Military Coup in Turkey??

[Colwyn]

Erdogan, Obama and Plan B.


http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/21/world/europe/obama-erdogan-turkey-coup-attempt.html?emc=edit_th_20160721&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=48388843

[Billbow]

[Billbow]

“Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority; still more when you superadd the tendency of the certainty of corruption by authority.”“Despotic power is always accompanied by corruption of morality.”

Lord Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton

From 1834 to 1902


Nuff said

BB

[Colwyn]

Latest advice from UK.Gov suggests a few interesting days in Istanbul: "further gatherings planned in Istanbul: the fans of Galatasaray, Fenerbahce and Besiktas will gather in Istiklal street from 9pm on 22 July; the co-chair of the HDP party, Selahattin Demirtas is holding a rally on 23 July at 1:30pm in Gazi Sehir Parki and the opposition CHP party is planning a gathering in Taksim square at 6pm on 24 July". We will see how opposition rallies will be treated under state of emergency.

[Anne]

Some interesting reading re the state of emergency

https://attwiw.com/2016/07/21/the-state-of-your-state-of-emergency/

[Bluwise]

That link doesn't seem to be working?

[marina]

Worked ok for me Bluwise. 

[Bluwise]

OK thanks, must be my lappy having a hissyfit 

[Bluwise]

Apologies Anne, it works!  Interesting read too.

[KKOB]

Another blow for the Army. The Jandarma will now be separated from the Army and will fall under the control of the Interior Ministry.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/07/turkey-shake-security-forces-failed-coup-160722135138655.html