Author Topic: BREAKING NEWS: Reports of a nationwide military martial law declared by Turkish Army. (Read 7631 times)

geronl · « **Reply #175 on:** July 16, 2016, 01:11:44 am »

France 24 declares a running gunbattle inside the Presidential Palace

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uosts9vN6Os

TomSea · « **Reply #176 on:** July 16, 2016, 01:12:17 am »

Too bad.

Note this story says the "coup attempters got hit by a bomb at the Turkish Parliament".

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Situation largely under control after coup attempt: Turkish PM

Situation largely under control after Turkey coup attempt by a group of soldiers, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has said.

The press secretary of Turkish intel agency MİT also said the situation was “back to normal” after the attempt that emerged in key state and military buildings in both Istanbul and the capital city of Ankara.

“The coup has been fired back,” Nuh Yılmaz said.

The state-run broadcaster, TRT, which was taken over by the coup plotters, was retaken by the security forces.

The plotters, who named themselves the “Peace in the Country Council,” had forced a TRT speaker to read a declaration, claiming to take the power in the country.

However, unrest continued in a few spots, including the Boshporus Bridge, which was closed by the plotters.

The coup attempters hit by bomb Turkish parliament, Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency said.

Deputies in parliament also confirmed an explosion.

More: http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/situation-largely-under-control-after-coup-attempt-turkish-pm-.aspx?pageID=238&nID=101669&NewsCatID=341

Again, Turkish Intelligence says this, so can we count on it really? Propaganda mentioned in this thread? Or just holding out hope?

geronl · « **Reply #177 on:** July 16, 2016, 01:14:59 am »

Then maybe the Air Force is still pro-Erdogan

geronl · « **Reply #178 on:** July 16, 2016, 01:16:44 am »

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Breaking: Senior Turkey official says one journalist reported shot in takeover of @CNNTurk by coup plotters. Journalists' phones seized.

Pro-government protesters are now said to be taking over CNN Turk

TomSea · « **Reply #179 on:** July 16, 2016, 01:17:51 am »

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Former legal advisor Muharrem Kose 'mastermind' of coup attempt: State-run media

State-run media is reporting that a former legal advisor to the General Staff, which presides over the military, was behind the coup attempt.

Anadulo news agency named Col. Muharrem Kose, who was recently sacked, as the coup's "mastermind".

At least three other co-conspirators are believed to be complicit in the plot, the agency added.

Live Blog: Middle Eastern Eye: http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/live-blog-military-coup-turkey-456377777

geronl · « **Reply #180 on:** July 16, 2016, 01:19:18 am »

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Erdogan appears in public

Turkish President Erdogan has appeared among crowds of supporters outside Istanbul airport, NTV footage shows.

So that's where he was hiding.

Mom MD · « **Reply #181 on:** July 16, 2016, 01:21:00 am »

Quote from: geronl on July 16, 2016, 01:19:18 am

So that's where he was hiding.

I heard on Fox he had been vacationing outside the country and had just landed

geronl · « **Reply #182 on:** July 16, 2016, 01:21:18 am »

Ralph Peters said God Bless the Coup... says those are the "good guys"

geronl · « **Reply #183 on:** July 16, 2016, 01:23:26 am »

pulled off the Tweeter

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S K ‏@nolesfan2011 1m1 minute ago

Erdogan may have plotted a weak but believable coup against himself.. he's that much of a lunatic #turkey #turkeycoup

geronl · « **Reply #184 on:** July 16, 2016, 01:24:46 am »

Quote from: TomSea on July 16, 2016, 01:17:51 am

Live Blog: Middle Eastern Eye: http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/live-blog-military-coup-turkey-456377777

I would say Col. Kose might want to pack a bag and move quickly

TomSea · « **Reply #185 on:** July 16, 2016, 01:25:43 am »

Too darn bad, one news outlet is declaring the Coup fails.

geronl · « **Reply #186 on:** July 16, 2016, 01:31:51 am »

3 Min ago

'Arrests under way'

Many arrests of military officers are under way and it will go higher up the ranks, Erdogan says. He says he will finish the cleansing of the military.

10 Min Ago
Erdogan addresses the media

After the earlier recorded statement from Erdogan, the president is now addressing the media.

