GUILTY Coup attempt underway in Turkey, 2016

[i.b.nora]

The President had gone on vacation, which is why he isn't there right now and which is why someone started the coup. So, he needs to get back into the country. - MSNBC

 

[Elley Mae]

Any further word on the locations of President Erdogan or the Prime Minister?

An official said Erdogan was speaking from Marmaris on the Turkish coast where he was on holiday. Erdogan said he would swiftly return to Ankara.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-security-primeminister-idUSKCN0ZV2HK

 

[Jax49]

Explosions in Ankara...

 

[Only4Justice]

This is BAD. praying for Peace.


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[Snoopster]

Natasha Fatah ‏@NatashaFatah 18m18 minutes ago
#BREAKING A bomb has hit Turkey's parliament building in Ankara (Anadolu Agency)

 

[Dockins]

MSNBC now has live shots from Turkey with gunfire. And, Turkish National tv station live in the newsroom that has been crowded by non coup supporters.

 

[dotr]

http://www.cp24.com/news/dion-urges-calm-in-turkey-advises-canadians-to-stay-inside-1.2989186

The federal government is offering consular assistance to Canadians in Turkey if it's needed.

The government is advising Canadians to remain indoors and monitor local media reports.

Turkey's president has urged citizens to take to the streets in a show of support for the government after the military said it seized full control of the country.

 

[dotr]

https://www.thestar.com/news/world/...itary-engaged-in-coup-attempt-turkish-pm.html

Soldiers blocked entry to Ataturk Airport where four tanks were stationed, according to the private Dogan news agency. Two other tanks and a military vehicle were stationed in front of the VIP terminal. The report said the soldiers had entered the tower and stopped all flights

[video=youtube;NQSpZY02Mqo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQSpZY02Mqo[/video]

 

[Gardenista]

Anyone familiar enough with Turkey to give us a quick tutorial on the situation. I'm only vaguely familiar (and most of my knowledge is from ancient times, not modern times).

TIA.

Turkey's government is required to be secular but Erdogan is an Islamist so the military is trying to give him the heave ho. Here is a good 101 on the situation. ETA, right now on the sky news link from above, she is explaining just what I posted in the twitter link

[video=twitter;754095715828334592]https://twitter.com/Leonc33/status/754095715828334592[/video]

 

[animlzrule]

Welp. Can't argue with wanting to ensure a secular government......

 

[perfectingpink]

Turkey's government is required to be secular but Erdogan is an Islamist so the military is trying to give him the heave ho. Here is a good 101 on the situation

[video=twitter;754095715828334592]https://twitter.com/Leonc33/status/754095715828334592[/video]

Thank you!! I am so clueless about Turkey and how they operate. So is this the entire military in Turkey waging the coup or just a portion of the military?

 

[epiphany]

How Recep Tayyip Erdoğan inflamed tensions in Turkey

Background to coup includes various terror attacks and the Islamist president’s increasingly authoritarian views


<snip> Information was sketchy but Recep Tayyip Erdo&#287;an has alarmed many with his staunchly Islamist and increasingly authoritarian views, especially in the military, which has traditionally seen itself as a guardian of the country&#8217;s secular heritage, embodied by Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the modern republic. The president&#8217;s rhetoric has polarised the country and inflamed ethnic and sectarian tensions.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/16/how-recep-tayyip-erdogan-inflamed-tensions-in-turkey

 

[Gardenista]

Thank you!! I am so clueless about Turkey and how they operate. So is this the entire military in Turkey waging the coup or just a portion of the military?

IHNI, but I know I'm on the side of the military

However, the lady on SkyNews just said that Erdogan got back to the airport in Turkey after being denied asylum from Germany and somewhere else, so I'm not happy about that.

 

[faw720]

According to CNN broadcast news Erdogan has landed in Istanbul. If, indeed he is trying to push Islamist extremism, he needs to be ousted! We need Turkey to remain secular in the worst possible way. It is a wonderful country & we need their help!

 

[faw720]

Perhaps it is encouraging that Erdogan is in Istanbul rather than Ankara which is the capitol & seat of the government. Just don't know.

 

[Inthedetails]

Thank you!! I am so clueless about Turkey and how they operate. So is this the entire military in Turkey waging the coup or just a portion of the military?

Thank you. Just about everything on that list is new to me - and is helpful when trying to make sense of the coverage.

 

[Inthedetails]

There's fake pictures & incorrect news galore on twitter right now.

Yes! And there are repeated photos that have a gray look to them - look totally fake - and all the tweets end with "please send help." Craziest news story I think I have followed on Twitter.

 

[sweetcaro]

I wouldn't want to be there right now, very scary. Hopefully peace can be restored asap.

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[Gardenista]

People are now saying that Erdogan staged it because in his speech he said something like they are not going back to the old (secular) Turkey and that he would be cleaning out the military who is the guardian of the secular state and keeping his desired religion influenced government (according to Sky News)

 

[epiphany]

<snip> Erdo&#287;an said the uprising was an act of &#8220;treason&#8221; and that those responsible will pay a &#8220;heavy price&#8221;, according to Reuters.

The president also said the prime minister has given orders to &#8220;eradicate&#8221; those who are shooting from the air.


https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2016/jul/15/turkey-coup-attempt-military-gunfire-ankara