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2016 Coup in Turkey?

@AP BREAKING: Turkey's state-run news agency says death toll in coup violence rises to about 90 with 1,154 wounded.
 
Coupists seem to be holding out in Ankara. From gov.uk:

"
Turkey travel advice
16-07-2016 07:27 AM GMT
Latest Update: Summary - There has been large scale military action in Turkey, with the military deployed to the streets and widespread reports of gunfire and explosions in Ankara and Istanbul. The situation now appears quieter in Istanbul, and the bridges across the Bosphorus are re-opening. But there are reports of tank fire and small arms fire in Ankara. Some flights to airports in Turkey are being diverted or cancelled. The road between Marmaris and Icmeler remains closed, following earlier reports of gunfire between the resorts of Marmaris and Icmeler.We strongly advise you to stay indoors, avoid public places, in particular demonstrations, and remain vigilant. "
 
newbie said:
I've never seen that before, new technology to go 'wow' about.:cool:

Turkey silent at the moment.
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It's quite incredible really. I saw it linked to in a tweet last night before posting it here. I am familiar with livestream and bambozer but I didn't have a clue about the widespread broadcasting facilities of FB/periscope.
 
Rutita1 said:
It's quite incredible really. I saw it linked to in a tweet last night before posting it here. I am familiar with livestream and bambozer but I didn't have a clue about the widespread broadcasting facilities of FB/periscope.
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How do they do it? Do people sign up to take live video and post it somehow?
 
It was because of this link posted on the thread last night (thankyou) Facebook Live Map that I was up until 3.30 in the morning following events all over Turkey as they happened. It was clear by 2 o'clock, or even before, that the coup had failed miserably. There were mass mobilizations all over the country. The television news really didn't have a clue what was happening but by simply moving your mouse over blue dots on a map you were able to instantly visualize the action live on multiple cameras all over the country. It's the most amazing thing facebook has done. A powerful, and in the case of nationwide historic events, a unique tool.

I followed a group of plain clothes armed police in Ankara, taking cover behind abandoned tanks that had left a trail of half crushed cars in their wake, as a helicopter circled overhead firing tracers at the ground. As the helicopter moved off I switched instantly to another camera in the north of the city and could hear the same helicopter approaching there and see how the people reacted to it. It was attracting small arms fire from various points of the city. Meanwhile some kilometres to the west, and seemingly ignorant of the cat and mouse game going on in the centre, streams of people carrying flags were still arriving.

In IstaNbul, a journalist called Oz, was with a group who had surrounded some officers hiding in a van, when a jet flew over so low the sonic boom made everyone scatter and then the police on the ground all went mad firing into the air. Oz, in the rush to get out onto the street hours before had forgotten to put his socks on and was beginning to feel the rub. It was excellent footage, very tense.

Also in Istambul I saw civilians getting gear out of a captured armoured vehicle, and others cheering the police who appeared to have a group of soldiers surrounded in a building.

I also saw at least one soldier riding on a tank with the civilians.

All over the rest of the country hundreds of thousands of people had gathered and were listening to speakers. The firing was limited to the two main cities.
 
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With their experience running botched coup attempts, we'll next see the Turkish Military joining the Labour Party contest.
 
Anudder Oik said:
It was because of this link posted on the thread last night (thankyou) Facebook Live Map that I was up until 3.30 in the morning following events all over Turkey as they happened. It was clear by 2 o'clock, or even before, that the coup had failed miserably. There were mass mobilizations all over the country. The television news really didn't have a clue what was happening but by simply moving your mouse over blue dots on a map you were able to instantly visualize the action live on multiple cameras all over the country. It's the most amazing thing facebook has done. A powerful, and in the case of nationwide historic events, a unique tool.

I followed a group of plain clothes armed police in Ankara, taking cover behind abandoned tanks that had left a trail of half crushed cars in their wake, as a helicopter circled overhead firing tracers at the ground. As the helicopter moved off I switched instantly to another camera in the north of the city and could hear the same helicopter approaching there and see how the people reacted to it. It was attracting small arms fire from various points of the city. Meanwhile some kilometres to the west, and seemingly ignorant of the cat and mouse game going on in the centre, streams of people carrying flags were still arriving.

In Istambul, a journalist called Oz, was with a group who had surrounded some officers hiding in a van, when a jet flew over so low the sonic boom made everyone scatter and then the police on the ground all went mad firing into the air. Oz, in the rush to get out onto the street hours before had forgotten to put his socks on and was beginning to feel the rub. It was excellent footage, very tense.

Also in Istambul I saw civilians getting gear out of a captured armoured vehicle, and others cheering the police who appeared to have a group of soldiers surrounded in a building.

I also saw at least one soldier riding on a tank with the civilians.

All over the rest of the country hundreds of thousands of people had gathered and were listening to speakers. The firing was limited to the two main cities.
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Oz is an aid worker, not a journalist
 
Anudder Oik said:
Oz katerji streaming live massive gun fire going off in centre and jets.

It was the police firing in the air at passing jet.

He says the soldiers were kids who were not aggressive and seemed to give themselves up.

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If they were conscripts they were ordered to go there do that turkish army doesnt fuck about with discipline no AGAI if you question an order. Consquences tend to be immediate and brutal.
 
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