Where will it all end ?

[kevin3]

I shouldn't imagine he has many friends in the armed forces and I did wonder how many police/ secret service people he could call on in a major uprising as the protests appear to be nationwide.I just wish for everyone to stay safe.

[Scunner]

It may well be the case that the army stay loyal to avoid the top brass being subjected to the scenes we saw the other day with the lawyers in Istanbul being dragged into custody. But one thing armies tend to do is swap sides immediately it appears that the Government is losing grip.

[Colwyn]

If they did go to prison they would find it an old boy's club. There are already 329 military officers in there as a consequence of the Ergenekon campaign.

[Colwyn]

On another forum a member of the protest movement is keeping people up to date and asking that messages are shared to get round the media blackout in Turkey. This comment is wonderful.

He writes that Mr Mutlu the mayor of Istanbul warned yesterday that severe action would be taken against Gezi Park protestors and called on mothers to go and take their children home. Instead mothers went to the park and formed a human chain to protect their children. The expected attack did not take place. He comments "Mr Mutlu is now expected to call for grandmothers to go to the park and take the mothers home".

[amca]

It may well be the case that the army stay loyal to avoid the top brass being subjected to the scenes we saw the other day with the lawyers in Istanbul being dragged into custody. But one thing armies tend to do is swap sides immediately it appears that the Government is losing grip.

An old favourite of mine........

An Egyptian General "I have always been loyal to President Nasser. I will always be loyal to him until it is not the time to be loyal."

[Jacqui Harvey]

We heard from Turkish friends that the P.M. had already imprisoned about 300 of the army top brass, key people, he wanted to make the army toothless.

[Marggie]

A very interesting link:

http://letterevive.com/2013/06/13/we-have-already-won-letter-from-a-turk-to-his-country/

[Gorgeous_bird]

So finally the threat of the army is being used. A line has been drawn and I wait with baited breath to see which side the army takes in all of this.

[cef]

Some interesting developments & articles (imo), along with Ataturk's Address to the youth of Turkey (inc translation)

http://www.turkishlanguage.co.uk/hitap.htm  (Attaturk's Address - scroll down to read in English))

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/critical-eu-decision-about-turkey-postponed-to-june-24.aspx?pageID=238&nID=49150&NewsCatID=351

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stanley-weiss/the-megalomania-of-erdoan_b_3437350.html