is the biggest party for Tunisian outside their country?
DiipuSurotu
Banned
blu
Wants the largest console games publisher to avoid Nintendo's platforms.
The Kurds are fucked, along with everybody non-AKP as well.The Kurds are fucked. How long before Erodgan blames them as well?
The white elephant in the room now being, what happens to a major NATO country controlled by a masks-down dictatorship.
nature boy
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So I guess the EU and the US will pretend nothing happened or will they pressure Erdogan not to further increase his power?
GoldenEye 007
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Welp, Turkey would have been nice to visit, but off the table now. Unless they can avoid going full dictator which seems unlikely. Hopefully the reasonable people can get out.
That's exactly the crazy thing about conspiracy theories. At one point it doesn't even matter anymore for the general public.
Let's say someone came out in 1941 and told the German public with clear evidence that the Reichstagsbrand (attack on house of parliament) has been staged by the Nazi party. Do you think they would've protested in the streets. No, at that time Germany was at (total) war and Hitler had ultimate power. Once you are in total control, the things you've done in the past don't matter.
If I was to become a dictator I surely would consider strategies which have worked in the past.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
That's what I told him too.
I mean Erdogan himself has stated that Hitler's Germany was an ideal model of governance.
Always-honest
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Pfffhaha. No.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Did he mention the Autobahn too? Usually those people mention the Autobahn.
RamzaIsCool
The Amiga Brotherhood
Judical system was already disabled by previous purges. The only branch that hasn't been touched by Erdoğan/ AKP is the constitional/ supreme court, who has the ability to overturn alot of wrong doings (and they have).
Death penalty can't be introduced because of international treaties.
It will be too late.
Regginator
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New Ottoman Empire.
Nope. He was just saying it's effective government to be looked up to. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...-hitlers-germany-example-effective-government
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
People's Republic of Freedom and Democracy, powered by Erdogan
I had to fact-check this. He actually said this. Wow.
His Majesty
Banned
We're not even a full day after the coup and there's already talk of reinstating the death penalty, judges have been fired and the military is about to go on the chopping block.
My condolences to democratic TurkeyGAF
My condolences to democratic TurkeyGAF
Frustrated_me
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Will be? It is too late, the seculars have given up. There's no hope.
Im going to Turkey next month for holiday, really hope this slows down before that. Also, feel bad for all non-Erdogan supporters in Turkey now. The future is going to be pure hell
Can't you cancel? No way would I go to Turkey.
Meh, the coupists apparently having no plan to take out the leaders, Erdogan being able to fly around and talk to CNN Turk which is still up, and then land on an airport that was suddenly no longer under control (how does that happen?). Lots of weird things in this coup that it wouldn't surprise me if the coup was infiltrated or staged by a high up in the command, leaving the foot soldiers oblivious (and now dead).
Here's hoping the fled coupists can shed light before Turkey tracks them down.
Here's hoping the fled coupists can shed light before Turkey tracks them down.
B-but Erdogan was democratically elected! Democratically!
Yep. Turkey is fucked.
Im going to Turkey next month for holiday, really hope this slows down before that. Also, feel bad for all non-Erdogan supporters in Turkey now. The future is going to be pure hell
You sure you want to do that? If I was you, I would seriously consider cancelling if that's an option.
Yeah erdogan is bad so that means we should support a fucking military coup because that's more democratic
Dat liberal logic
TTOOLL
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Im going to Turkey next month for holiday, really hope this slows down before that. Also, feel bad for all non-Erdogan supporters in Turkey now. The future is going to be pure hell
Are you???
Where do you get your drugs? Please PM me, they sound like good shit.
echoshifting
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Im going to Turkey next month for holiday, really hope this slows down before that. Also, feel bad for all non-Erdogan supporters in Turkey now. The future is going to be pure hell
I suppose I'm piling on at this point (sorry), but please, for your own safety, reconsider this trip.
ClosingADoor
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Considering it didn't even took 24 hours to remove a few thousand judges after, maybe it was.
You know, I know there are tons and tons of things that speak against Erdogan and show exactly the kind of person he is but I feel there is no greater monument to it than his palace:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Complex
If you are a democratically elected leader of a country who is only supposed to serve for certain terms, then you do NOT built yourself a 1150 room palace inside a nature preserve and then overrule the court that told you to get out of there.
That right there is a bond villain building.
As a democratically elected president, you don't live in a fucking bond villain building.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Complex
If you are a democratically elected leader of a country who is only supposed to serve for certain terms, then you do NOT built yourself a 1150 room palace inside a nature preserve and then overrule the court that told you to get out of there.
That right there is a bond villain building.
As a democratically elected president, you don't live in a fucking bond villain building.
ferrasvansen
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10 judges from the council of state now arrested, holy fuck he is going all out now.
GoldenEye 007
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Military coups are apparently protected under the Turkish Constitution.
His Majesty
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What the hell are you actually talking about right now?
Edit: No seriously, how can someone make a statement like this and then bounce the fuck out of the thread?
Are you going to elaborate or???
"Excuse me Mr President sir, but why are you arresting these judges?"
"Don't ask questions, there are some coup soldiers over there that need to be beaten to pulp, go over there, don't look"
It's political propaganda poetry in motion right now.
Like, you can literally see the public being blindsided.
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
It's in the turkish constitution that the military is allowed to overthrow the government if it poses a threat to secularism
From what i heard on the news
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