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Failed military coup in Turkey; Erdogan promising swift reprisal
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the_sun_king
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Hope everyone stays safe, whether you're a Turkish citizen or an expat.
These statements from the military are reassuring.
These statements from the military are reassuring.
Europe will Secretly welcome his removal. He got away with a lot. Blaming the Kurdish minority in his country, fighting with journalists, then throwing them in jail, corruption by allowing friends of friends to build supermarkets on land he purchased through the backdoor, threatening people outside of Turkey with Turkish heritage for not being pro Turkey,list is long.
Of course if his men are watching as I type, I apologize in advance and will take everything I said back.
He also owns a private jet lol
Fair enough. My point was I do not blame the people but the governments that made those decisions (i.e. Cyprus, Population Exchange etc..)
Succinct Verbosity
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He seems to have barely any support given how easily the military could plan and enact this.
Rawket Lawnchair
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Good news. Sounds like someone sensible realised tearing Turkey in two was in no one's interests.
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TheSecondSpitter
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UK or many more countries where parliament forms the government. Anyway I didn't mean to offend you. I sort of know history and I always though that this example was pretty funny, but now I know that people can take it very literally
And that's fine when it's FPTP, whereas in this case it's PR and they couldn't govern alone on their votes.
There's no such thing as a religious democratic rule, Erdogan is a great example of this- the military re-establishing secluarism is a restoration of Turkish democratic freedoms.
They sound like the good guys to me.
SilentRacoon
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TRT television just read a statement from the military,
Thank god this is a secular coup. Hope this is not just a smoke screen for much darker intentions tho, you never know...
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Not to be a downer, but statements like this don't mean anything.
Lilalaunebaer
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That´s good.
Why? Are you Russian?
AstroNut325
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I keep reading the name as Ergo Don!
If it's like previous coups then this will help stabilise Turkey. Erdogan was running the country into the ground, he had to go. I'm just surprised it took so long.
sems4arsenal
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Can see a civil war erupting
Indeed, let's not celebrate too soon.
MMaRsu
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This is 100% true, I just hope whoever is elected has his eyes on a state without religious influences.
What do you think of the way Erdogan treated opposition and the freedom of the press? Was that democracy too?
Dear polimen of Turkey, this isn't worth your life to go against army taht have tanks, helicopters, jets...
Green Yoshi
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Assad will have a wonderful night.
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It's better than them saying the opposite.
The idealogy of being anti-democratic fuckwit that continously violates the whole concept of democracy? Shit, yes, that is one idealogy that should be hated by everyone.
People just liked it better than way
ClosingADoor
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That would mean Turkish civilians would start fighting their own military. Don't see it happening.
LucidMomentum
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Wow, today will be a day for the history books.
I wonder how something like this gets enacted? I want to know what went on during the days leading up to this from the military.
I really hope this is to put a stop to Erdogan's practices that have become increasingly dictatorial, and that the military does in fact work towards the mentioned human rights and freedoms in the statement.
Now if this is a power grab by someone else, that'll be a damn shame.
I wonder how something like this gets enacted? I want to know what went on during the days leading up to this from the military.
I really hope this is to put a stop to Erdogan's practices that have become increasingly dictatorial, and that the military does in fact work towards the mentioned human rights and freedoms in the statement.
Now if this is a power grab by someone else, that'll be a damn shame.
From my naive standpoint, sounds promising, especially given the history of the military coups.
UK or many more countries where parliament forms the government. Anyway I didn't mean to offend you. I sort of know history and I always though that this example was pretty funny, but now I know that people can take it very literally
Sorry didn't meant to stir some sort of controversy. See above.
It's not about taking something literally. It rather seems as if you don't really know how Hitler got into power. That's where people got a bit confused.
PdotMichael
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But that's democracy!
Shut up your mouth and accept everything or do you hate democracy?
Literally dying from laughter at the thought that the Turks would even attempt to touch the US nukes. They aren't suicidal.
Hopefully this is a Kemalist coup, not one in name only. 2016 really is a post-factual world, so the military lying about the reasons wouldn't be a surprise.
Hopefully this is a Kemalist coup, not one in name only. 2016 really is a post-factual world, so the military lying about the reasons wouldn't be a surprise.
Generally speaking, statements like this are not necessarily of any value. Even the Egypt's new constitution under the rule of the Muslim Brotherhood sounded pretty good superficially.
Democracy isn't a perfect system, and the system we live under isn't even a proper democracy.
Thinking democracy can do no wrong like you seem to do is to dismiss reason.
The funny thing is that Turkish military actually has the constitutional power to overthrow a nonsecular government.
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