Turkish military launch coup to depose government

[Will.]

Both of the main bridges in the Turkish city of Istanbul have been closed by security forces, reports say.

Traffic has been stopped from crossing both the Bosphorus and Fatih Sultan Mehmet bridges, but no reasons have been given.

There are also reports of military aircraft flying over the capital Ankara, with gunshots heard.

It is unclear if the events are related and there has been no official information so far on the deployments.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36809083

[Northern Monkey]

Was just about to post this.Sounds quite worrying.

[VanessaFeltz.]

im alive

[Will.]

im alive

stay safe.

<3333

[Northern Monkey]

im alive

Stay safe.

[VanessaFeltz.]

thank you guys!

[Will.]

What's an attempted coup?

[MB.]

What's an attempted coup?

Overthrowing the government

[Firewire]

Apparently twitter, facebook and youtube have all been blocked

[VanessaFeltz.]

I have a sneaky sneaky feeling that this is

fake.

[Will.]

Overthrowing the government

Oh ok, so basically the military is taking action with no orders?

[Will.]

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[Pete.]

Not a military coup :umm2:

Praying for you Melih!

[VanessaFeltz.]

Not a military coup :umm2:

Praying for you Melih!

i heard it happened REALLY REALLY happened

[Will.]

This world is scary

[EspeonBB]

Welp what :umm2:

Stay safe Melih hun!

[Will.]

http://cdn.images.dailystar.co.uk/dynamic/1/photos/264000/620x/5789465f97284_btank.jpg

[Northern Monkey]

Turkey soldiers launch 'illegal action' - PM Yildirim
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36809083

[Northern Monkey]

****!

[Will.]

There are reports of gunshots in the capital Ankara.

Tanks are also said to be stationed outside Istanbul airport.

Mr Yildirim told NTV television by telephone: "We are working on the possibility of an attempt. We will not allow this attempt." He did not elaborate.

"Those who are in this illegal act will pay the highest price," he added, saying it would not be correct to describe the move as a "coup".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36809083

[VanessaFeltz.]

guys military says they annihliated the goverment and they are now in the control

[VanessaFeltz.]

this more serious than they are saying

[Will.]

guys military says they annihliated the goverment and they are now in the control

:omgno:D:

[Will.]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/07/15/21/365261BB00000578-3692693-image-m-78_1468614193735.jpg

[TT350]

I have a friend in Ankara. She's sh1tting it.

[Will.]

Gunfire has been heard near Turkish police HQ

[Oaker]

this more serious than they are saying

Praying for you! :love:

[Shaun]

Bit of an extreme reaction to Jayne being up for eviction.

(Hope you're alright Melih)

[Will.]

Flights from Istanbul's Ataturk airport have been cancelled.

http://news.sky.com/story/turkish-military-says-it-has-taken-over-country-10503039?dcmp=snt-sf-twitter

[Will.]

Turkey's state broadcaster has been stormed by the military & staff have had phones confiscated: Sky sources


Welp

[arista]

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[Will.]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/07/15/21/3652773300000578-3692693-Soldiers_blocked_Istanbul_s_Bosphorus_Bridge_which _was_lit_in_th-a-94_1468615344648.jpg

[Mokka]

oh gosh MelihV.... my thoughts are with you. Stay out of danger please :love:

[Will.]

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[arista]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/07/15/21/article-3692693-3652849300000578-29_964x442.jpg

[Will.]

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[Will.]

Breaking

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[Will.]

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[Josy]

Will what are the status on twitter saying the links don't work on my phone

[Will.]

Will what are the status on twitter saying the links don't work on my phone

Do you mean the what the Tweets are saying?

Or are the article links just not working?

[Josy]

Just post what the tweets are saying plz

[Will.]

Ah ok, here you go:

The three above your first comment,

The first one is about Obama being informed (ABC news).

The second one is about president of Turkey reportedly fleeing the country (Daily Mirror).

The third one is about reports of gun fire and explosions in several Turkish locations (Daily Mail).

[Josy]

Thanks

[Josy]

Sky reporting that the president is asking the people to go out into the streets.

Not a great idea imo

[Will.]

Welcome,

The one above Arista's photos is about Sky reporter Holly Williams' talking about the situation.

[Ross.]

Stay safe Melih :love:

[T*]

Jesus christ, People aren't going to be able to sleep tonight :(

[Will.]

This tweet is from BBC News saying about the president telling people to go outside to public squares and airports.

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[Will.]

The president used FaceTime to inform the country that he was still in charge.

[bots]

Sky reporting that the president is asking the people to go out into the streets.

Not a great idea imo

correct. If the pre-coup government were a beacon of democracy, it would have been worth fighting for, but its not

[Josy]

Explosions in ankara

[Will.]

Explosions in ankara

Oh dear :(

[VanessaFeltz.]

They got the main channel and they run the classic corrupt message for 30 mins but they are getting it back i think

[VanessaFeltz.]

no matter what **** got real

[Will.]

no matter what **** got real

Stay strong, this must be so scary for you. <33 :(

[Will.]

Helicopter reportedly shoot missiles at state TV building in Turkish capital

[Will.]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/07/15/22/3652DE8200000578-3692693-image-m-15_1468618506945.jpg

[Daniel-X]

Wow Melih, stay strong :love:

Having just experienced the Nice attacks yesterday I know how scary it is. Please stay safe, my thoughts are with your family and friends.

The world is turning into a **** scary place.

[Scarlett.]

They got the main channel and they run the classic corrupt message for 30 mins but they are getting it back i think

Stay safe.

