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TeddyR

(2,493 posts) Fri Jul 15, 2016, 09:20 PM Jul 2016

The Turkey coup

Rattled me a bit. I always thought of Turkey as a fairly stable country, and a military coup there reminds me that every country is susceptible to these types of acts.

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The Turkey coup (Original Post) TeddyR Jul 2016 OP

Don't be too concerned, elleng Jul 2016 #1

Turkey is turning into an Islamic Russia Bok_Tukalo Jul 2016 #2

Turkey has had many coups malaise Jul 2016 #3

Gollum is on TV crowing he won. roamer65 Jul 2016 #4

There's an analyst on MSNBC right now... tallahasseedem Jul 2016 #5

Fake coup. pangaia Jul 2016 #6

Why fake? TeddyR Jul 2016 #7

I am not sure. Something smells.. fishy... pangaia Jul 2016 #8

If you thought Turkey was stable, then you haven't been paying attention to... Joe the Revelator Jul 2016 #9

I keep seeing "turkey soup" Warren DeMontague Jul 2016 #10

elleng

(130,727 posts)

1. Don't be too concerned,

Reply to TeddyR (Original post)

Fri Jul 15, 2016, 09:22 PM

Jul 2016

if that's your point of view; sounds like it's not a well-planned or successful 'coup.' Listening to CNN.

Bok_Tukalo

(4,322 posts)

2. Turkey is turning into an Islamic Russia

Reply to TeddyR (Original post)

Fri Jul 15, 2016, 09:22 PM

Jul 2016

The coup was an impotent attempt to stop it.

malaise

(268,692 posts)

3. Turkey has had many coups

Reply to TeddyR (Original post)

Fri Jul 15, 2016, 09:25 PM

Jul 2016

and several attempted coups.

roamer65

(36,744 posts)

4. Gollum is on TV crowing he won.

Reply to TeddyR (Original post)

Fri Jul 15, 2016, 09:25 PM

Jul 2016

Fuck that POS.

tallahasseedem

(6,716 posts)

5. There's an analyst on MSNBC right now...

Reply to TeddyR (Original post)

Fri Jul 15, 2016, 09:30 PM

Jul 2016

saying it was a long time coming due to his systematic dismantling of government institutions, etc. I haven't been following it closely enough, so I'm not too familiar with it.