Re:Coup attempt underway in Turkey
by gunn on Friday July 15, 2016 @07:19PM
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Too early to call, but I'd put my money against the coup succeeding:
Al Jazeera - "Turkey 1st army commander Umit Dundar on TV says army does not support coup". Assuming he's fully in charge there, that represents 120,000 army personnel.
Also the opposition party is anti-coup and plenty of people are on the streets (presumably) in support of the government.
Re:Coup attempt underway in Turkey
by fdsaaf on Friday July 15, 2016 @07:49PM
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Right: either the coup loses quickly or Turkey enters an extended civil war, with the military divided against itself. There's still enough military support for the coup to bomb the parliament building into dust as I write this comment.
Al Jazeera - "Turkey 1st army commander Umit Dundar on TV says army does not support coup". Assuming he's fully in charge there, that represents 120,000 army personnel.
Also the opposition party is anti-coup and plenty of people are on the streets (presumably) in support of the government.