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Possible military coup occurring in Turkey



Buzzer

Buzzer

Languidly Clinical
Oct 1, 2006
26,121
Reports that the Bosphorus Bridge is closed, Jets above Ankara and Army out in large numbers. Other reports have soldiers disarming the police.
 






vegster

vegster

Sanity Clause
May 5, 2008
27,892
Buzzer said:
Reports that the Bosphorus Bridge is closed, Jets above Ankara and Army out in large numbers. Other reports have soldiers disarming the police.
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How are those 70 Million Turks going to get to the UK if the bridge is closed ?
 








ManOfSussex

ManOfSussex

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Apr 11, 2016
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Buzzer said:
Reports that the Bosphorus Bridge is closed, Jets above Ankara and Army out in large numbers. Other reports have soldiers disarming the police.[/QUOTE

How are those 70 Million Turks going to get to the UK if the bridge is closed ?
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If the military have taken over they wont be allowed to join The EU anyway.
 
















Buzzer

Buzzer

Languidly Clinical
Oct 1, 2006
26,121
Blue Valkyrie said:
End of Days.
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Not necessarily. Strangely enough, this could be a good thing. The Turkish Army is a fierce believer in secular Turkey and they tend to move in, as they do in Egypt when the government veers too far towards Islamism. Given that Erdogan is currently President, it's not too surprising that this has occurred.
 


ManOfSussex

ManOfSussex

We wunt be druv
Apr 11, 2016
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Rape of Hastings, Sussex
Erdogan is on holiday apparently. Troops reportedon the streets of both Istanbul and Ankara.
 


spence

spence

British and Proud
Oct 15, 2014
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Crawley
Just come back from my ninth visit to Turkey. Love that country.
 




Buzzer

Buzzer

Languidly Clinical
Oct 1, 2006
26,121
Tanks on the streets and soldiers telling people to get indoors. "Not a practice"
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vegster

vegster

Sanity Clause
May 5, 2008
27,892
Could be interesting, are the army making a grab for power or do they feel that Erdogan's pro-Muslim government have betrayed the secular constitution set out by Ataturk ?
 




spence

spence

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Oct 15, 2014
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vegster said:
Could be interesting, are the army making a grab for power or do they feel that Erdogan's pro-Muslim government have betrayed the secular constitution set out by Ataturk ?
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Very good.

Erdogan also broke the two year cease fire against the Kurds. The thought of the Kurds controlling the Syrian boarder horrifies Erdogan. Speaking to a few Turks they reckon they are close to a civil war.
 




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