BREAKING: Reports military has blocked the Bosporus Bridge in #Istanbul for an unknown reason. – @WashingtonPoint pic.twitter.com/7zacpE4Zx4
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BREAKING According to our source, Turkish president Ardogan left the country in his private presidential jet https://t.co/nH2AYhT6c3
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Evening update: The coup appears to have failed, with both sides claiming control.
Rumors of a coup d’état. Army is disarming police.
From the Telegraph:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/15/turkey-low-flying-jets-and-gunfire-heard-in-ankara1/
Appears to be a coup. Erdogan is such an asshole. I hope they succeed.
a member of NATO…Hmmmmmm….what will obungles do now???
There’s a coup goin’on. (Hey, isn’t that a song?).
A time to rejoice, Ergodan was an Islamist and profiteer from ISIS and the “refugee” surge (invasion) into Europe.
“a member of NATO…Hmmmmmm….what will obungles do now???”
Why send over the peaceful Muzzies and Peace Corps to support his bum-boy! Oh wait. Is there even any such thing as either anymore?
Seems to have been predicted a few months ago:
http://www.newsweek.com/will-there-be-coup-against-erdogan-turkey-439181
…the Black shit matter crowd is vacationing in Turkey…Reports coming soon!
Somewhere Vlad is doing the “Mr. Burns Finger Thing”
“Excellent!”
Sounds like Ergodan is going the way of Morsi. Good News.
It seems to be an attempted coup. See http://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-security-primeminister-idUSKCN0ZV2HK
… the same thing that needs to happen in America
The Kemalists have taken a stand and said “Enough with the Islamist policies”. Kemal Ataturk legacy still remains thank god.
What’s that old Chinese phrase about “living in interesting times”? Could’ve been cribbed from a fortune cookie…
I frequently listen to John Batchelor’s podcast out of NYC. Erdogan has stepped way too far wrt Russia, Israel, and others. NATO nations were apparently very upset with him.
A regular contributor on Bachelor’s show is Dr. Sebastian Gorka: http://video.foxnews.com/v/5035741631001/billboards-cause-controversy-in-chicagos-muslim-community
Erdogan:
https://www.jihadwatch.org/2007/09/turkeys-pm-erdogan-the-term-moderate-islam-is-ugly-and-offensive-islam-is-islam
So the military knows what’s in store if they allowed him to continue.
Best now, that they’ve called the country back from the idiocy of Erdogan’s non moderate islam.
not that that’s a thing.
It has happened before in Turkey. The Armed Forces are dyed in the wool Ataturk followers (I helped lay a wreath at his tomb, been there…) and have stopped the Islamists before. Erdogan has tried to decapitate the military top brass but it appears it hasn’t worked.
Admit it, folks. We’re all humming this song right now…
http://youtu.be/AEZOoMqA3hg
They might not succeed. People are apparently confronting them. Time for strategic use of napalm.
Oh look it’s a Turkey Coup.
It seems Merkel finally found a refugee she wouldn’t let into Germany. I just read Erdogan landing denied.
In addition to what Robert said above, the world’s foremost authority on all things Turkey will be on the John Batchelor Shiw at 10 EST tonight. Talking Turkey!
…….Gregory Copley (forgot the name!) lol
President B. Hussien wades in, and spreads crap on freedom as always…
“Whitehouse statement
The White house has released a statement regarding the shocking situation in Turkey tonight, saying: “all parties in Turkey should support the democratically- elected Government of Turkey, show restraint and avoid any violence and bloodshed.”
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/turkey-coup-live-updates-explosion-8431256
Not looking good for the coup, if twitter feed is accurate.
https://twitter.com/arabthomness
Just for the Hell of it, Vladimir Putin should denounce this coup attempt,and offer assistance to the Erdogan government, just to completely blow Obama’s mind.
At the end of the day,I wish the coup-sters good luck,string the Islamist ISIS-oil-selling SOB up from the nearest lamp post.
Erdogan. Track him down, string him up.
For the military this is all or nothing. They can’t just go back to the barracks.
Probably threaten the military until they let his muslim buddy back in power.
Too bad the coup appears to have not been successful. Heads are going to roll and the effort toward a more radical Islamism will accelerate.
Isn’t it time that we send in Stephan Dion to straighten this whole mess out. He really is the voice of reason in this complicated world.
Lots of up-to-the-minute reporting here:
https://twitter.com/intlspectator
Looks like the coup is failing but Erdogan is convinced that it’s his ex-buddy, the imam in Pennsylvania, who is responsible and not as we had hoped the secularist military staging it.
Where is Augusto Pinochet when you really need him?
Erdogan is an ayatollah in a suit.
“Erdogan is convinced that it’s his ex-buddy, the imam in Pennsylvania, who is responsible”
That would be Hillary’s money stream (iman in Penn)…..She has failed again….No more Oil Money
“Heads are going to roll”
I sure as hell don’t envy those responsible for this apparently failed coup. I don’t think the punishment will be limited to a verbal reprimand and being confined to barracks for a few days.
Apparently the idiots in charge forgot to tell the soldiers they were part of a coup. Why was Erdogan allowed to live?