[Cboldt]

Turkey is supposed to be a secular state. It's constitution is inviolate, unamendable on that point. Erdogen was taking the country toward a religious state, and the military (which operates under a separate person, not the president) is asserting an objection.

While it's not orderly in the sense that we are accustomed to, "orderly" is a relative term. Military Coups in Turkey.

Others have pointed out, a surefire way to figure out which side is in the right, is to pick the side opposite Obama. He always chooses wrongly.

[mrsmith]

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/live-blog/2016-07-15/turkish-army-seizes-control-of-country

Istanbul commanding general loyal to Erdogan.
Not good.
Looks like this won’t be over quickly or cleanly.