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i've never considered that country to be a reliable, secular ally. they've always been just a gentle nudge away from becoming an islamist country, and that's precisely what Erdogan is doing... nudging them in that direction.
Posted on 10/29/2015 6:58:10 AM PDT by Texas Fossil
Having made it no secret he seeks to transform Turkey so he can wield absolute authority with no checks and balances, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has allegedly begun the final push to implement a 'palace coup' and wrest control of the Turkish government from its parliament. Final pieces in place for Erdogan's alleged coup to take over Turkish government Having made it no secret his intention to transform Turkey so he can wield absolute authority with no checks and balances, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has allegedly begun the final push to implement a "palace coup" and wrest control of the Turkish government from its parliament.
"Erdogan is playing his final hand to bring about the palace coup he has been planning for a long time. His plans have been swiftly put into action," wrote government whistleblower and Twitter phenomenon Fuat Avni Wednesday morning.
Fuat Avni has been a thorn in the side of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AK Party) for the past two years, having correctly revealed many of their top secret plans.
"The National Intelligence Agency (MIT) law and other similar legislation have already prepared the foundation. He's establishing a state within a state. The armed force he needs for the coup, he plans to draw from his own special forces and the police," said Avni.
Critics have often accused the AK Party of politicizing the police force through selective examinations, ideological appointments and purges.
Fuat Avni points out that alternative institutions have been molded so as to support such a palace coup, most notably the intelligence, security and judicial apparatuses. "Cliques bound to Erdogan's inner circle have already been established within the National Intelligence Agency (MIT), the police and the judiciary."
"Having tried every other method to realize a palace coup, Erdogan's current agenda is no longer to be made executive president, but rather Supreme Commander," Avni added.
All critical media to be silenced
"Aware that the AK Party will not win the majority [in Sunday's election], Erdogan wants to silence all opposition voices in the media that will object to his palace coup."
Avni went on to warn that the operations against the Koza Ipek Group, which owns several media properties critical of the government, would escalate.
On Monday, less than a week before the Nov. 1 general election, Ankara ordered the seizure of Koza Ipek Holding. Upon a request by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor Musa Yucel, Ankara 5th Criminal Peace Magistrate Judge Yunus Suer ordered Koza Ipek Holding be put under receivership, with a variety of pro-government trustees – including the strongly pro-government Sabah-ATV Media Group – appointed to replace the current board of directors.
When Avni first warned of the escalation, the authorities had not yet raided the Ipek Media Group belonging to Koza Ipek Holding. But on Wednesday morning, police stormed its Istanbul offices, preventing journalists from covering the event, tearing out the cables of live cameras and shutting down the broadcast of Kanalturk and eventually Bugun TV. Tear gas and water cannons were fired on journalists and supporters, several people were beaten and handcuffed and reporters were detained.
"Next in line are Sozcu, Cumhuriyet and the Dogan Media Group," wrote Avni, referring to other newspapers and media outlets critical of the government. During a televised interview with pro-government news channel A Haber on Tuesday, AK Party deputy Aydın Unal explicitly singled out the same institutions, promising that they "were going to pay" for their insolence following the Nov. 1 election.
The only thing that matters is convincing the base
Avni said that Erdogan has dismissed warnings from his inner circle that the Turkish military – which has always played a major role in civilian politics, even enacting multiple coups – might object to an AK Party takeover. "Up till now they have always gotten whatever they wanted. That era is over. Now it's our turn," Erdogan allegedly told the skeptics among his advisors.
"They no longer care if various institutions, including the military, object to the palace coup. The plans are going to proceed regardless of their objections," added Avni.
"The government and the ministries have all been completely dissolved. All plans, all governance, already comes from his inner circle... Erdogan sees himself as the state. If the president can get his base to accept this new structure, then the palace coup will be announced," he wrote.
"Ready to pick fights with every institution of the state and declare himself Supreme Commander, Erdogan seems to have lost his mind," added Avni, claiming that the few reasonable people who have tried to caution the president have only enraged him further.
