Army coup (maybe) in Turkey
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Army coup (maybe) in Turkey
An Army group says it has taken over, but that is denied even by the top command:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36809083
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36809083
Military Coup in Turkey
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/ ... ire-ankara
Martial law imposed, fighter jets over city, airports closed.
I think this might set their EU application back a wee bit...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/ ... ire-ankara
Martial law imposed, fighter jets over city, airports closed.
I think this might set their EU application back a wee bit...
Re: Army coup (maybe) in Turkey
Currently labeled an ''uprising within the ranks''. Why can't we all just get along?
Re: Military Coup in Turkey
Time to short the Lira?
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The situation remains confused. Reports say social media is blocked.
Military coup attempted in Turkey against government of President Erdoğan
A military coup was under way in Turkey on Friday night, pitching one of the Middle East’s key powerbrokers into sudden turmoil, and forcing the country’s elected president to call for his supporters to take to the streets.
In a statement released through Turkish television channels, people claiming to speak for the military said the army was now in charge of the country, accusing the government of the president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, of eroding Turkey’s secular traditions. Military vehicles later shut off parts of major cities and imposed a de facto curfew, with gunfire heard in the capital, Ankara, and Istanbul, Turkey’s second city. Early on Saturday morning there were reports of a bomb blast at the Turkish parliament in Ankara.
On Friday, a spokesman for Erdoğan said the coup had been attempted by only a faction of the army, and that he was still in command of the country...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/ ... a-istanbul
More coverage here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk
UPDATE: People have taken to the streets, presumably in support of the government.
AP.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world ... 39836.html
Military coup attempted in Turkey against government of President Erdoğan
A military coup was under way in Turkey on Friday night, pitching one of the Middle East’s key powerbrokers into sudden turmoil, and forcing the country’s elected president to call for his supporters to take to the streets.
In a statement released through Turkish television channels, people claiming to speak for the military said the army was now in charge of the country, accusing the government of the president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, of eroding Turkey’s secular traditions. Military vehicles later shut off parts of major cities and imposed a de facto curfew, with gunfire heard in the capital, Ankara, and Istanbul, Turkey’s second city. Early on Saturday morning there were reports of a bomb blast at the Turkish parliament in Ankara.
On Friday, a spokesman for Erdoğan said the coup had been attempted by only a faction of the army, and that he was still in command of the country...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/ ... a-istanbul
More coverage here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk
UPDATE: People have taken to the streets, presumably in support of the government.
AP.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world ... 39836.html
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Re: Army coup (maybe) in Turkey
holy shit, coup in a NATO country
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Re: Army coup (maybe) in Turkey
Nothing unusual as far as Turkey is concerned. 2nd biggest army in NATO apparently but obviously not the whole army was involved; it would have been over in 5 minutes if it had been.bolueeleh wrote:holy shit, coup in a NATO country
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Re: Army coup (maybe) in Turkey
The PM has declared the coup is over. Almost 3,000 soldiers have been arrested.hanno wrote:Nothing unusual as far as Turkey is concerned. 2nd biggest army in NATO apparently but obviously not the whole army was involved; it would have been over in 5 minutes if it had been.bolueeleh wrote:holy shit, coup in a NATO country
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36813924Turkey: Mass arrests after coup bid quashed, says PM
16 July 2016
Some 2,839 soldiers, including high-ranking officers, have been arrested over an attempted coup that is now over, says Turkey's PM Binali Yildirim.
In a night he called a "black stain on Turkish democracy", he said 161 people had been killed and 1,440 wounded.
Explosions and gunfire were heard in Ankara, Istanbul and elsewhere overnight and thousands of Turks heeded President Erdogan's call to rise up against the coup-plotters.
It is unclear who was behind the coup...
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