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Originally Posted by Betonov
Didn't Atatürk once said that the role of the army is to oust potential dictators to restore the republic he built after WW1  |
Ataturk had a lot of sense, enough sense to take Turkey in the right direction, away from intanglement in religion with the state and into secularism.
Turkey could do with a new Ataturk in this coup, and I say that as someone who nearly didn't exist
because of Ataturk.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Schroeder
Don't take it for granted that they'll succeed...   |
I'm hoping that they do, but I fear that there's going to be some unrest in the days to come and no doubt Daesh will take the opportunity to go to town. The PKK might hold off though, to see what stance the military are going to take with them.
Meanwhile, some film and pictures:
Low flying F-16:
https://twitter.com/HazalKoptagel/st...35715709739008
https://twitter.com/InfobaeAmerica/s...50062708277249
Tanks (M60s I presume) at Ataturk airport:
