Military Coup underway in Turkey

[The Chosen One]

Erdogan is safEly hiding, seeking asylum in Germany.

[Julio3000]

Attack on the Radiohead listening party was the last straw.

[Krgrecw]

Looks and sounds like the Coup has failed.

[The Chosen One]

Looks and sounds like the Coup has failed.

Erdogan has apparently flown back into the country.

[Oklahomahawk]

For those of us who haven't been keeping score is this a good outcome or a bad outcome?

[The Chosen One]

For those of us who haven't been keeping score is this a good outcome or a bad outcome?

Well, from what I've seen and what I've been reading on the Internets, the military in the Constitution is in charge of keeping Turkey secular and not turning into an Islamic state. The President is pro-Islamic Republic, and arrested tons of military personnel including admirals and generals who stood up to him turning Turkey more into an Islamic country.

So take that however you want.

[Krgrecw]

Reminds me of the military coup in Egypt a few years back. Erdogan is no fan of the west

[Krgrecw]

They probably saw it coming and just couldn't do anything to stop it. I hope they're OK, thought these days I wouldn't bet on it.

They tried to do something about it....

[Oklahomahawk]

They tried to do something about it....

Fair enough, but once the horses AND cows have escaped out the barn door...

[The Chosen One]

They tried to do something about it....

Depends.

I still think he staged the entire thing.

The fact he was safely hidden somewhere. The military would have known his whereabouts.

[Krgrecw]

Depends.

I still think he staged the entire thing.

The fact he was safely hidden somewhere. The military would have known his whereabouts.

I don't think it was staged. The best time to throw a coup is when the leader is our of the country.