Cymbal Head
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Whatever it is, something pretty serious definitely seems to be happening.
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Failed military coup in Turkey; Erdogan promising swift reprisal
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That is really fucking low, jesus.
You can hate the man but he made turkey prosper. So it's definitely a bad thing
You don't want a coup. No matter how much of a shitbag Erdogan is this will make things much worse.
Also keep a healthy skepticism about Twitter reports.
SlimySnake
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yep looks like a coup. This might not be all bad seeing as how their PM was taking the country to the far right.
That would scare the bejesus out of me.
TheLostBigBoss
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multiple cities for a terrorist attack?
unless a nuke is about to go off, it's cover for a coup
MassiveNights
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This is what you'd say if you were attempting a coup tbf
TheRealTalker
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fighter jets?
the heck are they going to do
the heck are they going to do
SlimySnake
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that looks awesome... maybe?
Maybe. But Jets?
In my opinion it's only a matter of time before a major attack coordinated between two or three cities.
I'm not saying either way what it is yet... since no one knows yet, although a coup or something seems likely.
NYCmetsfan
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Holy shit that is insanely low like under 200-300 ft it looks like
Intimidate. It's not a very new or uncommon tactic.
Don't think you use fighter jets, or take guns away from cops with terrorist attacks.
Great cover story though.
He has already backtracked that tweet saying "we don't know what's going on in Turkey"
perfectchaos007
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What is a coup??
LUFTRAUSER
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removing a government from power by force and installing a new one
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Turkish military likes to regularly overthrow civil authority and start the political system again. It's like a hobby for them.
TheGameshark
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If a fighter jet flew that low it'd scare the shit out of me.
Ziltoidia 9
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So many coups in our lifetime.
Dude with the biggest guns come in and take over shit.
They rarely end well for the common people
Much as nobody likes Erdogan anymore, let it not. Coup's a real roll of the dice and while sometimes everything can come up roses (Fascism in Portugal was ended by a coup), it more often leads to greater instability which is the absolute last thing a country bordering Syria needs.
TheLostBigBoss
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A hostile takeover of power from within the government or military
I don't think there's enough support to keep something like that going long term.
When the current regime is removed - either by hostile or peaceful means, without a mandate
Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!
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How weird is it that Turkey was considered the stable middle east country like 3 years ago?
A small 2 door sports car.
NYCmetsfan
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hearing that social media is being shut down as well.
facebook and twitter.
source is eliot higgins (reliable dude and says he's in turkey)
facebook and twitter.
source is eliot higgins (reliable dude and says he's in turkey)
A "coup" is the short version of the French term "coup d'etat" or "stroke of the state" and refers to the overthrow of a government, usually by military forces.
Regardless of whether he made Turkey prosper or not (I don't think he necessarily deserves that much of the credit, and these last few years he has definitely not helped the country prosper), this is bad because military coups are not how you get rid of democratically elected leaders (unless they have gone really bad) and not because he was good for the Turkish economy.
I cannot imagine that the military would go against Erdogan.
It's probably more like that it's a terrorist threat; real or exaggerated. With Erdogan you cannot know. Turkey obviously has an increased risk for terrorism, and harsh responses are understandable. At the same time, Erdogan is exactly the kind of despot who would use such a situation to spread anxiety and demonstrate his power and ability to create security.
It's probably more like that it's a terrorist threat; real or exaggerated. With Erdogan you cannot know. Turkey obviously has an increased risk for terrorism, and harsh responses are understandable. At the same time, Erdogan is exactly the kind of despot who would use such a situation to spread anxiety and demonstrate his power and ability to create security.
PeskyToaster
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Overthrow of the government. Usually violent and sort of illegitimate but legitimacy in terms of revolutions/coups is dicey. A revolution is an overthrow by the masses and a coup is overthrow by the military, generally.
It still kind of is, by virtue of everywhere else going more nuts.
Aren't most of the old guard jailed by Erdogan right now?
They're Sailor Saturn.
It's also how historically they've maintained secularism- imposing it by force because the populace will vote in guys like Erdrogan.
perfectchaos007
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very interesting. thanks. Yeah you don't hear about overthrowing governments that often in modern times.
CosmicQueso
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I really wish it was a boring time.
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