Turkish military had enough with the the nuts?

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[h=2]'They will pay a heavy price for their treason': Turkish president vows revenge for bloody military coup after supporters of Islamist government face down troops and tanks during botched takeover[/h]

President Erdogan made a triumphant return to the city having flown to Istanbul on board the government Gulfstream IV jet to Ataturk airport, which had earlier been seized by members of the military. Broadcasting to the nation, Erdogan branded members of the military behind the attempt as 'traitors' and vowed retribution. As tanks rolled along the streets, Erdogan urged his supporters to block them and prevent them from seizing strategic locations in Istanbul and Ankara. The coup is believed to have been orchestrated by Colonel Muharrem Kose.

 

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President Barack Obama is urging all parties in Turkey to support the democratically-elected government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan - the Justice and Development Party (AKP)


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[FONT=&quot]However, Reuters reports that bomb attacks on the parliament are continuing, with a senior Turkish official saying rebel soldiers have been warned they will be shot down if they attempt to use more military aircraft.

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Turkish news site Aksam reports the arrest of Rear Admiral Nejat Atilla Demirhan:
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According to a senior government official, via Reuters, Turkish military headquarters are now back under the control of armed forces loyal to the government.
However, there are still pockets of rebel soldiers continuing to fight, and they still have some military helicopters.
No fighter jets remain under rebel control, the official said.



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[FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]19m ago05:52[/FONT]
Germany has expressed its backing for the Turkish government against the attempted coup. Steffen Seibert, spokesman for German chancellor Angela Merkel, said on Saturday morning:

The democratic order in Turkey must be respected. Everything needs to be done to protect human lives.

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[FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]26m ago05:45[/FONT]
State news agency Anadolu now reports that 754 members of the armed forces have been detained in connection with the attempted coup.



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[h=2]Gülen 'categorically denies' links to coup[/h]Fethullah Gülen, the US-based cleric accused by Erdoğan of directing the coup from his home in Pennsylvania, has rejected the claim. In a statement, Gülen said:

I condemn, in the strongest terms, the attempted military coup inTurkey. Government should be won through a process of free and fair elections, not force.
As someone who suffered under multiple military coups during the past five decades, it is especially insulting to be accused of having any link to such an attempt.
I categorically deny such accusations.

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Read more about Gülen and his rivalry with Erdoğan here:
[FONT=&quot][h=1]Analysis Fethullah Gülen: who is the man blamed by Turkey's president for coup attempt?[/h][/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Cleric who leads global Hizmet movement from exile in Pennyslvania, US, is a critic of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and remains influential in Turkish affairs[/FONT]


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[FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]37m ago05:34[/FONT]
In the face of government assertions that the coup has failed, the pro-coup faction of the armed forces insists it is still fighting, Reuters reports:

An email from the Turkish military general staff’s press office address said on Saturday the faction of officers behind an attempted military coup overnight was still determinedly fighting all those who try to oppose it.
Calling itself the Peace at Home Movement, the faction also called on people to stay indoors for their own safety.
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Patrick Kingsley

The Guardian’s Patrick Kingsley is in Istanbul and sends this latest:

Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, appeared to have weathered the worst of an attempted coup after a night of chaos and bloodshed that saw an army faction try to oust a civilian government in Turkey for the fifth time in 60 years.

As the sun rose over Turkey on Saturday, confrontations were continuing in some parts of the country. But Erdoğan had been able to re-emerge from a retreat on the coast of the Aegean Sea and fly to Istanbul, where he was greeted by crowds of his supporters who overran the airport, having defied troops who had tried to seal it off.
“Turkey has a democratically elected government and president,” Erdoğan said after landing. “We are in charge and we will continue exercising our powers until the end. We will not abandon our country to these invaders. It will end well.”

