There is a current military coup underway in Turkey

HelpOthers It will be interesting to hear from those in the area. On one of my Facebook groups, people in Turkey at the time were saying that things looked different there than in the media and that some even speculated that is was staged. The government has announced that the coup has been thwarted and new military leadership put into place.

I do th...See MoreIt will be interesting to hear from those in the area. On one of my Facebook groups, people in Turkey at the time were saying that things looked different there than in the media and that some even speculated that is was staged. The government has announced that the coup has been thwarted and new military leadership put into place.

I do think that if they truly do not allow active duty military personnel to vote in their elections, they could continue to have problems and may want to consider allowing them to vote, as we do.

On 7/15/16, teach wrote: > > It's getting pretty intense. Will the DoD order an > evacuation in Ankara? > > On 7/15/16, Mary-Lorraine wrote: >> Istanbul is 7 hours ahead of the East Coast of the USA. >> >> One reason the EU pushed against admitting Turkey was the > role >> of the military includes keeping the government in line >> with the constitution. >> >> "When it has felt that the republic and its principles to >> be threatened, the army has in the past taken >> responsibility for its protection. This principle was >> written into the Turkish Armed Services Internal Service >> Code." >> >> "the duty of the armed forces is to protect and safeguard >> Turkish territory and the Turkish Republic as stipulated >> by the Constitution.” >> >> http://www.balkanalysis.com/turkey/2010/12/02/the-role- of >> -the- >> military-in-turkish-politics-and-european-union- membershi >> p- negotiations/ >> >> >> On 7/15/16, Mary-Lorraine wrote: >>> This page has a running feed with live updates. It is >>> currently 1:01 AM Saturday morning. >>> >>> >>> http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/turkey-coup- live >>> - updates-explosion-8431256 >>> >>> >>> On 7/15/16, teach wrote: >>>> I've been following this story on bbc for an hour but >>>> it's >>> not >>>> getting much attention in the states! Shocking. How are >>>> Turkish citizens reacting? I know Erdogan isn't as >>>> "democratic" as Ataturk was.... From what I've read >>>> this sounds like a well organized coup that reaches >>>> high levels of the military. State Dept is telling >>>> citizens to stay >>> indoors. >>>> Reports are that social media has been disabled in >>>> Turkey so it may be hard to contact friends there.... >>>> Prayers for safety for all! >>>> >>>> On 7/15/16, Mary-Lorraine wrote: >>>>> The military reportedly, want to "Restore the >>>>> constitution and human rights."

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