Turkey coup confirmed

[kitler53]

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so miliarty coups are common there?  well i guess this is a non-story then..

[Aura7541]

Confirmed: Twitter, Facebook & YouTube blocked in #Turkey at 10:50PM after apparent military uprising in #Turkey pic.twitter.com/J9ER5yOGYP

— Turkey Blocks (@TurkeyBlocks) July 15, 2016

Some of the Turkish are using VPN as a workaround.

[Xevross]

All airports in turkey are closed.

A "peace council" now has control of country

[Xevross]

Martial law and curfew imposed by military.

[Raven]

So it's a possibility that because of Erdogan's active anti-secularism that the military enforced its constitutional obligation to restore it or a political rival made moves.

[Legend]

so miliarty coups are common there?  well i guess this is a non-story then..

.@SebGorka: “The geostrategic importance of the coup in Turkey cannot, literally cannot, be overemphasized” #TheFive pic.twitter.com/TfFYGNbzZ0

— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 15, 2016

[Raven]

.@SebGorka: “The geostrategic importance of the coup in Turkey cannot, literally cannot, be overemphasized” #TheFive pic.twitter.com/TfFYGNbzZ0

— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 15, 2016

Yeah this is huge. Depending on what this is about, Turkey could either become very pro-West or anti-West very soon.

[Mmm_fish_tacos]

The Dogan agency reported that the statement said that the military did this "to reinstall the constitutional order, democracy, human rights and freedoms, to ensure that the rule of law once again reigns in the country, for the law and order to be reinstated."The military statement went on to say that "all international agreements and commitments will remain. We pledge that good relations with all world countries will continue."

[Raven]

The Dogan agency reported that the statement said that the military did this "to reinstall the constitutional order, democracy, human rights and freedoms, to ensure that the rule of law once again reigns in the country, for the law and order to be reinstated."
The military statement went on to say that "all international agreements and commitments will remain. We pledge that good relations with all world countries will continue."

So as long as they keep their word, this is about restoring secularism to Turkey which has been actively dismantled by the current government.

[Aura7541]

The Dogan agency reported that the statement said that the military did this "to reinstall the constitutional order, democracy, human rights and freedoms, to ensure that the rule of law once again reigns in the country, for the law and order to be reinstated."
The military statement went on to say that "all international agreements and commitments will remain. We pledge that good relations with all world countries will continue."

I hope that this is the case because Erdogan has been a horrible leader. I remember reading an article about him wanting to prosecute a German comedian because he read a poem that mocked him.

[DD_Bwest]

Erdogan askng people to take to the streets,  and apparently its happening..   also large explosion reporting in ankara,  nope much news on it tho, just happened/

[Legend]

Erdogan askng people to take to the streets,  and apparently its happening..   also large explosion reporting in ankara,  nope much news on it tho, just happened/

This is not going to end well.  

[DD_Bwest]

some of the news streams have gunfire in the back ground, both semi auto and fully auto.  

yea more people getting shot live on tv,   and people carrying away the bodies to the back of the crowd..   nuggets gonna get wild

[Legend]

Is a good stream that is not showing any graphic content.

[DD_Bwest]

   the opposite of above, no info, just the live feed of protest point on a bridge,  there is a tank there,  and protesters looked like they wanted to ram a bus towards the army.   its not all the time, but when shooting starts there is a bunch..   then it goes quiet for a bit.