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Not really. Ankara might have the offices, but Istanbul is still really the epicentre of Turkey in many ways. One in seven Turks live in the Istanbul region.
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Failed military coup in Turkey; Erdogan promising swift reprisal
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Not really. Ankara might have the offices, but Istanbul is still really the epicentre of Turkey in many ways. One in seven Turks live in the Istanbul region.
Royal_Phalanx
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Allowing Erdogan to facetime on national TV was a mistake. They could have taken him out if Erdogan didn't rally all his supporters.
Do you really believe the lives of random nobodies matter to people holding actual power?
Frozenprince
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KurtSloane
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Nope, majority of military is not with this ... if they were it would have been swift and successful.
jm89
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They should have shut off all internet and social media amirite?
He truly is a Machiavellian villain. Catch 22 for military.
Randomizer123454444
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Are you able to speculate on what political group the coup is trying to support with this act?
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
Didnt sound like that to me.
This is why factions within the turkish miltary staged a coup in turkey.
http://www.salon.com/2016/07/15/mil...oup_in_turkey_martial_law_and_curfew_imposed/
Also someone tried to get an interview with members of the ruling party related to the coup
https://twitter.com/BenjaminNorton/status/754120500733935616/photo/1
http://www.salon.com/2016/07/15/mil...oup_in_turkey_martial_law_and_curfew_imposed/
Also someone tried to get an interview with members of the ruling party related to the coup
https://twitter.com/BenjaminNorton/status/754120500733935616/photo/1
Kralamoonard
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I mean come on people lets just stay focused on facts rather than speculate with crazy conspiracies. It shouldn't even make a difference to how dire the situation is and the casualties. Situation sucks all around :/
Frustrated_me
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Straight out of Erdogan's playbook, am I right?
Frozenprince
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And all this will work out for the best for him and he'll assume even more sweeping power and control to stunningly high approval ratings.
victreeb3l
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What boggles my mind are some people blaming Erdogan for rallying his base when the army is literally doing all the killing. Like what the fuck?
Protestors will..protest. You dont have to kill them. How hard is that to understand?
Protestors will..protest. You dont have to kill them. How hard is that to understand?
Gaf clearly knows what is good for you better than you do.
NihonTiger90
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Please stay safe, Quirah. Do you guys have any idea who is behind the coup? Is it just part of the military trying to overthrow the government on its own?
Smokey_Run
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I would assume the people attempting the coup figured they only had to worry about state run news agencies when it came to Erdogan getting a message out and didn't think he'd be able to face time a statement that other agencies would broadcast.
Erdogan sent them out like mobile human shields. Absolutley heartbreaking seeing the loss of life. What the hell kinda coward tells unarmed people to throw themselves at soldiers? On top of that, this same bastard had his own security forces mow down protestors when they demonstrated against him
Frustrated_me
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Erdogan about to talk again, he's inside some building in Istanbul.
Nope!
Majukun
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staged by whom?
all the soldiers involved with the coup will probably end up with a charge of treason and everything that comes with it..how do you convicne all these people to just give up their lives exactly?
That's the thing that doesn't make sense at all of the whole "it's staged" theory
Stay safe, hopefully it's over soon.
Per MSNBC translation:
starting part way into it
Members of AKP party should go out on the street
This is the best answer to these people who have attempted this uprising
Some of them are being arrested actually
Turkey won't be (frightened?) by this type of uprising
Turkey can't be governed from Pennsylvania
[missed a bunch of stuff]
These tanks, military equipment belong to this country, we won't be afraid of these attacks.
I want them to know this minority group in the military will pay for what they did
We will be standing up straight and strong and I want our nationals to also be strong and stand up straight and go to the airport and arenas.
he is supposedly going to make another statement
starting part way into it
Members of AKP party should go out on the street
This is the best answer to these people who have attempted this uprising
Some of them are being arrested actually
Turkey won't be (frightened?) by this type of uprising
Turkey can't be governed from Pennsylvania
[missed a bunch of stuff]
These tanks, military equipment belong to this country, we won't be afraid of these attacks.
I want them to know this minority group in the military will pay for what they did
We will be standing up straight and strong and I want our nationals to also be strong and stand up straight and go to the airport and arenas.
he is supposedly going to make another statement
Succinct Verbosity
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If the guy is so in control of the military like he said then he can use the fucking military, not civilians.
Apparently random civvies got themselves a bulldozer 
https://www.facebook.com/musa.sahpaz/videos/743314009104263/
https://www.facebook.com/musa.sahpaz/videos/743314009104263/
Ragnar Blackmane
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It's literally do or die for the coup commanders and any officer above lieutnant in their forces at this point. The very instant they stand down they might just as well pull out their sidearm and shoot themselves, they will face zero mercy at the hands of Erdogan's staged tribunals.
Erdogan is desperate and trying to get as many bodies as he can between him and the coup forces. In a worst case scenario he will be alive and in power in the end, laugh at all those fools that sacrificed themselves for him and use them as propaganda material.
Kralamoonard
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Seems like people are very eager to condemn the civilians for protesting straight away (whether they're right or wrong) rather than acknowledge the fact it's effed up they're killing civilians.
Man maybe it's the NSFL video I saw but it's just not right :/
NihonTiger90
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Looks like a government building in Istanbul.
Hasphat'sAnts
Member
Erdogan's enemies should probably try to find somewhere to hide in the next 48 hours.
Things are not gonna go well for them even if they're not involved with the coup.
Things are not gonna go well for them even if they're not involved with the coup.
TheRealTalker
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yeah you know maybe the so called army should've never used live ammo on innocent people who don't want them to take over their country
you think?
victreeb3l
Member
The guy is a piece of shit but does the army really have to kill them? What fucking reason does a flying jet have to mow down civilians when its clearly not in self defense?
The military does not have to kill protestors. Why are they killing protestors?
TheLostBigBoss
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No, they missed their shot when they let the head of state talk to the nation
It's over, Erdogan is alive and doing live press conferences.
He's doing another one
WordsintheWater
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Don't encourage people to go out in the streets and face freaking tanks, how hard is that to understand? They don't have to kill them and shouldn't, but don't encourage them to get in harms way.
jm89
Member
Is it? Wow i had no idea.
Frustrated_me
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FORCES get him off TV!
NyMartin90
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they're showing Erdogan on BBC
Fine Ham Abounds
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Absolutely.
I don't honestly believe this was staged, though.
Not that it matters, the people of Turkey are fucked right now either way.
abracadaver
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Link?
GameAddict411
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I don't think that the issue. Erdogan knows that people will die if they oppose these forces, but instead of giving a fuck, he is asking them to sacrifice their lives for him. That's fucked up.
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