Huge crowds of Turks defied a military curfew, gathering to oppose the coup by swarming around military vehicles and in some cases lying down in front of them. A series of opposition leaders, normally critical of Erdoğan’s increasingly autocratic ways, also issued supportive statements. A leading pro-Kurdish party, the People’s Democratic party (HDP), said: “The only solution is democratic politics.”
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An abandoned tank in Istanbul. Photograph: Tolga Bozoglu/EPA

The prime minister, Binyali Yildirim, said at least 336 rebel officers had been captured by loyalist forces and promised to shoot down any military planes in the control of the coup’s supporters. Footage also emerged of police officers arresting soldiers who had taken over Istanbul’s central square on Friday night and rounding up army officials who initially seized a television channel.
Istanbul’s two airports, shut on Friday night by the coup’s supporters, reopened at 6am, and a bridge spanning the city’s Asian and European sides followed suit less than an hour later.
But Erdoğan’s loyalists could not quite declare victory, with gunfire heard in parts of Istanbul and at least one fighter jet – believed to be controlled by rebel pilots – making menacing low-flying swoops over the city centre.
At least 60 people died in overnight fighting, the presidency said, after the coup leaders launched a series of attacks on the parliament in Ankara and fired tank missiles at pro-government protesters in the streets outside.
Gruesome footage showed corpses with limbs and torsos blown apart by tank ordnance, and the sun rose on Saturday to reveal charred walls and smashed windows of the parliament.
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[h=2]At least 60 dead; 336 arrests[/h]Updated figures now say at least 60 people died in the attempted coup overnight.
Some 336 people thought to have been involved in the plot have been arrested, according to the justice minister.



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[h=2]New chief of armed forces named[/h]Umit Dündar is the new acting chief of military staff, says prime minister Binali Yildirim.
There is no word on the current head of the armed forces, General Hulusi Akar.
Earlier, Erdoğan said he had no information about Akar, who was reportedly taken hostage at military headquarters by those behind the attempted coup.



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Reuters has more details as soldiers involved in the coup begin to surrender in Istanbul:

Around 50 soldiers involved in an attempted military coup in Turkeysurrendered on one of the bridges across the Bosphorus in Istanbul on Saturday, abandoning their tanks with their hands raised in the air, live footage on CNN Turk showed.
A Reuters witness earlier saw tens of other pro-coup soldiers surrendering to armed police after being surrounded in Istanbul’s central Taksim square.
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[Seymour]

A coup without the will of the people doesn't go far - this place literally borders Europe and is on the verge of turning hard core Islamic and this is a nato state

 

[superbeets]

A coup without the will of the people doesn't go far - this place literally borders Europe and is on the verge of turning hard core Islamic and this is a nato state

They should not be in NATO. Agree.

They should not become part of the EU.

Turkey is on its way to become a Islamic Republic, similar to Iran.


Turkey is the enemy at the gate.

One of the reasons Brits voted for Brexit was the knowledge that negotiations were ongoing for Turkey to become part of the EU, and Brits did not want that.

 

[superbeets]

[h=3]HISTORY OF TURKISH COUPS: MILITARY HAS PREVIOUS HISTORY OF OVERTHROWING THE CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT[/h]
The Turkish army regards itself as the protector of Turkish democracy, a philosophy made up of secular ideals created by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk - the founder of the modern Turkish Republic.
There have been four major coups in the past 50 years with thousands killed as a result of military intervention and social and political unrest.

1960
The first coup took place in 1960 as political tension reached boiling point between the government, led by prime minister Adnan Menderes and president Celal Bayar, the opposing parties and the armed forces.
The administration began to re-open mosques and opened new religious schools as well as calling for people to pray in Arabic rather than Turkish. It also imposed new press laws banning critical articles in newspapers.
After periods of unrest Menderes was forced to employ martial law. The government was eventually toppled and the president, prime minister and several cabinet members were arrested. Menderes was later executed.

1971
While there was not a coup in 1971, events in this period would contribute to military intervention in nine years time.
Turkey had sunk into a recession, with their currency failing - causing protests in the streets with often violent demonstrations and attacks from right-wing organisations.
The military intervened and prime minister, Suleyman Demirel resigned with a right-wing temporary government put in place.

1980
The 1970s were a time of immense political and social unrest in Turkey with thousands being killed and 11 prime ministers taking control.
A military coup was announced on TV in September 1980 with the army establishing martial law.
The government was dissolved and naval officer Bulend Ulusu became prime minister for three year,s before he was succeeded by Turgut Ozal.
While there was a stability that came with the military rule but hundreds of thousands of people were executed, tortured or went missing during this period.