He says the uprising was an act of treason and those responsible will pay a heavy price.

It was carried out by a minority within the military who can't stomach unity of the country, Erdogan says.

He says the uprising will be a reason to clean up the army.

geronl · « **Reply #187 on:** July 16, 2016, 01:37:12 am »

2:30AM
Coup 'directed from Pennsylvania'

He (Erdogan) reiterates that he is head of a democratically elected government and will never abandon it. He said coup plotters were "being told what to do from Pennsylvania" - a reference to the reclusive cleric Fethullah Gulen.

geronl · « **Reply #188 on:** July 16, 2016, 01:50:39 am »

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Parliament Speaker Ismail Kahraman says a bomb hit one corner of a public relations building inside the parliament complex, injuring some police officers.

He says there are no fatalities and that all legislators are safe at a parliamentary shelter.

Meanwhile in Istanbul, an official at the president's office says more than 50 military officers have been arrested in Istanbul and large crowds have carried out multiple citizen arrests.

Turkish TV channels are broadcasting scenes of soldiers being escorted away by policemen.

geronl · « **Reply #189 on:** July 16, 2016, 02:19:58 am »

130+ military personnel arrested, General Killed

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BREAKING: General who helped orchestrate Turkey coup attempt has been killed

SunkenCiv · « **Reply #190 on:** July 16, 2016, 04:09:03 am »

Erdogan was rumored to have fled the country, more likely seems like he was on his way somewhere and turned around when he learned of the uprising.

Turkish President Erdogan's FaceTime interview mocked as premier turned into dog with Snapchat meme

Erdogan Has Nobody to Blame for the Coup But Himself

Erdogan gives Turkish military immunity

geronl · « **Reply #191 on:** July 16, 2016, 04:17:56 am »

Erdogan could have staged this weak coup himself to justify repression against his opponents too. I guess time will tell.

Chieftain · « **Reply #192 on:** July 16, 2016, 04:34:47 am »

"Revolutions without firing squads are meaningless." -- Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

Let's see who get shot and who does the shooting....

The_Reader_David · « **Reply #193 on:** July 16, 2016, 12:54:16 pm »

Quote from: geronl on July 15, 2016, 08:11:01 pm

The Turkish government had shown signs of backing off support of Islamist rebels in Syria in the last couple days

There have been Turkish coups before, and they were almost always to enforce Ataturk's notion of secular democracy. In the present circumstance, with Erdogan threatening Ataturks' legacy, a coup in Turkey would probably be a good thing.

Unfortunately, what seems to have actually happened -- a failed coup -- is definitely a very bad thing. It will allow a cull of the secularists in the Turkish army and put Erdogan's version of Islamism even more firmly in control.

SirLinksALot · « **Reply #194 on:** July 16, 2016, 02:12:59 pm »

People's Power defeats Turkish military coup, 161 dead

SOURCE: http://www.abplive.in/world-news/peoples-power-defeats-turkish-military-coup-161-dead-382148

Ankara: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared on Saturday he was in command of Turkey after thousands of civilians took on army units that had staged a coup, leaving 161 people dead and the country shaken.

Nearly 1,500 people, policemen included, were also injured in the coup attempt that began on Friday night. By Saturday morning, the military was beaten back by “People’s Power” and 2,839 officers and soldiers were detained, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said.

President Erdogan called the attempted military coup against his government an “act of treason” and vowed to his supporters that the coup plotters will pay for the chaos.

After landing in Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport, he said in a televised speech: “This is a movement of treason and an insurgency. Let me tell you they will pay a heavy price for this treason.”

In a separate televised address, Yildirim dubbed the coup backers as terrorists and said the nation had answered their attempt effectively, the Guardian reported. “Turkish law will now deal with coup plotters.”

Chaos prevailed on Friday night amid reports that soldiers were trying to take control of bridges and key areas in major cities. Army helicopters began air strikes and shelled key locations in the capital Ankara.

Bombs struck near the Turkish Grand Assembly. Airborne shelling at several locations included the ruling AK Party headquarters, the presidential complex and the General Staff, Anadolu News Agency said.

