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[Soyongdori]

"MSNBC: Germany denied permission to land. #Turkey https://t.co/yprbCqhXAs"

https://twitter.com/MariaLiaCalvo/status/754067355408314368?s=09

That's one refugee Germany is gonna refuse to accept.

 

[Devil]

The public seems safe, at least my family told me I don't need to worry.

 

[ClosingADoor]

So only a small part of the military and the air force support this? This is going to get ugly.

 

[mercenar1e]

Damn seems like not all of the military and barely any political groups are behind this :/.

if that's true the military should do all it can before it possibly ends.

 

[Ogodei]

lol what a loser. this is why you make friends.

This is why, specifically, you don't piss all over diplomatic protocol and lodge formal efforts to get foreign pundits jailed for making parody videos, specifically.

A coup isn't the right way to go about this, but it is interesting to see Erdogan realize that the only reason anyone outside of Turkey liked him was because they had to.

 

[Chaos17]

@agirecudi
Ankara: Tank heading to Prime minster's palace. Protesters block the tank.
.

Seems this is false, in the comments

‏@MrInsaf 1 minil y a 1 minute

@ragipsoylu @ukleave_eu they r not taking over the tank they are praising the military for over throwing a dictator

 

[Liha]

ZDF is broadcasting some concert for me.

NOW!

 

[cartoon_soldier]

My wife's parents would have been in Turkey right now if not for the airport attack that happened.

Turkey has coups every 20 odd years, so not that surprising. Generally it is military organizing a coup for secular government.

 

[oti]

ZDF is broadcasting some concert for me.

They said on Twitter they'd start at midnight after getting torn apart for not covering Turkey live. I guess they're taking their time.

 

[Green Yoshi]

Is there really enough people supporting Erdogan to reach that critical mass to push it that far? That's what I'm trying to figure out.

Not in the cities, but the rural population stays behind Erdogan.

 

[TestOfTide]

Depends on his current approval ratings... I'd go by that first to get some insight on how likely the population will possibly react.

Anyone have his approval numbers?

Even that wouldn't be reliable because people would just say they approve of Edrogan due to fear of being arrested.

 

[Molemitts]

holy shit, the little mini mic

It looks like they're interviewing a tiny man in a box.

 

[Pusherman]

How dare people take to the streets to let their voices be heard. Everyone knows a proper democracy only works when people sit back and let unelected military officials make all the decisions.

 

[Devil]

Maybe Boehmermann has a room to spare for Erdogan.

 

[Diprosalic]

Switzerland?

yeah right..

 

[ElTorro]

"MSNBC: Germany denied permission to land. #Turkey https://t.co/yprbCqhXAs"

https://twitter.com/MariaLiaCalvo/status/754067355408314368?s=09

Given that this tweet is from a nobody and given that Al'Jazeera is showing Erdogan clearly not being in a plane, is the entire asylum-in-Germany substory probably bullshit?

 

[LiK]

All flights to Turkey are returning to their flight origins.

 

[And_Gignac]

It seems the coup will fail, which would be a terrible outcome.

 

[Liha]

The pro-Erdogan slant at Al-Jazeera English is sickening. They're painting Erdogan as some sort of Democratic saint.

Qatar is a dictatorship and modern mafia state, what did you expect?

 

[How About No]

@ragipsoylu
#BREAKING Footage shows civilians are taking over a tank in Turkey

@agirecudi
Ankara: Tank heading to Prime minster's palace. Protesters block the tank.


This will be a civil war.

...oh fuck no

 

[FreedomFighter]

Even that wouldn't be reliable because people would just say they approve of Edrogan due to fear of being arrested.

Yeah, good point.

 

[Switch Back 9]

Friend of mine from college (who is Turkish) flew home a few days ago, she's right in the thick of it and posting some insane Facebook updates. I've encouraged her to go out and get some photos, hopefully she nails some awesome shots.

 

[SgtCobra]

It seems the coup will fail, which would be a terrible outcome.

What gives you that impression?

 

[Lender]

Jets flying live over the Sky interview.

 

[Baron Doggystyle von Woof]

Another possible civil war. Yet some posters here are cheering. Disgusting truly disgusting.

 

[superdeluxe]

Military Jets buzzing the city..I'm guessing to scare protestors. heard on Sky TV

 

[SporeCrawler]

It seems the coup will fail, which would be a terrible outcome.

From what source comes this information?

