Attempted Coup underway in Turkey. Facebook and Twitter blocked

leavingirl

Developing story. https://twitter.com/zerohedge/status/754043861853429760

Gringo180

leavingirl wrote: »

Developing story. https://twitter.com/zerohedge/status/754043861853429760

I hope they lynch Erdogon for his support of Isis.

FortySeven

Very worrying. Hopefully secular.

leavingirl

Shooting heard in Ankara, military jets & helicopters flying over city - witnesses
https://www.rt.com/news/351334-ankara-shooting-jets-helicopters/

leavingirl

Military coup confirmed!

Turkish Prime Minister: They will fail.

leavingirl

Best of luck lads. Erdo must be worried

leavingirl

Tanks on the streets of Istanbul, it is now officially a military coup attempt.

Thoie

Turkish PM : "It's not a coup"

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36809083

leavingirl

Thoie wrote: »

Turkish PM : "It's not a coup"

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36809083

It is true if he is denying it

Patser

Sky showing bridges blocked by military trucks in Istanbul, tanks reportedly blocking Istanbul airport. Gunfire and jets reported over Ankara.

Govt spokesman talking of an attempted coup, in the passed sense as if it has failed.

dloob

About time. Good luck to them.
Attaturk wouldn't have let Erdogan go on this long

Patser

Thoie wrote: »

Turkish PM : "It's not a coup"

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36809083

It's sell how it's translated, here he is saying it's a coup.

http://news.sky.com/story/turkish-pm-attempted-military-coup-under-way-10503039

VG31

The military coup in Egypt stopped the country from becoming an Islamic dictatorship with Sharia law. Egypt seems to be back on the road to secularism now again. Hopefully the same will happen in Turkey. Often in these unstable Middle East countries, a military dictatorship can be the best option.

Erdogan is taking Turkey on a very backward path.

dloob

VG31 wrote: »

The military coup in Egypt stopped the country from becoming an Islamic dictatorship with Sharia law. Egypt seems to be back on the road to secularism now again. Hopefully the same will happen in Turkey. Often in these unstable Middle East countries, a military dictatorship can be the best option.

There have been many coups in Turkey, usually when the government strays from the secular vision of Attaturk and gets too islamist.
The only surprise is how long it's taken to happen.

Patser

Sky now reporting Turkish military saying they've taken over.

TOEJOE

My bleeden holiday is ruined maybe I could go on military manoeuvres.

leavingirl

THE TURKISH STATE TV IS NOW SHUT DOWN.

leavingirl

[ltr]Turkish Military: The coup and takeover is complete.[/ltr]

screamer

Well if they have taken over that was pretty quick........

Manach

Interesting to see how EU and Russia will react.

leavingirl

All inbound and outbound flight from turkey's airports have been cancelled. Army now controls official television

prinzeugen

Manach wrote: »

Interesting to see how EU and Russia will react.

The EU will do nothing as usual and Putin will do everything to gain from it..

I would not be surprised if Putin has had not had some hand in it..

Patser

leavingirl wrote: »

[ltr]Turkish Military: The coup and takeover is complete.[/ltr]

I wonder who in the military is saying that. Is it Chief of Staff, is it a unified military command group. Or is it some smaller officer cadre who've organised it and are now making grand claims.

Thoie

Just been talking to friends in Turkey on Facebook (residents, not tourists), so not sure about the veracity of "Facebook blocked".

Patser

Sky now have very unconfirmed reports - so pinch of salt - that senior military Generals have been taken prisoner. Which does suggest splintered coup.

Gringo180

leavingirl wrote: »

All inbound and outbound flight from turkey's airports have been cancelled. Army now controls official television

Why close the airports?

Padster90s

Alot of Irish will be caught up in this. Good luck to them, Foreign Affairs will be F*** all use to them.

leavingirl

Gringo180 wrote: »

leavingirl wrote: »

All inbound and outbound flight from turkey's airports have been cancelled. Army now controls official television

Why close the airports?

Who knows? Latest reports: Tanks heading for the airport in Ankara

blackdog2

Padster90s wrote: »

Alot of Irish will be caught up in this. Good luck to them, Foreign Affairs will be F*** all use to them.

Luckily for us in such situations we are allowed use UK consular services

UsBus

At this rate Sky news will be setting up Sky news 2.... Kay Burley must be chomping at the bit to get back into work..

buckfasterer

I wonder did last nights events have any influence in this.

FortySeven

Gringo180 wrote: »

Why close the airports?

Stop erdogan and co running off with the family silver.

First Up

Padster90s wrote:

Alot of Irish will be caught up in this. Good luck to them, Foreign Affairs will be F*** all use to them.

What would you suggest they do?

Manach

For those interested in some academic work on coups and the role of the military, might I suggest: The Man on Horseback by S. Finer. A very readable book on the subject.

buckfasterer

UsBus wrote: »

At this rate Sky news will be setting up Sky news 2.... Kay Burley must be chomping at the bit to get back into work..

Sometimes I wish they'd send her to North Korea or somewhere like that. Horrible woman.

leavingirl

Oh Oh. Reports coming out that Erdogen about to give a state address!

leavingirl

Oh Oh. Reports coming out that Erdogen about to give a state address!

leavingirl

Lol hearing how that Erdogen has left in his private jet. Greek army being put on full alert

buckfasterer

buckfasterer wrote: »

Sometimes I wish they'd send her to North Korea or somewhere like that. Horrible woman.

http://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2016/03/22/explosion-reported-in-kay-burleys-pants/

leavingirl

Jul 13: "France has temporarily shut down its embassy in the Turkish capital Ankara and its consulate in Istanbul, citing security reasons.

"The Embassy of France in Ankara, as well as the Consulate-General in Istanbul, will be closed from Wednesday July 13, 1pm (10:00 GMT), until further notice," the embassy said in a statement on Wednesday." Looks like France knew about the coup.

Dravokivich

Anyone seen an agenda/motivation released for the coup?

dloob

leavingirl wrote: »

Lol hearing how that Erdogen has left in his private jet. Greek army being put on full alert

Ohh good maybe they can shoot him down.

leavingirl

Erdogen's party calling for supporters to take to the streets

dloob

Dravokivich wrote: »

Anyone seen an agenda/motivation released for the coup?

Just being announced now apparently.
To restore democracy and the secular rule of law that has been eroded by the government.

leavingirl

Isn't it some coincidence that the 9/11 28 pages news story came out at 18:14 GMT

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dloob wrote: »

Just being announced now apparently.
To restore democracy and the secular rule of law that has been eroded by the government.

Restore democracy by over throwing the elected government? Seems legit.

Dravokivich

Hendrix Weak Rubble wrote: »

Restore democracy by over throwing the elected government? Seems legit.

It's not unheard of. Turkey have precedent for it too.

dloob

donkeyoaty0099 wrote: »

Restore democracy by over throwing the elected government? Seems legit.

Not the first time it's happened there. The army is sworn to uphold the secular constitution. Erdoghan has been doing his best to undermine it and crown him self sultan of his new caliphate.

buckfasterer

https://twitter.com/MikaelSkillt/status/754059286347677696

leavingirl

Flightradar showing flights turning away from Istanbul

First Up

dloob wrote:

Not the first time it's happened there. The army is sworn to uphold the secular constitution. Erdoghan has been doing his best to undermine it and crown him self sultan of his new caliphate.

Coups every 10-12 years. Major hassle for visitors but doubt it will be bloody.

In fairness to Erdogan he was elected by a big majority but his moves to install himself long term might be a bigger issue than any Islamic agenda. Turkey is pretty relaxed about that stuff.