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July 18, 201610 yr This failed attempt, which some are saying was staged, is going to throw Turkey out of Europe so to speak. The Turkish president is going to use this to tear down what's left of Turkey's democracy. I heard that already over 2,500 judges have been removed. The joke of Turkey being a so-called safe-zone for refugees is now out the window, which is good for refugees in Greece who may have been deported to Turkey, as that all ends now. The Turkish president is gaining steam in his pursuit of becoming more and more like Putin. His party when it came to power around 2004 started shredding democracy there, and "removed" a lot of the military leaders from the start, as in the past, the Turkish military would step in when they thought that Turkey was losing its democracy and freedoms in the past. And now Turkey and it's president is demanding that the US turn over the person that they claim was behind the coup, and he happens to live in Pennsylvania. Turkey now says "any country that harbors him is no friend of Turkey", see how problematic this has become? The US won't turn him over, then what? How far from the US and NATO does Turkey get? When the US doesn't turn him over, how long until Turkey kicks the US off of the bases over there? This thing isn't over, this will get very messy all around, within Turkey and outside of Turkey. Turkey's President Erdogan speaks out on attempted coup - CNN.com A formal written request for the extradition of Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen, who is in self-imposed exile in the United States, will be submitted within days, Erdogan told Anderson. When asked what he would do if the U.S. refused to extradite Gulen, he said "we have a mutual agreement of extradition of criminals." "So now you ask someone to be extradited, you're my strategic partner I do obey, I do abide by that, but you don't do the same thing -- well, of course, there should be reciprocity in the types of things," the president continued. Who is Fethullah Gulen? Erdogan has previously blamed Gulen for the attempted coup -- a claim which Gulen has denied. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said the U.S. hadn't yet received a formal request from Turkey for Gulen's extradition.
July 19, 201610 yr Apparently they are asking for the resignation of all public and private university deans following the coups attempt. Sounds like a great way to undermine secular free thinking. Turkey's education board demands 1,577 university deans ... Edited July 20, 201610 yr by Colonels_Wear_Blue
July 19, 201610 yr Apparently they are asking for the resignation of all public and private university deans following the coups attempt. Sounds like a great way to undermine secular free thinking. Turkey's education board demands 1,577 university deans ... This is exactly why you always have to look at the context in which these events occur. So many people on social media were clueless as to what this really was about. They see "military coup" and instantly think dictatorship. The fact of the matter is that a military coup in Turkey is the only thing that has kept their democracy going all those years after the death of Attaturk.
July 19, 201610 yr Turkey's President Erdogan speaks out on attempted coup - CNN.com A formal written request for the extradition of Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen, who is in self-imposed exile in the United States, will be submitted within days, Erdogan told Anderson. When asked what he would do if the U.S. refused to extradite Gulen, he said "we have a mutual agreement of extradition of criminals." "So now you ask someone to be extradited, you're my strategic partner I do obey, I do abide by that, but you don't do the same thing -- well, of course, there should be reciprocity in the types of things," the president continued. Who is Fethullah Gulen? Erdogan has previously blamed Gulen for the attempted coup -- a claim which Gulen has denied. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said the U.S. hadn't yet received a formal request from Turkey for Gulen's extradition. I am sure that Turkey will have to provide evidence incriminating him before the US will allow extradition. The more I see crackdowns by Erdagon, the more I start to believe the coup was staged.
July 19, 201610 yr I am sure that Turkey will have to provide evidence incriminating him before the US will allow extradition. The more I see crackdowns by Erdagon, the more I start to believe the coup was staged. Exactly, the Turkish military wouldn't be so stupid as to try a coup when he wasn't there.
July 20, 201610 yr Erdogan isn't wasting anytime removing people. Turkey fires 21, teachers and demands suspension of every university dean in country in post-coup crackdown The rapidity with which this is happening is definitely not a coincidence. Not much of a conspiracy theorist myself, but there is no way they could have gotten that many across the country without preplanning it.
July 20, 201610 yr Author Here we go! State of emergency declared in Turkey, for three months. I guess it takes 90 days to round up the remaining democratic opposition. Turkey coup attempt: State of emergency announced - BBC News
July 20, 201610 yr Here we go! State of emergency declared in Turkey, for three months. I guess it takes 90 days to round up the remaining democratic opposition. Turkey coup attempt: State of emergency announced - BBC News That's the ballgame unless the military gets its act together, but they have been slowly gutted over the years. Not sure if they have the leadership and will anymore.
July 20, 201610 yr Author The rapidity with which this is happening is definitely not a coincidence. Not much of a conspiracy theorist myself, but there is no way they could have gotten that many across the country without preplanning it. Agreed! Within 4 days Erdogan has fired over 58,000 people! No way he went this quick, it had to have been planned possibly months in advance.
July 20, 201610 yr Author That's the ballgame unless the military gets its act together, but they have been slowly gutted over the years. Not sure if they have the leadership and will anymore. Agreed! Erdogan and his party has been dismantling any possible opposition since they came into power in 2003. I'm sure that the activities of the Egyptian army the past few years overthrowing the government when too much freedom is lost got Erdogan to take out as many people as possibly before he clamped down.
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