 

[victreeb3l]

I think it was extremely naive of people to think this will end quickly and peacefully. People are going to get hurt and if the coup fails than it will only embolden Erdogan even more.

 

[Setsu00]

They said on Twitter they'd start at midnight after getting torn apart for not covering Turkey live. I guess they're taking their time.

... Which is absolutely the right thing to do. This is a developing situation and nobody seems to know what's going on. Spreading false or unconfirmed information doesn't help anyone.

 

[FreedomFighter]

The pro-Erdogan slant at Al-Jazeera English is sickening. They're painting Erdogan as some sort of Democratic saint.

Learning from the best...

 

[Kaiken]

This is the Elric brothers fault isn't it?

Spoiler

/s

 

[ArjanN]

He's been president since 2003. How has he not cleaned house in the military already?

It's easier to bully cilvilians than people with tanks and fighter jets

 

[commedieu]

Friend of mine from college (who is Turkish) flew home a few days ago, she's right in the thick of it and posting some insane Facebook updates. I've encouraged her to go out and get some photos, hopefully she nails some awesome shots.

 

[Fine Ham Abounds]

There's something fascinating about a constitutional clause to allow for coups

May you live in interesting times indeed.

Still the greatest curse ever uttered

 

[Mr. X]

How dare people take to the streets to let their voices be heard. Everyone knows a proper democracy only works when people sit back and let unelected military officials make all the decisions.

He's creating an Islamic dictatorship in a secular country from what it looks like.

 

[TheSecondSpitter]

Friend of mine from college (who is Turkish) flew home a few days ago, she's right in the thick of it and posting some insane Facebook updates. I've encouraged her to go out and get some photos, hopefully she nails some awesome shots.

Wow, what a great friend you are!

 

[Yudoken]

Guess who just left his sisters wedding and currently drives from Gaziantep to Mersin?
We're driving with three cars, hopefully there is nothing going on our way.

 

[ahoyhoy]

Friend of mine from college (who is Turkish) flew home a few days ago, she's right in the thick of it and posting some insane Facebook updates. I've encouraged her to go out and get some photos, hopefully she nails some awesome shots.

I'd encourage her to stay far away from anyone with a gun or large crowds. Never know when shit is going to go down.

 

[Insane Metal]

WHAT

WTF IS GOING ON

PLEASE WORLD

STOP

Edit:

Guess who just left his sisters wedding and currently drives from Gaziantep to Mersin?
We're driving with three cars, hopefully there is nothing going on our way.

Well, shit. Stay safe bro. Be careful.

 

[oti]

Friend of mine from college (who is Turkish) flew home a few days ago, she's right in the thick of it and posting some insane Facebook updates. I've encouraged her to go out and get some photos, hopefully she nails some awesome shots.

what the fuck is wrong with you? tell her to go back

 

[Orbis]

I've encouraged her to go out and get some photos, hopefully she nails some awesome shots.

Lol what, she should probably stay inside.

 

[DerangedHermit]

Friend of mine from college (who is Turkish) flew home a few days ago, she's right in the thick of it and posting some insane Facebook updates. I've encouraged her to go out and get some photos, hopefully she nails some awesome shots.

what the fucking hell?

 

[MMaRsu]

sounds to me like a failed coup, its terrible for people wanting a secular state but if the people of turkey want a islamic regime led by a dictator then so be it.

 

[Kusagari]

Religious extremists propped up Erdogan and they're the exact type to strike back against something like this.

This could get bad.

 

[Yamauchi]

Man, if the military fails and Erdogan emerges triumphant...

That is a terrifying thought.

 

[Fantastapotamus]

Man this thread is not good for my mental health. I really hope this all turns out well.

 

[Regginator]

Dont know about the chants, but there are numerous live streams on Periscope happening that show large crowds chanting

Like this large crowd chanting against the coup.

 

[Syder]

WHAT

WTF IS GOING ON

PLEASE WORLD

STOP

This could be a good thing for Turkey long-term.

 

[SexyFish]

Friend of mine from college (who is Turkish) flew home a few days ago, she's right in the thick of it and posting some insane Facebook updates. I've encouraged her to go out and get some photos, hopefully she nails some awesome shots.

Hopefully she stays safe from your shitty advice.

 

[belushy]

Friend of mine from college (who is Turkish) flew home a few days ago, she's right in the thick of it and posting some insane Facebook updates. I've encouraged her to go out and get some photos, hopefully she nails some awesome shots.

I think she'd be better off just staying low right now.