1997
After the Islamist Welfare Party took power in 1996 the armed forces suggested a series of policies that it urged the Government to take.
The following year it ensured changes including a headscarf ban at universities and an eight-year education programme to ensure that young people did not enrol at religious schools - were put in place.

Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan resigned and was slapped with a five-year ban from politics.

 

[ScottL]

They should not be in NATO. Agree.

They should not become part of the EU.

Turkey is on its way to become a Islamic Republic, similar to Iran.


Turkey is the enemy at the gate.

One of the reasons Brits voted for Brexit was the knowledge that negotiations were ongoing for Turkey to become part of the EU, and Brits did not want that.

Here is the truth about Turkey.....

Erdowang has been in power for 13+ years. He is trying to consolidate power and make changes to the laws that will turn himself into another Putin.

The role of the army in Turkey is to protect democracy.

When you join the Turkish army the longer you stay your career path is pre-plotted. That is, Erdowang knows exactly who will ascend to what level every year.

In order to remain in power Erdowang will falsely accuse high ranking and rising army members of crimes, strip them of their rank and throw them in jail. This is how he keeps the army from removing him, by leaving no one in high power positions for too long.

Turkey is not a democracy; it's a fauxmocracy.

There are more journalists imprisoned in Turkey than there are in China. Spin that around in your head for a moment.

 

[Dave007inVegas]

Erdogan appears to be a Morsi clone except he’s lasted a lot longer. No wonder Obama supports him.

 

[superbeets]

[h=1]Defiant Turks prepare for a fresh uprising: Brave civilians take to the streets again after seeing off a failed military coup, dragging cowering soldiers from their tanks and beating them in the streets[/h]

• Civilians reclaimed Turkey from their own military after helping to end coup to overthrow ruling President Erdogan
• Ordinary Turks confronted rifle-wielding soldiers and laid in front of tanks in an effort to take back control of country
• Some 104 plotters were killed, while 160 people - at least 41 of them police officers and 47 civilians - fell as 'martyrs'
• Erdogan has told civilians to 'keep on owning the streets' over fears that renewed military action could flare up
• At least 1,500 are wounded in the bloody uprising as Erdogan supporters clashed with the military rebels on Friday

By ALEXANDER ROBERTSON FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 12:40, 16 July 2016 | UPDATED: 17:50, 16 July 2016



Defiant Turkish civilians reclaimed the country from their own military after helping to end a coup by the army to overthrow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who called on people to remain on the streets today over fears over a fresh uprising.
Ordinary Turks confronted rifle-wielding soldiers, climbed atop tanks and laid in front of military vehicles in an effort to take back control of the country, ignoring a curfew issued by coup plotters designed to allow the army to bring down the government unopposed.
President Erdogan called on people to take to the streets, leading to reports of groups of soldiers surrendering at several key locations in Ankara and Istanbul, including Bosphorus Bridge, where 100 rebels laid down their arms and submitted themselves to advancing civilians and police officers.
There were unconfirmed reports of one soldier being beheaded by a mob of civilians on the bridge after a video surfaced online showing a crowd launching an attack on the downed man. However in the video the man is still alive and shows no beheading, though it is unknown if this happened after the footage ended.
This morning the President used Twitter to call on supporters to prevent any additional military action, adding: 'We should keep on owning the streets no matter at what stage because a new flare-up could take place at any moment.'
Some 104 plotters were killed after a coup attempt to bring down the Turkish government, while 160 people - at least 41 of them police and 47 civilians - fell as 'martyrs'.
Throughout the night, supporters of Erdogan threw themselves in front of tanks at key landmarks to prevent the military from maintaining a stranglehold on the country, notably outside Ataturk airport in Istanbul, where some civilians lodged themselves under the wheels of tanks to stop them from advancing.
More than 2,800 rebels have been detained after their failed military coup that killed at least 250 and wounded more than 1,500, with Erdogan vowing revenge for the bloody uprising.