A faction of the army had earlier declared that a “Peace Council” was running the country and there would be curfew and martial law. It said it launched the coup “to ensure and restore constitutional order, democracy, human rights and freedom”.

Media reports said most of the dead were civilians, who poured on to the streets in response to calls from the President and confronted the troops, who opened fire. The police also sided with the people.

The President blamed Fethullah Gulen, a high-profile political figure and religious scholar based in the US, for the coup, CNN reported.

“If you have the courage, come back to your country. If you can. You will not have the means to turn this country into a mess from where you are,” he thundered.

As Erdogan concluded his speech, thousands of people chanted and sang: “One nation, One flag, One motherland.”

Gulen, however, denied he was behind the attempted coup.

“I condemn, in the strongest terms, the attempted military coup in Turkey,” he said. “The government should be won through a process of free and fair elections, not force.”

Gulen’s movement promotes a version of Islam that embraces science, education and interfaith dialogue, earning him millions of followers but also the suspicion of many in Turkey’s establishment.

General Hulusi Akar, head of the armed forces, was taken hostage by the coup plotters but later freed. The Prime Minister earlier said Umit Dündar would be the new acting chief of military staff.

During the coup attempt, Istanbul’s Ataturk airport – where more than 40 people were killed in suicide attacks on June 28 – was seized by the rebels. But officers loyal to the government took it back.

Broadcaster CNN-Turk was back on air, having been closed down on Friday night when soldiers entered the building and ordered journalists to leave.

State broadcaster TRT was also taken off air by coup backers.

Later, the surrender of one unit of 60 soldiers on one of Istanbul’s bridges was shown live on TV on Saturday morning. This happened after one of the helicopters being flown by rebels was shot down in Ankara.

TomSea · « **Reply #195 on:** July 16, 2016, 02:20:46 pm »

Ralph Peterson was saying you have a coup where you can arrest the leader, Erdogan. Not where he isn't around where he wasn't in this case.

bolobaby · « **Reply #196 on:** July 16, 2016, 03:48:36 pm »

The failure of this coup is a crying shame. This will embolden Islamicists across the entire Middle East.

Or... maybe it's not...

Maybe the Islamicists need to be emboldened so that we can force the inevitable confrontation that is coming. Maybe this will allow them to rise just enough to be pushed HARD from their pedestal by Western powers.

God knows.

catfish1957 · « **Reply #197 on:** July 16, 2016, 04:05:25 pm »

Quote from: bolobaby on July 16, 2016, 03:48:36 pm

The failure of this coup is a crying shame. This will embolden Islamicists across the entire Middle East.

Or... maybe it's not...

Maybe the Islamicists need to be emboldened so that we can force the inevitable confrontation that is coming. Maybe this will allow them to rise just enough to be pushed HARD from their pedestal by Western powers.

God knows.

My best guess is this another domino falling toward the inevitable world wide Holy War that will happen within the next 100 years.

Cripplecreek · « **Reply #198 on:** July 16, 2016, 04:30:29 pm »

Quote from: bolobaby on July 16, 2016, 03:48:36 pm

The failure of this coup is a crying shame. This will embolden Islamicists across the entire Middle East.

Or... maybe it's not...

Maybe the Islamicists need to be emboldened so that we can force the inevitable confrontation that is coming. Maybe this will allow them to rise just enough to be pushed HARD from their pedestal by Western powers.

God knows.

Seeing reports that at least some of the soldiers were beheaded so the tipping point may come sooner rather than later.

After all, millions of Turks oppose islamist rule and Edrogan is prodding a very tender spot.

geronl · « **Reply #199 on:** July 16, 2016, 06:50:02 pm »

Quote from: The_Reader_David on July 16, 2016, 12:54:16 pm

There have been Turkish coups before, and they were almost always to enforce Ataturk's notion of secular democracy. In the present circumstance, with Erdogan threatening Ataturks' legacy, a coup in Turkey would probably be a good thing.

Unfortunately, what seems to have actually happened -- a failed coup -- is definitely a very bad thing. It will allow a cull of the secularists in the Turkish army and put Erdogan's version of Islamism even more firmly in control.

I am starting to think Erdogan did a fake coup as a pretext