[dfwgator]

2) Legit - Erdogan’s hotel room was bombed, but Erdogan was not in it. Since the assassination attempt failed, half the military either abandoned the plot or held back to see which way the wind blew. Had that assassination been successful then the coup would have been successful.

In that case, it turned out like "Valkyrie". Things were going well, until they realized that Hitler was still alive, then it was all over.

[Ray76]

They had to kill or capture him immediately.

When he appeared on a cell phone video it was still anyone’s play. But when he showed up at the airport and rallied a crowd of thousands... it was over. It was stupid to waste time in Ankara. It seems the rebels lacked command and control of their forces.