The real coup has begun (Turkey politics)

"Out, but with a W - has found the answer" (belg)
07/17/2016 at 04:34 • Filed to: None

Have a fun turkey image to lighten the mood and preface the news.

- Erdogan wants to hold a parliamentary debate about reinstating the death penalty. That would be the end to all of Turkey’s EU ambitions.
- 2745 of the about 15 000 judges have been suspended. Additionally, almost 200 judges, public prosecutors and court officials have been arrested/are to be arrested.

Oh boy. *Insert The Hunt for Red October meme here*

DISCUSSION (19)

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > Out, but with a W - has found the answer
07/17/2016 at 04:47

Reminds me a lot of the 1933 situation in Germany and the Reichstags fire.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichstag_fire?wprov=sfla1

If only the US and Russia would squash their stupid feud and scare off Erdolf..

TheHondaBro > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem
07/17/2016 at 04:48

Except Russia and the US are still comparing dick sizes.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > TheHondaBro
07/17/2016 at 04:53

Just wait until Erdolf fucks with the Americans. He already stepped ok Putin’s toes.

TheHondaBro > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem
07/17/2016 at 05:08

We’ll just build some new Jeeps and kick his ass.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > TheHondaBro
07/17/2016 at 05:15

Sounds like a plan. Let the Kurds have a large piece of land after asses have been kicked.

RallyWrench > Out, but with a W - has found the answer
07/17/2016 at 05:20

Not to mention the 1500+ journalists and citizens imprisoned for speaking against him. Methinks the military had the right idea.

Sam > Out, but with a W - has found the answer
07/17/2016 at 05:22

WW3? WW3.

But really, my guess is that it won’t be long before NATO kicks them out.

RallyWrench > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem
07/17/2016 at 05:23

The real problem there is we need that country if we're to do anything in the Mideast.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > RallyWrench
07/17/2016 at 05:31

Definitely. Turkey is the gateway to the Middle East and of course a major member of the Nato. But Erdolf is doing everything to turn a working democracy into an oppressive dictatorship with him as the lone leader. He already successfully got rid of most of the opposition in the country. Atarürk is rotating in his grave.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > RallyWrench
07/17/2016 at 05:43

I’m by any means not a fan of conspiracy theories but this ‘coup’ seems very staged by Erdolf. How could he fire 1400 judges over night?

pImpOfThePerverse > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem
07/17/2016 at 06:06

Their secretaries of state held a joint presser to declare unconditional support for erdogan before the coup even failed so I don’t see it. It was hard to watch because I’m sure Kerry has no more love for erdogan or lavrov than we do. So sad!

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > pImpOfThePerverse
07/17/2016 at 06:17

I’d say just wait. The ‘unconditional support’ stops if Erdolf keeps being a dick and starts messing with the American soldiers stationed there. Sooner or later he’ll get what he deserves. What really disturbs me are the supporters of him that seem to have forgotten about Atatürk.

LongbowMkII > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem
07/17/2016 at 06:40

Plus it seems very half assed for a coup. Especially from an organization so experienced at them:

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > LongbowMkII
07/17/2016 at 06:54

I’ve just read an interview with a journalist in Turkey and he said that the coup was executed by the lower army. The higher ranks don’t/didn’t want to mess with Erdolf. I still believe that it was staged though.

Out, but with a W - has found the answer > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem
07/17/2016 at 06:57

Speaking about supporters, have you had any incidents in Germany? Yesterday night, we had a couple hundred demonstrators marching on a building linked to the Gülen movement.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > Out, but with a W - has found the answer
07/17/2016 at 07:06

Yeah they protested in some German cities and showed solidarity with Erdogan. He’s very popular with the majority of Turks living here.

Krieger (@FSKrieger22) > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem
07/17/2016 at 08:49

I’m not sure as to whether it was a false flag, so I’ll go with your Reichstag fire interpretation: the judges had already earned his ire somehow, this was the most convenient reason for him to get rid of them.

John Norris (AngryDrifter) > Out, but with a W - has found the answer
07/17/2016 at 09:18

If you’re going to consolidate power towards towards a dictatorship Saddam Hussein pretty much wrote the book on how to do that. See excerpt video from Discovery Channel.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > Krieger (@FSKrieger22)
07/17/2016 at 09:42

The coup itself also seemed very badly coordinated. Idk if it’s true but one soldier allegedly didn’t know that they were participating in a coup.