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Demonstrations Opposing Military Coup In Turkey Underway by vedaxcool(m): 11:21pm On Jul 15, 2016 |
[b]President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a phone call to broadcaster CNN Turk said he remained the president of the country and the head of the army and called for people to take to the streets against the coup. the streets against the coup. "We will overcome this," Erdogan said, speaking on a video call to a mobile phone held up to the camera by a presenter. He called on his followers to take to the streets to defend his government and said the coup plotters would pay a heavy price. An official said Erdogan was speaking from Marmaris on the Turkish coast where he was on holiday. Erdogan said he would swiftly return to Ankara. WATCH: Our rolling coverage of the attempted coup in Turkey In the capital Ankara, gunshots were heard, as military jets and helicopters were seen flying overhead, a Reuters news agency witness said. The state-run Anadolu Agency reported that a military helicopter had attacked the Ankara police headquarters and Reuters said the parliament was surrounded with tanks. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/07/turkey-military-blocks-bridges-istanbul-160715195444742.html[/b] Video of man kicking a military tank https://twitter.com/ofirzarfatinews/status/754071092164165632?s=08 1 Share
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Re: Demonstrations Opposing Military Coup In Turkey Underway by Nobody: 11:31pm On Jul 15, 2016 |
I've also seen a lot of people celebrating the coup. |
Re: Demonstrations Opposing Military Coup In Turkey Underway by vedaxcool(m): 11:44pm On Jul 15, 2016 |
chaos unfolding, citizens defying military curfew.
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Re: Demonstrations Opposing Military Coup In Turkey Underway by vedaxcool(m): 11:48pm On Jul 15, 2016 |
An official said Erdogan was speaking from Marmaris on the Turkish coast where he was on holiday. Erdogan said he would swiftly return to Ankara. In the capital Ankara, gunshots were heard, as military jets and helicopters were seen flying overhead, a Reuters news agency witness said. The state-run Anadolu Agency reported that a military helicopter had attacked the Ankara police headquarters and Reuters said the parliament was surrounded with tanks. Another Reuters witness reported hearing gunfire at Istanbul airport. An Al Jazeera correspondent in the coastal city of Izmir reported an unusually heavy military build-up in the city ahead of the coup attempt. In Gaziantep, a city in the south, Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reported that supporters of Erdogan had taken to the streets, heeding his call for people to protest. Cars streamed towards the airport. Aljazeera |
Re: Demonstrations Opposing Military Coup In Turkey Underway by vedaxcool(m): 12:06am On Jul 16, 2016 |
The coup plotters seem to be opening fire on demonstrators.
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Re: Demonstrations Opposing Military Coup In Turkey Underway by vedaxcool(m): 12:09am On Jul 16, 2016 |
Turkish main opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu has taken a stand against a military coup attempt in Turkey. "This country was wracked with coups. We do not want to go through the same troubles," Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kilicdaroglu said early Saturday. In a written statement, Kilicdaroglu said the CHP is affiliated to the national will that is essential to parliamentary democracy. "We completely preserve our faith while laying claim to our republic and democracy," he said. http://www.worldbulletin.net/politics/175009/main-opp-leader-says-turks-do-not-want-another-coup mynd44 please frontpage
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Re: Demonstrations Opposing Military Coup In Turkey Underway by ojun50(m): 12:16am On Jul 16, 2016 |
This is seriously serious |
Re: Demonstrations Opposing Military Coup In Turkey Underway by xprezboy: 12:20am On Jul 16, 2016 |
already a breakthrough coup, |
Re: Demonstrations Opposing Military Coup In Turkey Underway by vedaxcool(m): 12:20am On Jul 16, 2016 |
CNN seems to be making a compelling case for the coup as usual playing accuser, judge and executioner
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Re: Demonstrations Opposing Military Coup In Turkey Underway by vedaxcool(m): 12:21am On Jul 16, 2016 |
Airport retaken from coupist
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Re: Demonstrations Opposing Military Coup In Turkey Underway by vedaxcool(m): 12:25am On Jul 16, 2016 |
Bravely rejecting the coup
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