Reply With QuoteIn just 5y TUR has gone from an island of stability and examplar of democracy in the Islamic world to a country in a quasi state of war.
Erdogan Slams US Reaction to Failed Coup
http://abcn.ws/2ai3maT
Erdoğan tells CENTCOM Chief Votel: "Who are you? Know your place..."
Turkey prosecutor wants to send detained journo Lale Kemal to jail. She wrote for Jane's Defence-Weekly & others
TURKEY RELEASES HUNDREDS OF SOLDIERS DETAINED AFTER COUP ATTEMPT
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In just 5y TUR has gone from an island of stability and examplar of democracy in the Islamic world to a country in a quasi state of war.
Great example of being a Muslim and showing loyalty to the foreign country one resides in.......
An unusual sight: German national anthem played to a sea of Turkish flags waving at #Cologne rally
Turkey EU Minister slams Germany for not respecting freedom of speech.
In Turkey, this week,48 journalists detained
https://twitter.com/omerrcelik/statu...33498739425280 …
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Erdoğan also invites leaders of AKP, CHP & MHP to deliver speeches in an anti-coup rally in Istanbul on Aug 7th, again exclude HDP leader.
Erdoğan and leaders of the main opposition party & nationalist movement withdraw all cases against each other, exclude Kurdish HDP leader.
The initial from AKP claimed number of participants of 40K tuned out to beOriginally Posted by OUTLAW 09
20K and most of those were bussed in from five other countries.....
Arrest warrant issued for 100 including doctors working at GATA military hospital in #Turkey capital, police sweeps going on at premises.
Owen Matthews: #Erdogan and #Putin are strongmen in love
http://bit.ly/2aLxl07
Turkey gov't spox Numan Kurtulmuş says restructuring military is not a mere coincidence but the result of well-planned framework study.
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Erdogan: The West supports 'terror' and stands behind 'coup plotters'
http://read.bi/2ascGJb
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The Failed Coup and the Challenges of Defending Democracy in Turkey
Dr Omar Ashour, of Exeter University & Brookings, is a regional SME and has a strong interest in the role of the military - plus I like reading him.
A short article and the Abstract says:Link:http://sharqforum.org/2016/08/01/the...acy-in-turkey/On the night of 15 July 2016, Turkey witnessed its bloodiest coup attempt in the history of the Republic. The very essence and symbols of Turkish democracy came under bombardment for the first time. But despite its brutality and seriousness, the coup was an utter failure. This expert brief attempts to understand why it failed and what lessons can be learned for coup-proofing and the future defense of Turkish democracy. The brief is composed of four sections. It first outlines a trajectory featuring the decline in successful military coups in Turkey. Then, it analyses that as a result of major socio-economic and socio-political changes in Turkish society. Finally, the brief identifies the challenges of formulating coup-proofing policies in emerging democracies and concludes with broader comparative practices.
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The "Sultan" speaks........
Turkey president #Erdogan slams West AGAIN, accuses it of supporting coup, says he has 'Allah' on his side & Turkish military against it.
BUT WAIT Gulen also prays to Allah and Allah was never a dictator....NOR has the Turkish military ever been against "Allah"...
In rare show of humility. #Erdogan asked forgiveness for past alliance with #Gulen, says failed to see his 'true face'
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Erdogan to US: "what kind of strategic partners are we, that you can still host someone whose extradition I have asked for?"
BUT WAIT.......Turkey has provided not a single piece of evidence to the US.......
BREAKING: German foreign minister says reinstatement of death penalty in Turkey would prevent its entry into EU
Erdogan's purge of "66,000 people...is far more than could possibly be justified"
http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs...ti-americanism …
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US officials express doubt over Gulen extradition, saying evidence from #Turkey linking imam to failed coup is thin:
http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-not-...oup-1470357556 …
Actually "thin" is a mild word for virtually no evidence outside of accusations....
AS he was never involved to begin with......
US Embassy in #Turkey debunks a fake photo of Ambassador Bass and coup plotter day before failed coup.
https://twitter.com/USEmbassyTurkey/...79984457781249 …
Turkey's President is ready for 'a new beginning' with his 'friend' Vladimir Putin http://read.bi/2aYHjKx
Erdogan ready to resume Turkish Stream talks immediately
https://twitter.com/vedomosti/status/762593721900728320 …
Turkish lawmaker demands closure of @NATO #Incirlik Air Base, home to US nukes
http://sptnkne.ws/bSfF #Turkey
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Turkey & Russia were insulting each other in May; now Erdogan & Putin are looking to make up
http://nyti.ms/2bfqrwY
Erdogan bullies both the EU and especially lately Germany so he just keeps it up with the US.....
Turkey has been clearly told what must be provided as solid evidence against Gulen BUT has nothing as there is nothing against Gulen.....
CNN Trk ENG
✔ @CNNTURK_ENG #BREAKING Turkish Justice Minsiter:If U.S decides not to extradite #Gulen, U.S will sacrifice Turkey to a terrorist
Erdogan can huff and puff BUT in the end he urgently needs cash inflow from the EU which takes about the entire Turkish fruit and vegetable production and kicks back a ton of foreign currency transfers from Turks working within the EU....NAD he needs the NATO funds that flow in the millions as well..
WHY....the Turkish economy is tanking badly and if the much hoped full by all Turks free visa travel to the EU does not happen THEN Erdogan has a serious problem....
By pivoting to Putin makes in the end no sense as Russia and Turkey have historically never been close friends and Putin has no money....
Comment from a German commenter who has been tracking Turkish involvement in Syria for the last few years....
While many see a Putin/Erdogan alliance on the making, I (so far) see them at war and mostly tricking each other.
Turkey continues to show the world how to be the best at democracy https://twitter.com/anadoluagency/st...95545996369920 …
REMEMBER right after Erdogan apologized for the SU24 shot down and his FM made a statement that they Russian could fly from the NATO base....but then he massively backtracked his statement after NATO raised warnings....LONG before the coup.....
NOW......
BREAKING: Turkey offers Russia joint operations against #ISIS in Syria: foreign minister - AFP
Erdogan is seriously risking a break with NATO and the millions in funds he gets from both NATO and the US.....
He is attempting to blackmail both the US and the EU and he just might actually fail....
Turkey's FM: We may seek other options for cooperation in defence sector outside of @NATO
http://turkey.liveuamap.com/en/2016/...-other-options …
Amazingly the Turkish FM appears to have forgotten that all Russia can offer Turkey right now is a pipeline that needs to be approved by the entire EU which he and Erdogan have slammed repeatedly these last weeks, Russia will purchase on credit Turkish fruit and vegetables which largely always went to the EU for hard euros now weak Rubles and a bunch of tourists evidently not afraid of IS/PKK suicide attacks.....
Not much actually when one thinks about it....Turkey still urgently needs EU financial assistance and the NATO funds it pours into Turkey for basing rights....that Russia cannot currently match due to poor finances at home.
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