Geri
wasn't born to follow
Oz Katerji? I was watching him live too but I missed that, must have been after I fell asleep! I saw shots being fired, which was quite scary.
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2016 Coup in Turkey?
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Oz Katerji? I was watching him live too but I missed that, must have been after I fell asleep! I saw shots being fired, which was quite scary.
miss direct
misfungled
I'm afraid of what will come next. Maybe this really is time for me to leave 
Anudder Oik
heinous pointless bellend/fucking gobshite muppet
Oz katerji said he was working as a journalist in Istanbul during the live feed I watched last night.
frogwoman
No amount of cajolery...
teqniq
DisMembered
Nothing good I would surmise but I imagine you may have a much better idea than me. Take care eh?I'm afraid of what will come next. Maybe this really is time for me to leave
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
...and bang on time, HDP offices being attacked in Osmaniye already according to multiple reports.
Purdie
there are no stars, only suns
May this picture haunt all your fucking dreams for eternity
Manter
Lunch Mob
He runs an aid programme with Helprefugees. He may freelance, but he is literally saving the lives of Syrians in turkey. He's an amazing guy.
ska invita
back on the other side
i said to my friend last night, if theyve gone for it with a coup, they must be going for it properly, expecting the highest chances of success, loyalty, and likely with some kind of a nod from abroad. But no - totally wrong on that. Why try a coup on such weak grounds? I find it hard to understand. I guess on one level you don't know till you try, but still. I guess i should read up more on failed military coups attempts.
Riklet
procrastinación
I woke up to the news a friend of mine is trapped there! En route to Vietnam, this was just meant to be a change-over! Crazy stuff always happens to him! Been contacting various embassies and consulates on his behalf for the past few hours.
"Have been under seige in instanbull airport. An armed mob broke in and caused chaos. Gun fire and explosions all night right outside and a bomb went off so near I got covered in bits of the cieling. Exciting times!! Seems to be calming down now."
Posted on facebook during the night.
then half an hour ago:
"All seems fine here. No flights in or out but airport starting to return to normal. Have eaten etc just waiting to see what happens. Thanks for all the well wishes"
He said the airport was crazy and he had to raid business lounge to get food, water and.... booze. Sounds like he has quite a haul and things are returning to normal. Sounds totally crazy elsewhere though. I don't think the coup is fully over but it's clear the crackdown is already beginning. Erdogan is gonna use this to settle scores...
"Have been under seige in instanbull airport. An armed mob broke in and caused chaos. Gun fire and explosions all night right outside and a bomb went off so near I got covered in bits of the cieling. Exciting times!! Seems to be calming down now."
Posted on facebook during the night.
then half an hour ago:
"All seems fine here. No flights in or out but airport starting to return to normal. Have eaten etc just waiting to see what happens. Thanks for all the well wishes"
He said the airport was crazy and he had to raid business lounge to get food, water and.... booze. Sounds like he has quite a haul and things are returning to normal. Sounds totally crazy elsewhere though. I don't think the coup is fully over but it's clear the crackdown is already beginning. Erdogan is gonna use this to settle scores...
bimble
floofy
True. Good point. The much more surprising thing is that thousands of civilians were willing to come out in support of Erdogan against armed soldiers & tanks, isn't it.
teqniq
DisMembered
Telecomms companies are usually responsible for the infrastructure so the authorities would most likely have told them to pull the plug
weltweit
Well-Known Member
No, it isn't a stupid question, I wondered about that also. It seems all social media was shut down which may have been done by the regime to prevent the organisation of anti-regime demonstrations. They didn't apparently shut down the mobile networks though.
I'm afraid of what will come next. Maybe this really is time for me to leave
Nah. This is nothing. I'm on my way there next week.
It's so much of nothing, I even suspect that Erdogan is behind the whole business.
Not at all. The guy has been elected four times, he's won two referendums. I've no time for him myself, but people need to understand that he's very popular. And they should also understand why.
It's not all conscripts, far from it. Turkey has the fourth largest army in the world, and they're extremely well-trained and well-equipped. Also they're well-used to running the country. That's why it's suspicious that this has been such a fiasco.
Yep. Can anyone say "false flag?"
bimble
floofy
can you attempt a simplified explanation of what the divide is between those who clearly love him and those (was it 48%?) who voted against him last time?
It's a class divide. Broadly speaking, the workers and peasants support the government, the bourgeoisie opposes it.
This plays into Erdogan's hands so completely, it's hard to believe all is what it seems. The Turkish army is not exactly crap at coups.
It's true that Erdogan has been packing the officer corps with loyalists, but even so...
teqniq
DisMembered
I am inclined on this occasion to think you might have a point.
Rob Ray
Weight is meaningless
Behind might be a stretch, but I could easily see him knowing it was going to happen and doing nothing to stop it. As he says, loads of people had already been arrested before this, so he would have been confident of it not getting out of hand.
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