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Failed military coup in Turkey; Erdogan promising swift reprisal
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is it Thanksgiving already?
FreedomFighter
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You're killin' me!
rocketskates
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Holy shit haha
I hope we do.
Is there a reliable source for this, though?
Succinct Verbosity
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False from what we know so far.
Dubbedinenglish
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Lmao an ousted Pres making a statement via FaceTime on TV. Then the reporter declined a call during it lol.
Hope not. The military seem pretty well organized in this coup and their quick taking over of important infrastructures should serve as determent of any reaction.
m_shortpants
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Erdogan needs to stand down and resign.
"Fight for me fellow Turks while I flee to Germany!"
He's managed to piss off just about every country in the world, most world leaders would be hesitant to take him. I suppose he could go to Saudi Arabia, they're still reasonably friendly with Turkey.
yikes this is going to be a civil war
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
Assad is the head of government in Syria. His ousting has been wanted by many for years now, but after years of civil war, he is still somehow retaining his position of power in Syria and outlasting his critics, a number of whom are other heads of state as the picture shows.
It doesn't mean anything. Plenty who have said that Assad must go are still in power.
But it's funny image macro for the Assad apologists.
Hey man, if we're gonna give the Turks the responsibility of sorting out the Levant I'm all for it.
#BringBackTheEmpire
god damn :lol
His Majesty
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Erdogan on facetime and begging Germany for asylum isn't enjoyable to you?
The Erdogan government immediately blames Gulen for everything, so take anything from his side with a grain of salt.
Royal_Phalanx
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I doubt a government minister is going to be objective.
MMaRsu
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This is true.. But do they support him because he is a muslim? Ive spoken with a few Turks about Erdogan, but they seem not to mind he finds women with a career a broken woman than someone who takes care of their family for instance.
Not trying to make this about religion but tbh it seems that mostly the Turks who support him are islamic of faith, in my experience at least.
Switzerland?
GoldenEye 007
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Well apparently this action is protected under Turkey's constitution. Also, there have been plenty of people saying that the PM had been moving to violate the constitution and laws as leader.
Azerbaijan?
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Germany should let him in, but only if he reads Böhmermann poem live on TV and dances to it.
Dash_Riprock
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Any leader who calls on people without guns to fight people with guns is not a true leader.
This fucker is done.
This fucker is done.
That and he tried to have a german comedian prosecuted under an old german law that forbids making fun of foreign heads of state.
JohnTinker
Limbaugh Parrot
Countdown to Trump's incoherent rambling phone call into Fox News, claiming to own a hotel in Turkey...
firehawk12
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He's been instituting more laws based on Islamic teachings, which has sharply divided the country along secularist and religious lines.
eyeball_kid
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Erdogan seemed to be a bad dude who wanted an oppressive autocracy of his very own, and I guess there's a chance the military could have the best of intentions and Turkey will come out of this relatively unscathed.
I don't really know Turkish politics, but there seems to be some question about which military faction this is. And I think the worst-case scenario would be an internal civil war between vying factions as we've seen happen in Libya.
I don't really know Turkish politics, but there seems to be some question about which military faction this is. And I think the worst-case scenario would be an internal civil war between vying factions as we've seen happen in Libya.
Even if it guarantees a quick and peaceful transition of power?
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Oh god. This is going to happen, isn't it
The perfect Dark
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With Erdogan? This was inevitable to regain peace and democracy in turkey.
I am also eagerly awaiting Trump's [unscripted] response to this.
TheSecondSpitter
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#BringBackTheDeathMarches
History has already noted down the group whose flag is your avatar as war criminals.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_situation_during_the_war_in_Donbass#War_crimes
They're also pro-Hitler.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/10/azov-far-right-fighters-ukraine-neo-nazis
It's the equivalent of having this as your avatar.
FreedomFighter
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Worked in Venezuela but you're right, I don't think this is the coup to do that?
DXB-KNIGHT
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He's asking people to go revolt on the streets through Skype hidding somewhere?
Erdogan: "I urge the Turkish people to convene at public squares and airports. There is no power higher than the power of the people."
https://twitter.com/Stratfor/status/754067773161177088
Fucking lol
https://twitter.com/Stratfor/status/754067773161177088
Fucking lol
FTFY.
ArkhamFantasy
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Forgive my ignorance, is this bad?
Forsete
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Switzerland doen't let anyone in, why would they let this dirtbag in? ;P
He is on facetime. He has no power left.
It. Is. Already. Done.
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