Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
Turkey Related Subjects => Turkey Discussion Forum (Not Calis specifically) => Topic started by: BernieTeyze on July 23, 2016, 22:36:32 PM
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Just read 60 teenage kids aged 14 to 17 have been arrested and charged with Treason. Surely Not?? :-[
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Where did you read that Bernie.
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Emre, a 15-year-old boy studying at Istanbul’s oldest military high school, was arrested shortly after the coup, along with 62 of his fellow students at Kuleli Military School.
Before the coup, the students, aged between 14 and 17 years old, were made to dress up in camouflage and were handed guns with empty magazines, their lawyers say.
The children have been detained in prison, unable to speak to their parents, and accused of treason against the state.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/turkish-police-arrest-60-children-8481674
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Yes, Daily Mirror. :-[
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Havent seen it in the Turkish daily news>
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It can't be true then. ;)
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I bet there's quite a few things going on you won't be seeing in the Turkish Daily News
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Havent seen it in the Turkish daily news>
Doesn't mean to say it didn't happen, does it?
Story being carried in other Turkish media:
http://www.sabah.com.tr/gundem/2016/07/21/62-kuleli-askeri-lise-ogrencisi-tutuklandi (https://bianet.org/english/crisis/177002-62-kuleli-military-high-school-cadets-arrested)
https://bianet.org/english/crisis/177002-62-kuleli-military-high-school-cadets-arrested (https://bianet.org/english/crisis/177002-62-kuleli-military-high-school-cadets-arrested)
JF
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Everyone on the streets that night and wearing Military uniform were under suspicion and arrested. They won't all be charged but all taken for questioning. A large number have already been released. Many of them young doing National Service.
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Between 14 and 17 isn't doing military service though, they are just kids at a military school. They won't let them talk to their parents,they must be terrified. I do hope they get released soon.
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I assume that to be at military school one of their parents could be in the military. Perhaps they're under arrest.
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A Turkish friend said they let them go after a few hours.
Another friend said not to believe anything in UK papers as they all have a downer on Turkey.
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Too true Kayakebab unfortunately. Not just papers, TV also.
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I bet there's quite a few things going on you won't be seeing in the Turkish Daily News
Yes and there is no end of rubbish in the British press. lol
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So it's not true Then? What about the 2 Turkish links that JF Put? Also Jazeera, is that also not a reliable Source?
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Both links seem to go to the same story.
It does indeed say they went to prison. But doesnt say how long for.
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Another friend said not to believe anything in UK papers as they all have a downer on Turkey.
Any guess as to why that might be? (Apart from the Daily Mail, of course, where we don't have to guess).
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I don't know. I don't understand the Mail either.
The Express have been awful.
Especially their jihadist picture of copy cat acts like in Tunisia with a photo of Ovacik.
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Both links seem to go to the same story.
It does indeed say they went to prison. But doesnt say how long for.
Sorry, links should have gone to two very different publications - firstly the Sabah, an intensely pious, pro Erdogan publication and BiaNet, an intensely anti Erdogan publication.
Her's the correct Sabah link: http://www.sabah.com.tr/gundem/2016/07/21/62-kuleli-askeri-lise-ogrencisi-tutuklandi (http://www.sabah.com.tr/gundem/2016/07/21/62-kuleli-askeri-lise-ogrencisi-tutuklandi)
Kuleli is not dissimilar to Welbeck College or the Military School at Harrogate in the UK - kids that go there are on a career path to become officers in the Turkish Military.
They have NOT all been released, although its likely that most will be. Poor little buggers were given guns with empty magazines to defend the college! They will fall into the same category as many of the army conscripts who took part who have already been released on the basis they were carrying out what they thought to be lawful orders (can't find the links, but this was reported in a couple of places).
JF
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I don't know. I don't understand the Mail either.
The Daily Mail is a "newspaper" that has, as a business plan:The stimulation and exploitation of hatred. It believes this will maximize the profits it makes from white, angry, zenophobic/racist bigots. This has proved to be a successful strategy for them.
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Dont know how such people sleep at night.
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The shoeboxes under the bed that are full of euros and dollars help.
JF
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I meant the papers but yes... Them too.
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The shoeboxes under the bed that are full of euros and dollars help.
JF
Are you talking about British Home Stores, John