Or the pilot's in on it.Seems to be landing in Istanbul right now. If Erdogan is indeed on board, it's the official sign, that the coup is over.
That sounds ace. I wish they'd do it over Camden.... fighter jets fly low, it's so loud it sounds like explosions, glass is shattering..
This coup has withered away pretty fast. I reckon the officers lied to the men (rank and file) to mobilize them. Probably told them there was a national emergency or terrorist threat or something, and when they realized what was really going on they began to slip away and give themselves up.
Big mistake. Their first priority should have been to capture, or better yet, shoot him. How unfortunate. Now he'll be more powerful than ever and will accelerate his program to push Turkey to a virtual theocracy.But they failed to get hold of Erdogan himself, enabling him to call his supporters onto the streets.
Im sure it will be alright once they join the EU
Military coups are against EU law ...they would be fined..
754 military peeps involved in coup arrested!
The Latest: Turkish military chief rescued at air base
Where it goes from here, God only knows!
Regardless of the particular track record and horrors of Erdogan, its not unusual to make this request when trying to thwart a coup.
The army aren't this bad at coups. It seems obvious certain elements were duped into proceeding in the understanding that those higher up had secured Erdogan's removal.
60 dead apparently