They held down NATO’s right flank against the USSR and the Warsaw Pact for decades. They were the most feared soldiers fighting for the UN (the US, in reality) in the Korean War. Turkey was also the first Muslim country to recognize Israel (Iran was second in 1953) I’ve met US military whose best second language was Turkish. The problems started with Erdogan and his party and that’s where the problems must be solved. Let this failed coup be like any “good” failure. A learning experience and preparation for the next try.
Just goes to prove the point that anything Muslim only stays moderate for so long.