Military Coup in Turkey??

[yabanci]

And he is off to visit his new bezzie next month.http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-president-erdogan-to-visit-russia-on-aug-9-says-minister-.aspx?pageID=238&nID=102082&NewsCatID=510

[KKOB]

Well, let's hope they don't let him get anywhere near the Big Red Button while he's there.

[KKOB]

Meanwhile, more sackings.

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/hundreds-fired-by-turkish-companies-after-attempted-coup.aspx?PageID=238&NID=102048&NewsCatID=345

[JohnF]

To be honest mate, we could fill a multi page thread with those either sacked, suspended or being investigated.

I just lost two colleagues to "the purges".  It's really getting close to home, so to speak.

JF

[Colwyn]

The International Tennis Federation has cancelled all professional tournaments in Turkey until mid-September. That is a pity.  I thought the most interesting tennis match I had seen was when the Istanbul crowd booed the AKP minister addressing them at the end of a tournament - and Erdogan described the tennis fans as "terrorists".

[Colwyn]

Human Rights Petition

Amnesty International has just launched a petition calling upon Turkey to repect human rights in its response to the coup attempt. It says:


Dear President Erdogan,

I call on you to ensure:

• Turkish authorities respect human rights as they carry out investigations and release people where there is no evidence of criminal acts and grant fair trials;

• The prohibition of torture is absolute and can never be compromised or suspended. Amid torture allegations, independent monitors must be given access to detainees in all facilities. All detainees must have regular access to lawyers and family members;

• The state of emergency is not used as an excuse to crack down on peaceful dissenting voices or for widespread purges in civil society, media, the judiciary, education and other sections of society;

• Censorship of media simply for criticising government policy is outlawed, even in a state of emergency;

• Workers’ rights to challenge their suspensions or dismissals, in fair and transparent procedures, are upheld.

The petition is available here:

https://www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/turkey-crackdown-human-rights-coup-purge-torture?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=Mass&utm_campaign=Crisis%20and%20Short%20Term&utm_content=Post-coup%20Turkey_ecomm%20links

[WendyA]

I've been away and out of wifi contact largely for the last couple of weeks although I have kept in touch via bits of tv news. I have just read this thread but note that nobody mentions what the local Turks think.  The march yesterday was obviously fantastically well supported although it seemed to proclaim a desire for democracy as well as peace.  My experience of many Fethiye locals is that they are very anti RTE. what seems to be their opinion of the regime currently, anyone know?  Thanks.

[kayakebab]

They're relieved the coup wasn't successful.
All political parties agree that a coup would have been a disaster for the country so this seems to be the priority for now and even people who dont like him feel he acted in the best way by calling people onto the streets to stop it



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[Rana]

They are on the streets every night in many towns, cities for Democracy whatever party they support they are all together on this one and celebrating the fact the Coup didnt succeed

[Highlander]

Istanbul today.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-37003819