Miltary coup in Turkey?

[muppet]

Turkey behaved oddly with a couple of u-turns very recently.

They apologised to the Russians for shooting down the fighter jet and they were cosying up to Assad in the last week.

Now this.

Something else is going on.

[bennydorano]

I would shed no tears for his departure. Wonder is it an indigenous coup, Russian or US backing both possible!

[seafoid]

Turkey behaved oddly with a couple of u-turns very recently.

They apologies to the Russians for shooting down the fighter jet and they were cosying up to Assad in the last week.

Now this.

Something else is going on.

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And while Isis is a top priority in the US and Europe, in Turkey, Kurdish separatism has a long-established status as the deepest fear among many ethnic Turks. The resurgence of the 30-year conflict with the PKK means that funerals for Turkish soldiers feature almost daily on the evening news.

The police and intelligence services, meanwhile, are overstretched fighting the PKK, Isis and Mr Erdogan's domestic enemies.

"For Turkey to confront all these security threats at once is an overwhelming task," Ms Goksel said.

[omaghjoe]

He's calling people onto the streets...in other words hes fucked

Must be more to it than "secularism" and democracry that both sides are bandying about. I would safely say neither sides gives a shite about either

[seafoid]

TURKEY BLOCKS TWITTER, FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE

But not Pokémon go

[seafoid]

The political situation is chaotic. I was thinking it sounds like Thailand

[omaghjoe]

Would be some ploy by the Russians to infiltrate a NATO military and then overthrow the goverment.

Russia has no role in this... CIA much more likely to be, although we should find out soon enough. I would say the security situation there has a big role in it, ....

[armaghniac]

He's calling people onto the streets...in other words hes fucked

Must be more to it than "secularism" and democracry that both sides are bandying about. I would safely say neither sides gives a shite about either

Rightly or wrong the Turkish army sees itself as the heirs of Ataturk and so secularism.

[seafoid]

It might be about Kurdish separatism. The kurds in Syria are winning Vs Isis and  are not going back to the status quo . Turkey is only 50% Sunni turk. It has big Shia and Kurd populations who have been kept down for years . The war in Syria is driving a lot of change.

[omaghjoe]

He's calling people onto the streets...in other words hes fucked

Must be more to it than "secularism" and democracry that both sides are bandying about. I would safely say neither sides gives a shite about either

Rightly or wrong the Turkish army sees itself as the heirs of Ataturk and so secularism.

Well lets hope Ataturk is on their minds and not the Ottoman Sultans otherwise things could get very interesting.

Although their rule did bring peace and stability to that region for centuries so....

[LeoMc]

I would shed no tears for his departure. Wonder is it an indigenous coup, Russian or US backing both possible!

I would assume some covert support.

This is a NATO member bordering Iran, Iraq and Syria.

[armaghniac]

Alex Salmond organised it to drive up the price of oil.

[screenexile]

Fascinating!!!

Al Jazeera England seem to be well ahead of the curve they are showing their live feed on Facebook.

The military have withdrawn from Ataturk Airport... Time is ripe for ISIS to do something big in Turkey as well but hopefully not.

A military coup is not a good idea!!

[Milltown Row2]

Another holiday destination gone... Never been and more than likely never will

[armaghniac]

Another holiday destination gone... Never been and more than likely never will

There'll be some great deals now.