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RE: Coup d'État in Turkey under way?
July 15, 2016 at 5:08 pm
It means as soon as theyre through silencing anyone who might vote otherwise, there will be an open election held under the benevolent gaze of their small arms and heavy guns.
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RE: Coup d'État in Turkey under way?
July 15, 2016 at 5:17 pm
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(July 15, 2016 at 4:28 pm)Alex K Wrote: Weird times...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/...n-ankara1/
Wouldn't be the first time. Let's wait and see.
It's been confirmed. The military announced they took over.
http://orf.at/stories/2349629/
Links in German, but it's reliable. If you're old enough, it's not the first time this is happening. It's a peculiar situation with Turkey's military. They're kind of their supreme court when the constitution seems in danger. Let's see if it works out this time round, since Erdogan did his utmost to pull the teeth of the armed forces when he came to power. Worst case would be civil war.
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RE: Coup d'État in Turkey under way?
July 15, 2016 at 5:21 pm
Now the big question - is that a good thing or a bad thing...
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RE: Coup d'État in Turkey under way?
July 15, 2016 at 5:23 pm
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(July 15, 2016 at 5:04 pm)Alex K Wrote: (July 15, 2016 at 4:56 pm)Bella Morte Wrote: Hopefully Erdogan gets executed on live TV.
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That's not going to happen. Let's hope we don't need anything stronger than beer by the time the night is over...
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RE: Coup d'État in Turkey under way?
July 15, 2016 at 5:25 pm
(July 15, 2016 at 5:21 pm)Alex K Wrote: Now the big question - is that a good thing or a bad thing...
Usually it's a good thing, since usually, to repeat myself, they're defenders of the constitution and step down again when the dust has settled. I once talked with some turkish collegues at an advertising festival and they put more trust in their military than the politicians to grant the freedoms of their secular state.
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RE: Coup d'État in Turkey under way?
July 15, 2016 at 5:26 pm
The BBC seems to paint a slightly different picture...
Turkey army group announces takeover on TV... ?!
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PM Binali Yildirim earlier denounced an "illegal action" by a military "group", stressing it was not a coup. He said that the government remained in charge.
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RE: Coup d'État in Turkey under way?
July 15, 2016 at 5:29 pm
(July 15, 2016 at 5:26 pm)pocaracas Wrote: "
PM Binali Yildirim earlier denounced an "illegal action" by a military "group", stressing it was not a coup. He said that the government remained in charge.
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That's what our news are saying too. Doesn't mean anything though, if they manage to secure most of the strategic points. And if the coup is carried by the bulk of the army and not just some rogue officers. Which remains to be seen. But you, given your country, shouldn't be a stranger to the army saving the day.
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RE: Coup d'État in Turkey under way?
July 15, 2016 at 5:31 pm
(July 15, 2016 at 5:29 pm)abaris Wrote: (July 15, 2016 at 5:26 pm)pocaracas Wrote: "
PM Binali Yildirim earlier denounced an "illegal action" by a military "group", stressing it was not a coup. He said that the government remained in charge.
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That's what our news are saying too. Doesn't mean anything though, if they manage to secure most of the strategic points. And if the coup is carried by the bulk of the army and not just some rogue officers. Which remains to be seen. But you, given your country, shouldn't be a stranger to the army saving the day.
aye!
I know how the army can save the day...
I also know how they can make things much much worse.... I certainly hope this is not one of these cases.
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RE: Coup d'État in Turkey under way?
July 15, 2016 at 5:32 pm
Also from our news.
Quote:Das Militär hat nach eigenen Angaben die Macht in der Türkei übernommen. „Die Macht im Land ist in ihrer Gesamtheit übernommen“, hieß es in einem im Fernsehsender NTV am Freitagabend verlesenen Erklärung des Militärs. Damit sollten die demokratische Ordnung erhalten und Menschenrechte geschützt werden.
Priorität habe die Rechtsstaatlichkeit. Die Beziehungen zum Ausland würden unverändert weiter beibehalten. Zuvor hatte Ministerpräsident Binali Yildirim erklärt, in der Türkei sei ein Putschversuch von Teilen der Armee im Gange. Er verurteilte den „illegalen Versuch“ durch eine „Gruppe“ im Militär.
Basically it says, the military announced to have taken over the whole of the country to uphold democratic structures, human rights and international relations.
The announcement came after Binali Ylderim's one
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RE: Coup d'État in Turkey under way?
July 15, 2016 at 5:34 pm
(July 15, 2016 at 5:31 pm)pocaracas Wrote: I certainly hope this is not one of these cases.
In Turkey it never was. As I said before. This is the third turkish army coup I remember. They always stepped in to protect the secular constitution and stepped down once a stable civil government was installed.
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