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RE: Coup d'État in Turkey under way?
July 15, 2016 at 4:29 pm
Link?
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RE: Coup d'État in Turkey under way?
July 15, 2016 at 4:39 pm
Apparently Ergodan is in military custody. That was incredibly fast
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RE: Coup d'État in Turkey under way?
July 15, 2016 at 4:49 pm
This is wonderful news. Get that Fascist scum out of the presidential palace and into jail. The presidential palace is an insult to all of the people struggling to earn a living in Turkey. It'd be a waste to bomb it, so maybe turn it into a museum for the arts? Something more useful than emphasizing greed.
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RE: Coup d'État in Turkey under way?
July 15, 2016 at 4:57 pm
I don't know much about Turkey, but isn't the president subservient to the PM, or are they about equal?
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RE: Coup d'État in Turkey under way?
July 15, 2016 at 5:03 pm
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I mean, he had it coming. Hopefully the military still see it as their mission to protect the ideals of Kemalism, and don't just try to set up a straight dictatorship or something.
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RE: Coup d'État in Turkey under way?
July 15, 2016 at 5:05 pm
I've heard that apparently the military has stated it will preserve human rights and is working to "Preserve Democratic Order" (Whatever that means...)
(No verifiable source, just something i was told)
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RE: Coup d'État in Turkey under way?
July 15, 2016 at 5:07 pm
I need to get myself a portrait of Mustafa. He was great. Kermalism saved Turkey from being another Saudi. And, before anyone says, the genocides were started by the Three Pashas.