[Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America]

I’m beginning to think Erdogan plotted this ‘faux’ coup in order to justify Martial Law and aggressive punishment of his dissenters.

[Cboldt]

-- I'm beginning to think Erdogan plotted this `faux' coup in order to justify Martial Law and aggressive punishment of his dissenters. --

If he didn't plan it, leave enough space to allow it to come to be. But yeah, it does seem a half-baked attempt, given the size of the military.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

Yes