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Supporters of President Recep Erdogan clashed with journalists near the Turkish military headquarters in Ankara following the coup

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The President used Twitter to call on supporters to prevent any additional military action, adding: 'We should keep on owning the streets no matter at what stage because a new flare-up could take place at any moment'

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Hundreds of Turks have taken to the streets to ensure no fresh coup could take place after last night's uprising was defeated

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A soldier cowers as he is confronted by plain-clothes police officers and civilians after the military surrendered on Bosphorus Bridge

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People wave national flags as they march from Kizilay square to Turkish General Staff building to react against military coup attempt

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A young girl joins police officers loyal to President Erdogan atop a tank abandoned by military personnel who surrendered

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More than 2,800 rebels have been detained after their failed military coup that killed at least 250 as Turkish President Erdogan vows revenge for the bloody uprising (pictured: Up to 100 rebel soldiers surrendered on Bosphorus Bridge after their failed uprising)

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Ordinary Turks confronted rifle-wielding soldiers, climbed atop tanks and laid in front of military vehicles in an effort to take back control of the country, ignoring a curfew issued by coup plotters designed to allow the army to bring down the government unopposed

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There were unconfirmed reports of one soldier being beheaded by a mob of civilians on the bridge after a video surfaced online showing a crowd launching an attack on the downed man. However in the video the man is still alive and shows no beheading, though it is unknown if this happened after the footage ended

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People wave Turkish flags as they stand around the Republic Monument in Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey

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Men wave flags as they stand on tanks as people walk on the Bosphorus Bridge after taking over the military position in Istanbul

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A Turkish civilian whips soldiers with his belt after they surrendered to police on Bosphorus Bridge, a strategic landmark which was seized by the army during the coup

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People climb on tanks after around a hundred soldiers occupying Bosphorus Bridge surrendered in Istanbul, Turkey

The President made his triumphant return back to Istanbul after his forces quelled the coup on Friday evening, as he warned that the members of the military behind the plot to oust him would pay a 'heavy price for their treason'.
Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said that, while the death penalty was abolished in Turkey in 2004, the country may consider legal changes to deter any such coup happening again.
The Greek police ministry said a Turkish military helicopter landed in Greece this morning and eight men on board, thought to be senior coup plotters, have requested political asylum. Turkey has asked for the men, made up of seven soldiers and one civilian, to be extradited back to the country.
The rebel army faction - who call themselves the 'Peace Council' - said they were trying to overthrow the government to 'protect human rights' and restore democracy from Erdogan's Justice and Development Party, AKP, which has repeatedly faced criticism from human rights groups and Western allies over its brutal crackdowns on anti-government protesters.
However, Erdogan has blamed his old scapegoat, Fethullah Gulen for orchestrating the uprising. Muslim cleric Gulen, the president's rival who lives in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania, U.S. as the head of a billion dollar religious movement, has often been blamed for political unrest in Turkey.
The five hours of chaos began when two busloads of soldiers burst into the headquarters of the state-run TRT news agency, taking news off the air and replacing it with a stream of weather forecasts.
After launching the coup, the Turkish military imposed a curfew on civilians telling them to stay in their homes, but Erdogan called on supporters to ignore the order and take to the streets, which is thought to have caused the army to relinquish control.
Turkey's top general Hulusi Akar was taken hostage at the military headquarters in the capital Ankara after an attempt to bring down the government, but was rescued during the night.
One military official, Navy Fleet Commander Admiral Veysel Kosele, is currently unaccounted for and it is unknown whether or not he was part of the coup against President Erdogan.
Turkey's state-run news agency said five warships which reportedly set sail during the attempted coup have returned to their military port in northwest Turkey, but it is unclear whether or not the Admiral was abroad one of the ships.
After the uprising was crushed in the early hours of Saturday morning, Erdogan told the gathered masses at Ataturk Airport that those loyal to Gulen had 'penetrated the Armed Forces and the police, among other government agencies, over the past 40 years'.
'What is being perpetrated is a rebellion and a treason,' Erdogan said. 'They will pay a heavy price for their treason to Turkey.'


