'Military coup' underway in Turkey

Mahony0509

Fighter jets and helicopters flying over Ankara. Turkish PM reporting military action underway without chain of command.

UPDATE: live updates https://www.reddit.com/live/x9gf3donjlkq

http://news.sky.com/watch-live

Berserker

Yep, RTE just said it on the news. Sky not reporting it yet though. Sky running with it now. Sub-section of the military it appears. Istanbul as well as Ankara now too. Airport in Istanbul blocked by tanks.

Suryavarman

Report from BBC:

Both of the main bridges in the Turkish city of Istanbul have been closed by security forces, reports say.
Traffic has been stopped from crossing both the Bosphorus and Fatih Sultan Mehmet bridges, but no reasons have been given.
There are also reports of military aircraft flying over the capital Ankara, with gunshots heard.
It is unclear if the events are related and there has been no official information so far on the deployments.

Suryavarman

Berserker wrote: »

Yep, RTE just said it on the news. Sky not reporting it yet though.

Sky are reporting on it now. They also sent out an alert on mobile a few minutes ago.

pragmatic1

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/15/turkey-low-flying-jets-and-gunfire-heard-in-ankara1/

Specialun

Whats a coup or whats going on

Im thick

Mahony0509

Specialun wrote: »

Whats a coup or whats going on

Im thick

Military trying to oust the government and take over.

Ted111

Minor issue.

Atlantic Dawn

It's an interesting time to be alive.

whatawaster81

Nice of the Americans to decide we'll have a coup in turkey. Was getting sick of Brexit anyway.

ongarite

Erdogan is a piece of **** who is turning Turkey into a non-secular Islamic lead, law based state.

The Turkish army has intervened many times to uphold the secular foundations of modern Turkey. Last coup by army was in 1997

él statutorio

Ted111 wrote: »

Minor issue.

It might not be, it might be the Military pushing back against Erdogan and his attempts to Islamify Turkey.

Turkey is secular according to its constitution.

The_Valeyard

Islamist takeover or army trying to secure the nation from the Islamist President to preserve the secular constitution.

él statutorio

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Islamist takeover or army trying to secure the nation from the Islamist President to preserve the secular constitution.

The latter I'd hope.

conditioned games

This might scupper Angela Merkel's plans of bringing Turkey into the EU

NoCrackHaving

The army have a very long history of coups in Turkey when they perceive the secular legacy of Ataturk being under threat. Erdogan's attempts to dismantle the secular state obviously pushed them to attempt a putsch.

Ronald Wilson Reagan

It could be a smoke screen by Erdogan to have some of the military top brass removed.

Ronald Wilson Reagan

conditioned games wrote: »

This might scupper Angela Merkel's plans of bringing Turkey into the EU

Good to hear.

NoCrackHaving

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Islamist takeover or army trying to secure the nation from the Islamist President to preserve the secular constitution.

The army is a stronghold of the secularists in Turkey. Definitely not an Islamist move.

screamer

conditioned games wrote: »

This might scupper Angela Merkel's plans of bringing Turkey into the EU

Might also scupper the deal they have with asylum seekers......

VG31

The military coup in Egypt stopped the country from becoming an Islamic dictatorship with Sharia law. Egypt seems to be back on the road to secularism now again. Hopefully the same will happen in Turkey. Often in these unstable Middle East countries a military dictatorship can be the best option.

NoCrackHaving

Ronald Wilson Reagan wrote: »

It could be a smoke screen by Erdogan to have some of the military top brass removed.

I think you're overestimating his reach in the military.

él statutorio

Some people on twitter saying the Military have said it's a coup.

*edit*

Confirmed!

RobertKK

Sometimes a coup is a good thing.

vicwatson

And they want entry to the EU:eek:

Icemancometh

él statutorio wrote: »

It might not be, it might be the Military pushing back against Erdogan and his attempts to Islamify Turkey.

Turkey is secular according to its constitution.

A bad pun I imagine

Cantstandsya

No big surprise. The army have always protected secularism in Turkey, whether you agree with them or not they were unlikely to let Erdogan turn the country into a theocracy without a fight.

Gringo180

Could be to do with Erdogons support of Isis on there border with Syria.

Ted111

Icemancometh wrote: »

A bad pun I imagine

Yeah, it was a turkey.

Ulysses Gaze

Gringo180 wrote: »

Could be to do with Erdogons support of Isis on there border with Syria.

He really over-played his hand on that one.

Allyall

http://www.thejournal.ie/military-coup-turkey-2880849-Jul2016/

It's all over the googles..

Wanderer78

vicwatson wrote: »

And they want entry to the EU:eek:

id have to agree, sure why the hell would you wanna join the eu, its only guaranteed to wreck your country!

Suryavarman

CNN reporting that Turkish Government officials have been detained by the military.

Richard Hillman

Build a wall. A massive ****ing wall.

suicide_circus

VG31 wrote: »

The military coup in Egypt stopped the country from becoming an Islamic dictatorship with Sharia law. Egypt seems to be back on the road to secularism now again. Hopefully the same will happen in Turkey. Often in these unstable Middle East countries a military dictatorship can be the best option.

Unstable middle east country / potential EU member state.

chillin117

Is there anything at all to be said for having another mass ?

Wanderer78

Richard Hillman wrote: »

Build a wall. A massive ****ing wall.

mexicans are gonna be fecken busy

Guy:Incognito

RobertKK wrote: »

Sometimes a coup is a good thing.

Yep, a nice coup of tea on a miserable winters day is nice.

RustyNut

Hope it all end peacefully whatever is happening.

NegativeCreep

What does this even mean? And why do it?

ollaetta

Probably like a chicken coup only bigger.

Captain Chaos

NegativeCreep wrote: »

What does this even mean? And why do it?

Military leaders/some or all are not happy with the way the government are running the country so want them out. Quickest way to do that is by force.

Google Military Coupe De Tates,

badabing106

Where is Americka ?

Suryavarman

NegativeCreep wrote: »

What does this even mean? And why do it?

Erdogan has been taking Turkey in the wrong direction. Hopefully the military will fix things.

Ted111

NegativeCreep wrote: »

What does this even mean? And why do it?

It's a bit like winning an election.
But without having an election.

NegativeCreep

Captain Chaos wrote: »

Military leaders/some or all are not happy with the way the government are running the country so want them out. Quickest way to do that is by force.

But why take airports and stuff? What does this mean for tourists over there? I know some people aver there now.

Iwasfrozen

NegativeCreep wrote: »

But why take airports and stuff? What does this mean for tourists over there? I know some people aver there now.

Presumably so the government can't fly out.

tayto lover

I wonder if they took over the banks?

Captain Chaos

badabing106 wrote: »

Where is Americka ?

They don't care about Turkey, they sell them a crap load of F-16s over the years though.

Infini

Well while coups are bad most of the time if it gets rid of that muppet Erogan I dont think anyone will really miss him. Last thing we need is more Islamacrap from those who want to turn the place back a few hundred years. Sad and Ironic that the military are the LESSER of 2 evils in the middle east...

Edit: While thats going on pass the popcorn lads!

Captain Chaos

NegativeCreep wrote: »

But why take airports and stuff? What does this mean for tourists over there? I know some people aver there now.

It's martial law, full military lock down until they have full control and the government are gone. It's to stop people escaping and entering the country.

I have friends over there too. That's the risk you take going to Turkey and why I'd personally never go there from what I know of the place over the years, also why the EU won't let them join the EU.