I've read that Erdogan was in his youth a jihadi and wrote quite a bit in support of jihad. Also, he was convicted of inciting religious hatred, though he did very little time for it.
I do know the history of the military protecting the very successful creation of Kemal Attaturk, that creation being the successful modern state of Turkey.
I wondered in the beginning of the war with Iraq when Erdogan jerked everyone around so much and ruptured the former close ties with USA. Seeing the issue differently (war) is one thing, but, as I remember, he first said we could come in and then not. He stalled us until it appeared we had to scrap an alternate plan into place after wasting valuable time. IOW he didn't just disagree with us, he attempted to sabotage us.
At that time I expected some action from the Turkish military--especially given Erdogan's known jihadi past and questionable present. Nothing happened. I've been wondering since if the military had been infiltrated by Islamists. Could this be?
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