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Soldiers, who surrendered following the defeat of last night's attempted coup, are loaded onto a bus following their arrest by police officers and civilians

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A man lays down in front of a tank on the approach to Ataturk airport in Istanbul as citizens took to the streets to oppose the military coup

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Civilians launch an attack on an armoured police car carrying Turkish soldiers who participated in the coup against President Erdogan

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People celebrate on an abandoned military tank after they took over military position on the Bosphorus bridge in Istanbul

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A civilian punches a Turkish soldier who took part in the failed military coup as he is led away by police having surrendered



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People shout at the soliders involved in the coup attempt who have surrendered on Bosphorus Bridge following their surrender

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A soldier lies dead underneath rubble following the defeat of a military coup by Turkey's army to overthrow President Erdogan

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Police officers arrest a soldier after he was attacked by a mob of civilians following the surrender of 100 rebels on Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul

Up to 100 rebel soldiers surrendered on Bosphorus Bridge after their failed uprising. At least 2,863 connected have been arrested in connection with the dramatic coup which lasted approximately five hours.
New British foreign secretary Boris Johnson said on Twitter that he has spoken to Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu following the attempted military coup, adding: 'I underlined UK support for the democratic elected government and institutions.'
Explosions and gunfire erupted in Istanbul and Ankara on Friday night during the coup which killed at least 250 people in the army's bid to overthrow the Islamic government.


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[superbeets]

Elsewhere troops opened fire on civilians attempting to cross the river Bosporus in Istanbul in protest to the military coup, while a bomb exploded at the parliament building according to the state's press agency as the security situation in the country becomes more perilous.
Colonel Muharrem Kose reportedly led the Turkish military forces in the uprising.
Kose had recently been kicked out of the army, from his position as head of the military's legal advisory department, over his links to Gulen. He was killed during the clashes with Erdogan's supporters, sources report.

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Civilians take cover outside the building of the General Staff, the final landmark still held by coup plotters who are in the process of surrendering to police officers

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A Turkish policeman and other people stand atop of a military vehicle in Ankara after crushing the rebellion

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Clothes and weapons beloging to soldiers involved in the coup attempt that have now surrendered lie on the ground abandoned on Bosphorus Bridge

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The man then stood up and took off his shirt in an effort the present the tank from taking position in the airport

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The police siege around the building of the General Staff, thought to be the final landmark held by coup plotters who are in the process of negotiating their surrender

As military took to the streets, Erdogan had urged his supporters to ignore a curfew and take back control of the country.
Tanks and armoured personnel carriers tried to seize strategic points in Istanbul and Ankara but were faced down by unarmed civilians who lay down in front of the heavy armour.
Police special forces headquarters was also hit and was razed to the ground. Other witnesses reported attack helicopters firing machine guns in the capital Ankara in a bid to depose the Islamic government.
There were also reports that a Turkish Air Force F-16 had shot down a Sikorsky helicopter over Ankara. The government claimed the jet destroyed the helicopter which had been 'hijacked by coup plotters'.
In Takism square, around 30 rebel soldiers surrendered following a gun battle with police loyal to Erdogan. A number of F-16 fighter jets had screamed across the square at low level blasting the area with a sonic boom.
During the night, both the civilian government and the military claimed they were in control of the country, with reports of sporadic gunfire and explosions.
In a statement, the army faction said that they took action 'to reinstall the constitutional order, democracy, human rights and freedoms, to ensure that the rule of law once again reigns in the country, for the law and order to be reinstated'.
The Turkish military has also long seen its role as safeguarding Turkey's secularist agenda, and has staged numerous coup's over the last 60 years when it feels the government's stance is moving too far away from that.

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Civilians help police officers to arrest soldiers at Taksim Square in Istanbul after ordinary Turks helped to stop the attempted coup

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People gather for celebration around Turkish police officers, loyal to the government, standing atop tanks abandoned by Turkish army officers



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[superbeets]

Meanwhile, Erdogan made it clear he believes rival Gulen is behind the attack.
Gulen's nonprofit organization, the Alliance for Shared Values, denies any involvement and condemned the actions of the Turkish military.
Gulen, 75, was initially a close ally of Erdogan, who rose from the mayor of Istanbul to prime minister before he became president in 2014.
But the two fell out over a massive corruption scandal in 2013 that cost the country $100billion in a campaign thought to be initiated by Gulen's followers against Erdogan's closest allies.
Trained as an imam, Fethullah Gulen gained notice in Turkey some 50 years ago, promoting a philosophy that blended a mystical form of Islam with staunch advocacy of democracy, education, science and interfaith dialogue.
Erdogan has long accused Gulen of plotting to overthrow the officially secular government from a gated 26-acre compound in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains, which has a population of about 1,100.
The President, who was on vacation in the resort town of Marmaris when the coup began, issued a statement to CNN tonight referring to a 'parallel structure' behind the coup, a reference to Gulen's followers.

