Turkey: what is going on?

[Azor]

We're now well past the attempted coup and into the purges...

Thank you David for your insightful comparison to Indonesia. You are quite right for suggesting that Erdogan's excess may result in a successful military coup. Remember when Morsi thought that Al-Sisi was "his" man?

Thank you Outlaw 09 for your continued updates. Any source on the British SIGINT report of purge preparations?

[OUTLAW 09]

We're now well past the attempted coup and into the purges...

Thank you David for your insightful comparison to Indonesia. You are quite right for suggesting that Erdogan's excess may result in a successful military coup. Remember when Morsi thought that Al-Sisi was "his" man?

Thank you Outlaw 09 for your continued updates. Any source on the British SIGINT report of purge preparations?

Azor...the UK comment came via BBC and was a one time comment which is highly interesting as I took it to be a not so subtle signal to Erdogan that they hold evidence on his long planned counter coup and to not take it so far...and you notice the Turks passed on commenting on it..and have mellowed in their death comments massively since then......completely confirming the comment in my eyes.

[OUTLAW 09]

Azor....notice now how Erdogan is "backtracking".....he is trying to walk back his initial rhetoric on death sentences and rooting out the evil.....

Pressures from the UK SIGINT is starting to work as has the threat to suspend from NATO and the EU swinging the free visa travel weapon......

For Erdogan....the direct threat was the SIGINT report and the EU visa rejection which a majority of his AKP really did want....

Erdogan drops all lawsuits he filed against opposition political leaders to show appreciation of solidarity after failed coup: official

Erdogan is just like Trump...when he dislikes something he goes to court immediately....to attack it....

[OUTLAW 09]

AFP news agency
✔ @AFP #BREAKING: Turkey issues arrest warrants for 47 ex-staff of Zaman daily: official


Revival of Turkish Stream would be Gazprom funding "Russia's geopolitical ambitions rather than its own commercial interests" - Sberbank

[OUTLAW 09]

The Turkish govt. embarrasses the entire country by distorting its own military doctrine.
https://twitter.com/Conflicts/status/758198294413729793 …

Turkish military pilots had clear orders in November 2015.
OF COURSE they couldn't "check back w/ the president" before firing at invaders.

[OUTLAW 09]

The Turkish govt. embarrasses the entire country by distorting its own military doctrine.
https://twitter.com/Conflicts/status/758198294413729793 …

Turkish military pilots had clear orders in November 2015.
OF COURSE they couldn't "check back w/ the president" before firing at invaders.

Turkey's ex-PM #Davutoglu says General Staff investigated & ruled out #Gulen-links for pilots who shot down #Russian jet on #Syria border

[OUTLAW 09]

Former PM Davutoğlu: The initial info about coup attempt was that there'd be an assasination attempt on Hakan Fidan https://twitter.com/AJTCanli/status/758218607558098944 …

Davutoğlu: "Fidan, chief of intel, tried to resolve this situation with Chief of Gen. Staff" -Might explain why they didn't notify the govt?