Turkish military says it 'fully seized control' of country

Yahoo ^ | July 15, 2016 | AP

[Navy Patriot]

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's armed forces said it "fully seized control" of the country Friday and its president responded by calling on Turks to take to the streets in a show of support for the government.

A loud explosion was heard in the capital, Ankara, fighter jets buzzed overhead, gunfire erupted outside military headquarters and vehicles blocked two major bridges in Istanbul.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in an interview over FaceTime with the CNN Turk, dismissed the action as "an attempt at an uprising by a minority within our armed forces." His office declined to disclose his whereabouts saying only that he was in a secure location.

[Navy Patriot]

Military Coup in Turkey, Erdogan probably screwed.

[oblomov]

Welcome back, Turkey!

[relictele]

Hey good thing they’re in NATO eh? Solid citizens.

[minnesota_bound]

obama will condemn.
He condemned the Egypt military kicking out the muslim brotherhood terrorists after he had helped put in the terrorists.

[dontreadthis]

[M Kehoe]

Bttt.

5.56mm

[dp0622]

That would make a GREAT Front Page for the NY POST :)

[dontreadthis]

http://shoebat.com/2013/08/06/turkey-to-fight-for-mursi-at-white-house-with-obama/

[Paradox]

Ataturk was an amazingly prescient individual. Turkey is far from perfect, but there are some things about its Constitution that would most blush.

[dp0622]

I’m so glad Egypt fought back, Russia started bashing ISIS and now Turkey fought back.

Erdogan poured 100 million into a Maryland mosque he’ll never see.

So much for the caliphate. ISIS is done.

Kurds on one side, Iraqis making ground, Russia pounding, Turkey gone, Egypt under control of military.

Bad day to be a bad guy.

[GraceG]

1 down, 55 more to go (I am not counting Egypt or Jordan)

[gaijin]

The REAL land of home of the brave, apparently.

Watch and LEARN, America.

[GraceG]

[ Hey good thing they’re in NATO eh? Solid citizens. ]

Oh SH***T....

What if Erdogan DEMANDS that NATO re-install his sorry ass?

[gaijin]

WHAT country gave women the right to vote BEFORE the USA...?

You won’t believe it:

TURKEY.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Ataturk is probably smiling somewhere today.

[HiTech RedNeck]

I think the good Lord is drawing nearer. Dangerous events, permitted to remind people of the need for prayer, fulfilled the end that God willed them to fulfill.

[Califreak]

I have been praying everyday for the cancer to be stopped.

[txrefugee]

Fox reports that Erdogan wantsGermany to grant him asylum, somewhere he can feel at home. Merkel better watch her back

[drypowder]

USA next??

[combat_boots]

Istanbul airport attack was just a little while ago:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/29/world/europe/turkey-istanbul-airport-explosions.html