The coup was setup by Erdogan himself imho. Coup 101. First mission of any coup, Capture/kill the leader. It always fail if you fail to do this
So a coup, captured a few government buildings. Big deal. Success of any coup is to take control of the LEADER/of the people in charge
You think it was expensive amateur theater? One has to wonder, with reports of military troops surrendering ‘in droves’ and with great eagerness. I have heard of seven course dinners that last longer than this ‘coup’. Doesn’t sound like the Turkish Military I’ve heard about, who can be on par with the Kurds in terms of dishing out the torture.
That’s probably what it was, to test loyalties.
I agree, seems all too convenient with Erdogan on vacation but able to rally the masses via his iPhone. This was a setup to take down the military who has the constitutional authority to remove Islamist dictators like Erdogan.
“First mission of any coup, Capture/kill the leader. It always fail if you fail to do this”
It didn’t fail in Honduras when they ousted Mel Zelaya, though contrary to Obama and Hillary’s rantings it wasn’t actually a “coup”.
I sat on pins and needles all that night chanting to myself, “Kill him! Kill him!”, but they didn’t. He didn’t regain power but he’s been a royal pain in the butt to the country ever since.