"Erdogan is dragging the country to disaster on his way out. All but two or three people around him see the looming disaster, but they are too terrified to make a peep."
Oct 28, 2015 | BGNNews.com | Istanbul
I'm sure Obama would LOVE to do what it is said Erdogan is about to do.
Reports are that it is clear that Erdogan and the AKP party will loose the November 1st election, but are going to proceed anyway to turn Turkey into a Dictatorship.
In the past the Turkish military would be expected to end this type of action. But it appears Erdogan has subverted that mechanism.
Remember, Turkey is a NATO member. Remember the US has armed them.
Guess we shall soon see.
Somewhere back three or four years ago....there were a couple of Turk Army officers arrested and to be tried for coup discussions against him. That effectively took an entire layer of the Army out of circulation. Since that point, I suspect that none of the top layer of Turk Army officers will discuss their negativity over the issue in any forum or with anyone.
The thing is...in Erdogan’s weakened state of political acceptance, when he might need military support....there’s nothing there.
While I am no serious student of Turkish politics, the parallels with Obama and our Democrat Socialist party are quite evident. We better pay attention.
It is past time for direct action against Erdogan. It will have to be covert and quick because the US and the EU will back the “official” government. The Turkish military seems to be completely neutered, so it will probably fall to others to stop the palace coup or Turkey will become another Islamist dictatorship and a terrorist state where all the internal opposition will simply be killed or jailed indefinitely.
It’s funny what ambition can accomplish when it comes to corrupting people. Exhibit 1 is Obama’s subversion of the US military by selective promotion of compliant generals.
Turkey is on its way to Islamism and it is NOT to be trusted. And we cannot let Turkey have a veto as to who the US military allies with (e.g., the Kurds). Turkey KNOWS that they have a friend in the Obama Regime.
Don’t know much about Turkey, but it would seem that with Erdogan as a new Ottoman, it’s likely that radical Islam will make advances in what has been, until now, a relatively modern and secular country.
i've never considered that country to be a reliable, secular ally. they've always been just a gentle nudge away from becoming an islamist country, and that's precisely what Erdogan is doing... nudging them in that direction.
Agreed. Their history is pretty bloody and full of adventurism too.
That might explain why Erdogan’s been a bit cozy with elements of ISIS. What is the West likely to do if Erdogan imports some ISIS people to help retain power?
a) Weakens America/AmericansThere are NO counter examples.
b) Distances America's allies
c) Strengthens America's enemies
d) Attacks Christianity
e) Serves Islam
f) Harms Israel
Or some combination of the above.
Erdogan is taking a few pages from Putin’s play book and blowing up citizens and blaming it on ,Ah , well anyone
Erdogan thinks he has decapitated the military the way Imam Hussein has decapitated the American military and that the military will be loyal to him and not to the Republic of which it is the Constitutional guardian. We shall see.
AKP is going to untie the election? What does that signify? What is it tied to?
People keep saying 0 is incompetent .
He isn’t , he knows what he is doing .
The Turks were the first he called when he was first elected.
He is trying to revive the Ottoman Empire .
This is why we should NEVER arm any muslim country .
Come spring it will probably get pretty bloody in Europe
expect lots of trouble here too
Actually, I think he’d go the opposite way and have ISIS attacks conducted within Turkey and want the common Turkish guy to think that only I (Erdogan) were capable of taking on this harsh threat. The public might be naive enough to believe that....at least for a year....and eventually ISIS would admit in some stupid interview that they were simply supporting his agenda.
You have to remember....ISIS is more or less ‘brown-shirt’ thugs supported by various Saudi enthusiasts (not necessarily the gov’t itself). They will work for anyone’s agenda as long as Islam is somewhere in the mix.
Great post.
Great post.
“That might explain why Erdogana’s been a bit cozy with elements of ISIS. What is the West likely to do if Erdogan imports some ISIS people to help retain power? “
This is what BENGHAZI was all about
He is using ISIS to fight a proxy war to gain more power and land .
They are going to make it so crazy in that area that people will BEG Turkey to rule it all .
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