Possible Coup Underway In Turkey

[mrjarrell]

Erdogan giving an interview via Facetime live on Facebook

Turkey's President Is Giving an Interview via FaceTime in the Middle of a Coup

https://www.facebook.com/cnnturk/videos/10157293963920106/

 

[T.Lex]

Facebook?

The military will probably take to Snapchat. Do the interview in 8 second increments. THAT is talent.

 

[mrjarrell]

Facebook?

The military will probably take to Snapchat. Do the interview in 8 second increments. THAT is talent.

The FB page is actually CNN Turkey, as far as I can tell. The reporter is holding up her phone to the cameras and has a mic on it so people can hear him. Guess the military hasn't gotten to them yet or they're letting Erdogan have his say. Weird thing is that in the Turkey region the internet presence for social media (FB, et al) is being restricted and Erdogan is the one with the ability to do that, so this feed is weird.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Turkish Intel Agency (MIT) is apparently firing back at military helos

 

[Ericpwp]

BBC is reporting the coup has failed

 

[mrjarrell]

Military is citing increased autocratic rule and increased terrorism as main reasons for coup. Sounds good enough to me, they're not wrong.

 

[ol' Huff]

Watching coup HERE! Get your popcorn HERE! Popcorn! Peanuts! Get your popcorn HERE!

 

[ArcadiaGP]

CNN Turkey is reporting Turkish President Erdoğan says there was no attempt against him, he will join public in Istanbul or Ankara.

Real, or propaganda?

Edit: Tanks opening fire around Turkish parliament building while Erdogan claims nothing is happening

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Still unclear if this is a full-scale military coup, or a Gulen uprising from a segment of the military.

NBC reporting that President Erdogan's asylum request has been rejected by the Germans, he is thought to be flying to London

BREAKING: Military Coup In Turkey Against Islamist President. Here's Everything You Need to Know. | Daily Wire

 

[BugI02]

The Turks have Persian influence, but then they have a lot of other influences. Again one of the "bennies" of being a gateway between regions. Not quite part of one, not quite part of another.

And yes the West draws lines for its convenience. So what.

The wogs don't like it

 

[BugI02]

Still unclear if this is a full-scale military coup, or a Gulen uprising from a segment of the military.

NBC reporting that President Erdogan's asylum request has been rejected by the Germans, he is thought to be flying to London

BREAKING: Military Coup In Turkey Against Islamist President. Here's Everything You Need to Know. | Daily Wire

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"As always, the White House was caught off guard and is holding a "snap meeting," presumably to determine which YouTube video is responsible for all of this chaos."

LOVE it

 

[ArcadiaGP]

White House was apparently caught off guard by this, holding a "snap meeting" now

 

[Ericpwp]

The president is on Holiday somewhere.

 

[BugI02]

White House was apparently caught off guard by this, holding a "snap meeting" now

Shouldn't that be in"quotes"

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Erdogan reportedly utilizing the mosques to call out Muslims to clog the streets against the coup

Also a pretty big propaganda war underway.

 

[BugI02]

Waiting to hear how this relates to why Trump shouldn't be president

 

[Kutnupe14]

White House was apparently caught off guard by this, holding a "snap meeting" now

Isn't that kinda the point of a coup? If the president of Turkey was surprised by this, then why would they head of state of a nation three thousand miles away not be?

 

[Kutnupe14]

Still unclear if this is a full-scale military coup, or a Gulen uprising from a segment of the military.

NBC reporting that President Erdogan's asylum request has been rejected by the Germans, he is thought to be flying to London

BREAKING: Military Coup In Turkey Against Islamist President. Here's Everything You Need to Know. | Daily Wire

I thought he said the coup failed. Why is he tucking tail?

 

[BugI02]

Beacause he's lying?

 

[ArcadiaGP]

reports turkey military opening fire into crowds.

again, may be propaganda.