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bluedigger

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7. My friend that is in Istanbul thinks so.

Reply to GulfCoast66 (Original post)

Fri Jul 15, 2016, 10:06 PM

Jul 2016

He flew in yesterday (for a wedding, I think) and is hunkered down at the Hilton. There's real shooting going on. He should know - this is his second.

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Is this coup for real? [View all] GulfCoast66 Jul 2016 OP

Military coups in Turkey are not an unusual occurrence. NuclearDem Jul 2016 #1

Well, it has been a while GulfCoast66 Jul 2016 #3

It seems to be a more complicated situation than usual. NuclearDem Jul 2016 #6

My thoughts exactly. athena Jul 2016 #2

It's my understanding that not all the military was involved radical noodle Jul 2016 #4

NPR is doing live interviews right now. JonathanRackham Jul 2016 #5

My friend that is in Istanbul thinks so. bluedigger Jul 2016 #7

Oh, I'm sure that part is real. athena Jul 2016 #9

CBS did mention the Gulen Movement as possibly being a great part of this Warpy Jul 2016 #8

The Gulenists and the secularists hate each other. athena Jul 2016 #10

I know and Erdogan hates them both Warpy Jul 2016 #12

Sometimes coups are just poorly planned. Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2016 #11