[Truth29]

I would suspect that Obama will support Erdogan and do what he can to prop him up. As far as the fight within Turkey, it is between two Muslim power centers; the secular opposition doesn’t seem to be a meaningful player.

[pluvmantelo]

I think you're correct. From early 2012: "US President Barack Obama has listed Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan among the five world leaders who he has the closest personal ties with."

[Texas Fossil]

Surely they saw what happened in Egypt.

The military in Turkey has always been a powerful influence. It seems that is necessary in a Muslim country to prevent extreme excesses by the government.

Turkey has been largely secular for a long time. But the MB has changed all of that.

Turkey was long ago in NATO. But now? What a mess. It has Obozo’s signature all over it. Planned total destruction.