Erdogan had years to purge the military for just such a reason.
I am worried. The coup plotters fled to Greece (as opposed to an Islamic country). Do they represent the more secular faction? Will the hard line Islamics take over the country? Will Turkey become just like Iran? Not good news.
Well, that’s too bad.
I was hoping the military would bring Turkey back from the brink.
They are completely Islamist now.
We should consider them a threat, not an ally.
Maybe it wasn’t a coup. Maybe it was a purge that met resistance.
In relations with Kurds, in relations with Israel, in relations with everyone, Turkey has always in the past been influenced by the agenda of the US and its president.
But since the start of leading from behind, there has been a vacuum, mostly filled by ISIS, the Brotherhood, etal. Turkey and other countries have not had the institutions needed to handle this vacuum.
Turkey is in a no-win situation with its neighbors. Syria? Iraq? Iran? Or on the other side Greece? You got to feel sympathy for the Turks.
I guarantee you, Zero was right in there from the get go helping Erdogan put down the coup.
Seems to me it has all the hallmarks of a coup triggered prematurely by a portion of the plotters who were in reality part of the Turk Intelligence apparatus.
I don't think anyone in their right mind would have planned to pulled the pin on a coup against the egomaniac in charge if their main target wasn't in country, in a known location, where they were sure he'd be easily within their grasp in short order.
Looks like someone knew enough about the plot to trigger some portion of the troops involved and the plotters were in a mess from the get go because all the parts weren't working together or even ready to do their part.
As for, "stronger than ever", I doubt it.
JMHo
That's because it wasn't a coup - it was a forced outing of military dissidents, a purge. And it was coordinated with the West for dog-wagging.
Consider: Hillary is slammed by Comey. Let off the hook, yes, but he listed everything needed to assert her guilt. So Hillary is free, but everybody knows she's been exposed as a traitorous rat.
What is needed? Wag the Dog.
Next: Dallas shooting. Focus completely off of Hillary, nation outraged. But, while Hillary is off the front page, now everyone is furious with BLM. Shooter is connected with Islam, but claims he did it for BLM. Majorly doesn't fit the narrative. Needs another Wag the Dog.
Next: Nice Massacre. Jihadist. Totally grabs the front page away from Dallas and BLM. New problem is that the entire world gets fed up with ISIS, demands world war against them. While our President refuses to even acknowledge Muslim involvement, Trump and Putin declare war in their own ways, pictures of dead bodies make the whole world start to roll up its sleeves in rage. Big narrative problem. Needs another Wag the Dog.
Next: Turkey Coup. Except it's not a coup, but some sort of lame rebellion that effectively purges the military of those against Islamicization. Probable true purpose - a purge to consolidate Erdogan's strengths.
Conclusion: whether by opportunistic ISIS actors or some other Islamic mechanism, the world is being played like a violin. This IS war - we're literally looking at it. And it all started, as usual, to cover Hillary's ass, counting on (and receiving) the media's support. And it all continued, step after step, through Muslim terrorists, in one way or another.
Anyone remember the Clinton crisis exhaustion, and Friday data dumps, of the 90's, and how utterly tiring that was, month after month, year after year? Welcome to the global version.
This is what fundamental transformation looks like.
You can hear it in the propaganda afterwards, which was prepared before, and in the immediate moves the gov is taking. 100%. Totally. Preplanned.
Oh, how Obama wishes to live in a country where he could get away with it ... and maybe he does. We'll see.
I’m leaning towards the false flag coup. You take a group of military that are dissatisfied with Erdogan and fake a lot of support and then stand back. A couple thousand deaths are nothing to Erdogan and his ilk. Erdogan will become a dictator now.
Seems like a plot out of Star Wars.... Order 66.
Really makes you wonder...they just left the state run media go so it could counter the coup attempt? The person they were trying to overthrow and his associates just allowed to continue freely roaming around when it was launched and freely get on TV and send out counter messages?
Are we certain a coup d’état ever occurred or was it an attempt to flush out Turky freedom lovers so the Islamists could arrest and kill them.