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Military Coup Attempt in Turkey
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 Mapletree  Croydon 15 Jul 16 11.22pm |
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Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger
This thread was started with a stupid joke about EU membership so we are on topic. It is unlikely that Turkey would apply for membership unless it was fairly sure it would be accepted. There are many reasons why a European Turkey would be useful to the West. FFS This is serious you d*ck Stop with the silly politics Anyone on this site in Istanbul or Ankara with first hand knowledge? I have loads of good mates in Istanbul and Ankara and have faith in - and empathy with - the average Turkish person. I hope to goodness this doesn't escalate.
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| Mapletree Croydon 15 Jul 16 11.23pm |
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Originally posted by blackpalacefan
political leadership has been "detained," military forces say. Erdogan was pretty hated by all sides as far as I can tell.
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Kermit8  Hevon 15 Jul 16 11.26pm |
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A beautiful country with some very lovely people indeed from my experience. I hope they get rid of Erdogan and settle down with their secular governance which has served them well. They have respected graveyards for invading British/Anzac enemy soldiers from WW1 on their own land ffs. They are a good lot.
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Ouzo Dan  Behind you 15 Jul 16 11.33pm |
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Turkey is now looking at a civil war & I would expect isis to take full advantage of the situation.
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SloveniaDave  Tirana, Albania 15 Jul 16 11.42pm |
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This is very, very serious, on many levels, in the short and longer term. Too early to place blame or propose solutions but there will be a huge fallout from this situation.
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| crystal balls The Garden of Earthly Delights 15 Jul 16 11.45pm |
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While not many will mourn the Erdogan government, the instability in such a beautiful country is alarming, not just for the country but for the region and beyond. Erdogun has tried to introduce many backward laws and for once maybe military intervention may not be the worst measure. Hopefully a better outcome than the present situation, but who knows? Lets hope sanity prevails.
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| Kermit8 Hevon 15 Jul 16 11.46pm |
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Originally posted by Ouzo Dan
Turkey is now looking at a civil war & I would expect isis to take full advantage of the situation. The army are not ISIS friendly. The Turks could kick their butts in a nano second if they were allowed to.
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| Ouzo Dan Behind you 15 Jul 16 11.59pm |
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The Syrian army was more than capable of smashing isis but look what civil war has allowed to fester there. Hopefully this is over quick & we can get a secular Turkey back, I suspect this is the start of something quite catastrophic for Turkey...
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| Mr Palaceman 16 Jul 16 12.07am |
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Originally posted by crystal balls
While not many will mourn the Erdogan government, the instability in such a beautiful country is alarming, not just for the country but for the region and beyond. Erdogun has tried to introduce many backward laws and for once maybe military intervention may not be the worst measure. Hopefully a better outcome than the present situation, but who knows? Lets hope sanity prevails.
That govenment has become more authoritarian but they could still vote him out. All the main opposition patries have condemed the "Coup attempt". A coup is not an improvement for the country. A country that is an important NATO member and has a cruciale role to play in the region at this time. I think you will see large scale protest, democracy is valued there, by the people at least.
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| Mr_Gristle In the land of Whelk Eaters 16 Jul 16 1.07am |
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Originally posted by Kermit8
A beautiful country with some very lovely people indeed from my experience. I hope they get rid of Erdogan and settle down with their secular governance which has served them well. They have respected graveyards for invading British/Anzac enemy soldiers from WW1 on their own land ffs. They are a good lot. This. Erdogan is taking the country down a very dark path and the military are right (in my view) to do something about it. They stepped in the last time a civilian leader tried to bring religion into government.
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 becky over the moon 16 Jul 16 8.14am |
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Looks like it's all over already....
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| danincyp Old Bexley 16 Jul 16 8.21am |
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One for Kermit , a military coo
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