Martial Law in Turkey?

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I do think that US involvement in a coup would have been foolish in the extreme.

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I’m thinking agent provocateur rather than false flag

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:love_letter:

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More than 6000 purged from the military, FYI:

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Top officers at Incirlik Air Base arrested in Turkey coup attempt

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the clashes within the Turkish society have consequences anywhere with a larger Turkish community - below is a video of a pro-Erdogan demo vandalizing a pro-Gülen youth centre in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

the atmosphere is keyed up, the different organisations with a Turkish background position themselves rather loud and nervous

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Wikileaks published a dump of AKP mails, obtained about a week before the failed coup.

So far I’m not aware of more detailed analysis of the content, but it could be very interesting (and embarrassing for the Turkish government/establishment).

eta: I was too slow

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There’s that, but for the average American, the most pressing question is, “What impact will this failed coup have on Thanksgiving?”

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Not all Americans! :wink:

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all True Americans?

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Not all true Americans!

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The new york times published an op-ed from some anti-Kemalist guy.

Given the Gulen community’s hierarchical structure, all of this makes Mr. Gulen a prime suspect. Of course, the truth can come out only in a fair trial. Unfortunately, Turkey is not good at those — especially given Mr. Erdogan’s control over the judiciary and the ferocious polarization in the country today. But the United States government can try to negotiate with its Turkish counterparts to extradite Mr. Gulen, as Turkey’s government is now requesting, on the condition of a fair trial.

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Who ever was behind it (not Gulen, I’m guessing), I think it hardly matters now. It failed and Erdogan has turned this into his own coup.

Depressing.

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I quipped too soon. Apparently he’s a semi regular contributor (on Islam, the Arab World, etc)

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Or that’s what it was all along.

Not any less depressing.

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