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Military coup in Turkey
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 9:10 pm
by Captain
The Turkish army says it has taken power over the country and that the rule of law must remain a priority.
"The power in the country has been seized in its entirety," said a military statement read on NTV television, without giving further details.
The country’s state news agency reports that Turkey's chief of military staff, Hulusi Akar, is being “held hostage” at the military headquarters.
http://presstv.ir/Detail/2016/07/15/475 ... rror-attck
Hopefully this isn't some US/Saudi powerplay and they're acting independently to get rid of Erdogan and cut their ties with ISIS. It'd be a huge blow to the Wahhabist terrorists.
Re: Military coup in Turkey
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 9:36 pm
by Transient
Turkey used to be a secular oasis in the middle east. Erdogan can fuck off with his "I like the 19th century better" bullshit.
Re: Military coup in Turkey
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 9:38 pm
by Transient
Memphis wrote:Could it be a...Turkey coup?
I believe that would be a Turkey coop. Or do you mean Turkey soup? I'm Hungary now.
Re: Military coup in Turkey
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 9:38 pm
by PhoeniX
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They see me rollin'
Re: Military coup in Turkey
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 9:42 pm
by Captain
Transient wrote:Turkey used to be a secular oasis in the middle east. Erdogan can fuck off with his "I like the 19th century better" bullshit.
He's also been funneling ISIS fuckheads into Europe on a regular basis.
Re: Military coup in Turkey
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 9:44 pm
by seremtan
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world ... 39621.html
video of jets swinging their dicks over Ankara
this could be interesting
Re: Military coup in Turkey
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 9:44 pm
by Don Carlos
What the hell?
Defo the EU behind this to make it easier for them to join
Re: Military coup in Turkey
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 9:50 pm
by Captain
Re: Military coup in Turkey
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 9:54 pm
by Transient
He's also not too friendly to the Kurds. And puts people in jail for making fun of him.
Re: Military coup in Turkey
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 10:01 pm
by QuakeSteve
Congratulations to Kurdish people everywhere, I think you're about to get your country.
Re: Military coup in Turkey
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 10:07 pm
by scared?
France has had enough... Lol french ppl...
Re: Military coup in Turkey
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 10:59 pm
by seremtan
totally plausible. EU is paying Turkey protection money
god i hope Erdogan falls (even if it's by far-from-democratic means). the guy's a fucking menace
Re: Military coup in Turkey
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 11:12 pm
by Ferrao10
QuakeSteve wrote:Congratulations to Kurdish people everywhere, I think you're about to get your country.
Long shot. Not going to happen.
Captain Mazda wrote:Turkey is deliberately 'unleashing' Isis terrorists into Europe, says Jordan's King Abdullah
..., says someone.
Re: Military coup in Turkey
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 11:13 pm
by HM-PuFFNSTuFF
looks like the coup will fail
Re: Military coup in Turkey
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2016 12:32 am
by Captain
Re: Military coup in Turkey
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2016 4:01 am
by Transient
Worst case scenario is that rather than failing swiftly, this thing draws out indefinitely and destabilizes the region further. Can you imagine if this drags on for a month and the Kurds end up declaring an independent state?
Re: Military coup in Turkey
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2016 8:16 am
by seremtan
lol, amateur hour comes and goes
Re: Military coup in Turkey
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2016 3:33 pm
by Eraser
Don Carlos wrote:What the hell?
Defo the EU behind this to make it easier for them to join
What drugs are you on?
Re: Military coup in Turkey
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2016 5:15 pm
by losCHUNK
Well that was crap
Re: Military coup in Turkey
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2016 6:25 pm
by Transient
So much for that, then.
Re: Military coup in Turkey
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 3:23 am
by feedback
Welp, good for democracy that it failed. Bad for liberalism.
Re: Military coup in Turkey
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 5:36 am
by losCHUNK
So, hooray for the neutrals ?
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Re: Military coup in Turkey
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 7:49 am
by seremtan
feedback wrote:good for democracy
Bad for liberalism.
the conundrum of our age that will probably be solved badly
Re: Military coup in Turkey
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 12:26 pm
by Eraser
Memphis wrote:Thousands of judges (about 1/3 apparently) removed within a day? Gollum's up to some pretty swift work.
I'll bet Geoff's remaining testicle that Erdogan scripted all of this so he could draw more power towards himself. This isn't a victory for democracy, it's a dictator pulling his strings to secure his seat on his throne.
Re: Military coup in Turkey
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 1:20 pm
by Captain
Eraser wrote:Memphis wrote:Thousands of judges (about 1/3 apparently) removed within a day? Gollum's up to some pretty swift work.
I'll bet Geoff's remaining testicle that Erdogan scripted all of this so he could draw more power towards himself. This isn't a victory for democracy, it's a dictator pulling his strings to secure his seat on his throne.
Exactly, the coup was a headless chicken. It was a very small and unorganized branch of the military and they had absolutely no leadership. In one swift move, Erdocunt has eliminated all of his political enemies and ensured the military is totally subservient for his plan to create a Saudi Turkey.
feedback wrote:Welp, good for democracy that it failed. Bad for liberalism.
Welp, destroying the Nazis was an attack on democracy then.