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Supporters of Recep Tayyip Erdogan ambush a tank as it attempts to seize ground in Turkey's capital city of Ankara

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One man throws himself onto the front of a moving tank. Supporters played a key role in stopping the military from taking control

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Turkish civilians throw a tarpaulin over a tank to stop it from seizing control of key locations in Ankara

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Pictured: Groups of protesters take to the streets of Ankara and face down soldiers rolling through the city in tanks



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[superbeets]

[h=2]'The coup is a gift from God': Erdogan uses botched rebellion to start purge - including arresting 3,000 secular judges - to forge radical new Turkey after urging Islamists to stay on the streets[/h]

President Recep Erdogan, pictured surrounded by a phalanx of heavily-armed bodyguards warned that those behind Friday's attempted coup would 'pay a heavy price' for their treachery. Erdogan, urged his supporters to remain on the streets to show their loyalty to the regime, which has began a major purge against critics. He said: 'This uprising is a gift from God to us because this will be a reason to cleanse our army.' Erdogan told his ecstatic supporters that the military had attempted to assassinate him at his holiday hotel on the Mediterranean coast. He said: 'They bombed places I had departed from right after I was gone. They probably thought we were still there.' Erdogan's prime minister Prime Minister Binali Yildirim claimed those behind the coup 'will receive every punishment they deserve', amid suggestions the death penalty in Turkey was about to be reinstated.

 

[superbeets]

[h=6]ERDOGAN'S REVENGE AFTER TURKS CRUSH COUP[/h]


[h=2]Did Erdogan STAGE the coup? US-based rival Fethullah Gulen - who helped his former friend set up Islamist AK party but now faces extradition by Obama - claims Turkish president orchestrated plot to justify a clampdown on civil rights[/h]

Fethullah Gulen, who is based in Pennsylvania, accused his former ally Recep Erdogan of arranging the aborted coup to remove critics from Turkey's judiciary and civil society. Speaking from his home, Gulen said: 'It appears that they have no tolerance for any movement, any group, any organisation that is not under their total control.'

 

[arnoldberry18]

they're ready for the war ,and protecting againts the violence from the people ...negotiation is a good way for peace

 

[superbeets]

[h=2]Turkey had already prepared list of 3,000 names to arrest BEFORE the coup, claims EU official - as country carries out more raids against suspected plotters[/h]

EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn has cast doubt on how quickly Turkey has rounded up those of plotting a failed coup indicating they had a list of names of people they wanted to detain

 

[superbeets]

[h=2]Fears of new migrant surge after Turkey's crackdown on coup plotters: As Islamists demand revenge on streets for a third night, bloody response could scupper £5billion refugee deal with the EU [/h]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's refusal to rule out the death penalty for the perpetrators of Friday's coup is putting a landmark EU migrant deal with Ankara at risk. The Premier brokered a deal that would see visa restrictions for Turkish travellers loosened if Ankara took back migrants. However, with the post-coup unrest in the nation - the agreement could be scuppered if it is deemed an 'unsafe' location for migrants to return to.

 

[superbeets]

[h=2]Bloody and brutal revenge of a man that even Nato's second biggest army couldn't topple: ANDREW MALONE reports from Istanbul on Erdogan's brutal wave of repression against his enemies in Turkey [/h]

After the abortive coup, the terror. Turkey's dictatorial president last night launched a brutal wave of repression against his enemies, arresting more than 6,000 soldiers, judges and opposition figures amid barbaric scenes of revenge. As the sun rose over Istanbul yesterday morning, a huge purge was under way by Recep Erdogan's secret police. There were gruesome accounts and images of Islamic mobs beating to death soldiers said to be linked to the plot.

 

[superbeets]

[h=2]The real winners? ISIS and Putin: JOHN R BRADLEY warns the new turmoil in Turkey is worrying for a country in the crosshairs of the current wave of region-wide civil wars [/h]

The relative calm that has settled on the streets of Turkey is likely to give way to a storm that heralds an even darker and more violent period for the country - and the wider region.