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Turkish military says it 'fully seized control' of country
Yahoo ^ | July 15, 2016 | AP

Posted on 07/15/2016 3:29:40 PM PDT by 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.

(Excerpt) Read more at yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: coup; isis; military; turkey; turkeycoup
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To: fieldmarshaldj

“Meet the Turk”


21 posted on 07/15/2016 3:39:44 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: txrefugee
Fox reports that Erdogan wantsGermany to grant him asylum,

Because it's illegal to make fun of Erdogan in Germany.

22 posted on 07/15/2016 3:39:44 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Navy Patriot

http://video.foxnews.com/v/2554140788001/sky-news-coverage-of-reported-coup-attempt-in-turkey/?#sp=watch-live


23 posted on 07/15/2016 3:40:29 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (Obama Immigration Policy-Bring Terrorists to Our Neighborhoods-Take our guns away-Make us feed them!)
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To: dfwgator

I wish I knew German. Google Translate is too laborious. I’d gin him up some verse all right.


24 posted on 07/15/2016 3:41:05 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

25 posted on 07/15/2016 3:41:26 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: dp0622

Bad day to be a bad guy.

**************

Then it must be a bad day for Obama.


26 posted on 07/15/2016 3:41:33 PM PDT by Starboard
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To: txrefugee

Evidently Germany denied his asylum request.


27 posted on 07/15/2016 3:41:55 PM PDT by oblomov (We have passed the point where "law," properly speaking, has any further application. - C. Thomas)
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To: dp0622

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

Bad day to be a bad guy.”

You’ve forgotten one. Obama soon to be gone.


28 posted on 07/15/2016 3:42:17 PM PDT by flaglady47 (TRUMP ROCKS !!!)
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To: Navy Patriot

Excellent news. I was afraid that Erdogan had cleaned all the moderates out of the military.


29 posted on 07/15/2016 3:42:32 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: dfwgator

Just kidding... I don’t really think I ought to pollute my mind with that stuff. But auf wiedersehen to him.


30 posted on 07/15/2016 3:42:40 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: dontreadthis

Die islamist scumbag!


31 posted on 07/15/2016 3:42:49 PM PDT by Rome2000 (SMASH THE CPUSA-SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS-CLOSE ALL MOSQUES)
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To: oblomov

Or he rescinded it once he found out that they were going to put him in one.


32 posted on 07/15/2016 3:43:20 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: oblomov
Can he live at Baraq's house in Chicago?


33 posted on 07/15/2016 3:43:27 PM PDT by nascarnation
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To: Navy Patriot

PJ MEDIA:
UPDATE 6:40 p.m. EST: As I see it, there are three possible options right now:
1. A small group within the military is responsible for this coup attempt. If that’s the case, the coup could fail.
2. It’s a big military coup. If that’s the case, chances of President Erdogan surviving (politically) are rather small.
3. It’s a set-up. On Twitter, some Turks suggest it could be a powerplay by the government: there’s nothing better than to use a fake coup to increase your power as president. Especially so if you’re trying to push through a new so-called presidential system, but are facing a lot of (strong) opposition.


34 posted on 07/15/2016 3:44:17 PM PDT by dontreadthis (I finally came up with this tagline)
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To: Navy Patriot
King Obama is going to hate this. Our King, a communists black Muslim terrorists, is losing another Muslim controlled Country. He will spin his head off.

Trump for President.

35 posted on 07/15/2016 3:44:34 PM PDT by Logical me
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To: gaijin

I know a number of women who would be thrilled if women could not vote. I think Ann Coulter is one of them.


36 posted on 07/15/2016 3:45:13 PM PDT by Arthur McGowan
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To: Califreak

And your prayers have worked. Can you imagine the bad news today as from our congress, which rubber stamped virtually unlimited visas for Afghanis. There’s an article on FR about it today.

That’s where I read it. That all changes in 6 months.


37 posted on 07/15/2016 3:45:42 PM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: dp0622

Obama is PISSED.


38 posted on 07/15/2016 3:46:58 PM PDT by The Cuban (again)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

I love your posts :)

They never sound preachy and they always show God in a good light and as the one who is REALLY in charge.


39 posted on 07/15/2016 3:47:19 PM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: dp0622
Brett Baier claims the Military gas lost

Idiot tho people are cheering in the street not fighting for Radicals

40 posted on 07/15/2016 3:49:45 PM PDT by scooby321 (o even lower)
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