I've just listened to an interesting interview (in German) that touched on this issue: Ein kurioser Putsch: Interview mit Ayca Tolun. In short and in English: It's odd that the military did not start by arresting Erdogan, it's odd that the government did not severely restrict internet/social media access like it usually does in times of crisis, it's odd that TV experts/pundits were immediately available and it's odd that TV stations were able and allowed to provide real-time coverage... strange how Erdogan is set to profit so massively.I know, sounds like a conspiracy theory, but he is looking to profit from this immensely.
I really like this idea. Has to be done on a large scale.Oh cheers! It's only ?10 so let's gift some to the turkish military and once they've read it and done their homework try again next week with a better coup!
I find that notion odd. Yes, Erdogan won the last election... after systematically silencing the opposition and dissenting voices in the media. So the democratic legitimacy of his government seems dubious, at best.[...]
I fail to see how this attempt of an coup was somehow "the will of the people".
I've just listened to an interesting interview (in German) that touched on this issue: Ein kurioser Putsch: Interview mit Ayca Tolun. In short and in English: It's odd that the military did not start by arresting Erdogan, it's odd that the government did not severely restrict internet/social media access like it usually does in times of crisis, it's odd that TV experts/pundits were immediately available and it's odd that TV stations were able and allowed to provide real-time coverage... strange how Erdogan is set to profit so massively.
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https://foreignpolicy.com/2016/07/16/why-turkeys-coup-detat-failed-erdogan/Why Turkey?s Coup d??tat Failed
And why Recep Tayyip Erdogan?s craven excesses made it so inevitable.
Former Air Force Commander Ak?n ?zt?rk, dubed the mastermind behind coup attempt
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-security-plot-insight-idUSKCN0ZX0Q9At height of Turkish coup bid, rebel jets had Erdogan's plane in their sights
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jul/16/turkey-coup-army-erdoganTurkey was already undergoing a slow-motion coup ? by Erdo?an, not the army
But the Sultan, I mean President, only narrowly escaped air force fighter jets in his private plane! Honest!Seems odd how a coup by an air force high ranking officer did not have any significant support from the air force...