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    Coup d'état in Turkey?

    It is either true, or a paranoid claim by Erdogan. Here you go: Turkey coup's India 'roots' - The Telegraph
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    Coup d'état in Turkey?

    @Razor, did you hear that some of the coup plotting happened in India?
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    Coup d'état in Turkey?

    Yeah, geopolitics is confusing. Who could have imagined that the Turkish Army would end up like this? Those coup plotters seems to be truly patriotic, as in they want to defend their territorial sovereignty and also their secularist outlook, while Erdogan wants to compromise and brush everything...
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    Coup d'état in Turkey?

    Putin and Erdogan are both playing temporally soft. Neither side likes the other. Both sides have centuries old animosity. The only way Putin can benefit is by making sure there is no attack on Russian planes from Turkish side and easy passage via the Bosphorus and Dardanelles. Erdogan benefits...
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    Coup d'état in Turkey?

    Rumour mills around Turkish coup:
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    Coup d'état in Turkey?

    I was also thinking the same thing, but I think this one might present a new perspective:
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    Coup d'état in Turkey?

    Turkey coup attempt: Who's the target of Erdogan's purge?
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    Coup d'état in Turkey?

    Turkish students fear assault on secular education
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    Coup d'état in Turkey?

    I think Turkey has ordered all academics currently abroad to return to Turkey. I wonder whether they will return. It is about time they start applying for asylum abroad. If there is involvement of the US behind the coup, they will probably get asylum. Note that the US gave a muted opposition to...
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    Coup d'état in Turkey?

    http://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-security-boats-idUSKCN1002C4?mod=related&channelName=worldNews ____________________ http://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-security-judges-arrest-idUSKCN1002HW?mod=related&channelName=worldNews
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    Coup d'état in Turkey?

    Turkey's Erdogan declares state of emergency after coup bid (Additional reporting by Humeyra Pamuk, Gareth Jones, Can Sezer, James Carman, Labib Nasir and David Dolan; writing by Nick Tattersall, Philippa Fletcher, and Tom Brown; editing by David Stamp, Peter Graff, Toni Reinhold and G Crosse)
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    Coup d'état in Turkey?

    Do you have a translation? This is a JPEG. What does it say?
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    Coup d'état in Turkey?

    Good point. I said something similar. I don't quite know who the pro-coup faction people are. Of course, I am no fan of Erdogan. P.S.: Didn't see the video. Not a fan of disturbing images.
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    Coup d'état in Turkey?

    Two Pilots Who Shot Down Russian Su-24 Arrested in Turkey - Reports Source: http://sputniknews.com/world/20160718/1043239951/su-24-pilots-arrested-turkey.html?utm_source=https%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2FOviEOw0DMA&utm_medium=short_url&utm_content=bGSt&utm_campaign=URL_shortening Comment on the article...
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    Coup d'état in Turkey?

    Actually, there was a lot of religious parochialism within the Ottoman Empire. Kemal Ataturk got rid of that from Turkish society. So, I am not sure what he means by his reference to the inspiration from the Ottoman Empire. Ataturk did quite a few things opposite of what used to be in the...
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    Coup d'état in Turkey?

    I also got read that news today.
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    Coup d'état in Turkey?

    Looks like Erdogan has managed to purge the top military leadership of almost every major unit. I am assuming they are soon to be replaced by Erdogan loyalists: There are clashed going on in minority pockets of Constantinopole:
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    Coup d'état in Turkey?

    Is this the way to treat soldiers who surrendered? They were armed and could have massacred all the Erdoganists.
  19. pmaitra

    Coup d'état in Turkey?

    I don't really know, but I could guess. Neither Russia, nor the US want Turkish nationals fleeing Turkey and claiming asylum. It will only complicate matters. Neither Russia, nor the US want ISIS terrorists coming to these countries in the guise of asylum seekers.
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    Coup d'état in Turkey?

    Ok, so the US has suspended its anti-ISIS operations from Incirlik: Russia, and now US ban flights from Turkey:
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