The world seems to be getting crazier by the day.

[Will.]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CncCuQ5WYAIO9SB.jpg:large

[Will.]

Turkish parliament building is reportedly surrounded by tanks.

[Scarlett.]

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[Cherie]

This is so bad

[empire]

I suspected this was going to happen anytime soon, erdogan has been trying to turn turkey from a modern secular state, to an islamic state, and he has not just given weapons to syrian rebels, but to isis too, when the russian air force hit their oil trucks, putin just upset his applecart, the other reason why putin did not attack turkey was because his inside intelligence people told him that they predicted that there was going to be a coup this year, I suspect this coup was planned before 2016,

[kirklancaster]

I suspected this was going to happen anytime soon, erdogan has been trying to turn turkey from a modern secular state, to an islamic state, and he has not just given weapons to syrian rebels, but to isis too, when the russian air force hit their oil trucks, putin just upset his applecart, the other reason why putin did not attack turkey was because his inside intelligence people told him that they predicted that there was going to be a coup this year, I suspect this coup was planned before 2016,

Great analysis Empire.

[VanessaFeltz.]

it was fake

[AnnieK]

What??

[kirklancaster]

it was fake

???? https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2016/jul/15/turkey-coup-attempt-military-gunfire-ankara

[Will.]

it was fake

The whole thing?

[AnnieK]

All news stations still repeating it

[joeysteele]

Stay safe.

The world seems to be getting crazier by the day.

Doesn't it just.
This is worrying.

[bots]

doesnt look fake to me

[Scarlett.]

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[AnnieK]

Melih what did you mean??

[Samm]

The world is ****ing scary

[Will.]

This is awful

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[Tom4784]

A worrying development, Military Coups rarely lead to anything good.

[Will.]

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[AnnieK]

Terrifying

[Will.]

A Turkish fighter jet has been shot down over Ankara

[Will.]

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[smudgie]

im alive

Keep safe and be careful.xx

[MTVN]

On the one hand I can sympathise with the army's motivations

On the other I deplore military coups and nothing good can come of the army usurping power

Amazing that this seems to have come out of nowhere - to carry out something like this takes weeks of planning and the involvement of thousands of people from senior commanders to the rank and file yet no one was talking about it. Crazy times we live in.

[Will.]

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[AProducer'sWetDream]

This is some scary stuff. Sky News showing a soldier in a tank firing a gun and then being swamped by government supporters. Looks like this could get increasingly violent.

[bots]

Its a propaganda war too, we will just need to see how it pans out

[Will.]

Turkish parliament in Ankara hit by bombing, says state news agency

[Lostie!]

The world's in a state of absolute chaos right now :worry:

[Braden]

Just had to try to calm my friend's mum down who is in complete dispair over the fact that her daughter is in Turkey right now.

Such a scary and horrible situation :(

[Cherie]

Just had to try to calm my friend's mum down who is in complete dispair over the fact that her daughter is in Turkey right now.

Such a scary and horrible situation :(

Awful with all flights cancelled as well, it really is terrifying for people in Turkey at the moment

[Braden]

Awful with all flights cancelled as well, it really is terrifying for people in Turkey at the moment

It truly is, Cherie. She wa so devestated because she landed in Turkey three or four hours earlier than when the coup began. I reassured her that she would be fine in a holiday-type resort, but it's such a frightening situation.

[Firewire]

The coup is a good thing for the country as long as the violence/shooting doesn't come to anything too serious

Erdogan needs to go

[arista]

Its a propaganda war too, we will just need to see how it pans out




Yes He will Punish them bad?


Ohhhh............

[arista]

Awful with all flights cancelled as well, it really is terrifying for people in Turkey at the moment


Yes Buggering up folks Holidays
Terrrible

[Liberty4eva]

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It still amazes me that people take anything Obama says seriously.

[Liberty4eva]

Coups very rarely result in better conditions afterwards. There's really nothing you can do or should do. This is Turkey's problem and they have to deal with it themselves.

#PrayforFrance #ForgetTurkey

[arista]

Just had to try to calm my friend's mum down who is in complete dispair over the fact that her daughter is in Turkey right now.

Such a scary and horrible situation :(


Was it a Set Up?

He controls the media etc?

[arista]

On the one hand I can sympathise with the army's motivations

On the other I deplore military coups and nothing good can come of the army usurping power

Amazing that this seems to have come out of nowhere - to carry out something like this takes weeks of planning and the involvement of thousands of people from senior commanders to the rank and file yet no one was talking about it. Crazy times we live in.


Master Plan
Set Up.

Why The Feck is it still on my News Feed?
(except FoxNewsHD)
Get back to Nice

[MTVN]

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[Ammi]

...some media is reporting around 60 dead in the attempted coup..I'm not sure if they're military though...I hope that you and your loved ones are ok, MelihV ...well ok physically, you know...a terrifying reminder of how much your days in your country are so, so much different to ours in the UK...:hug:...

[arista]

Yes MTVN
nothing like China.

More like Propaganda

Its Not Like much has changed
He still controls the media
can Turn Off Internet for that zone.

[letmein]

Yes MTVN
nothing like China.

More like Propaganda

Its Not Like much has changed
He still controls the media
can Turn Off Internet for that zone.

Something Theresa May was looking to bring to the UK.

http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/can-british-government-ban-social-media-during-crisis/74911

[arista]

Something Theresa May was looking to bring to the UK.

http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/can-british-government-ban-social-media-during-crisis/74911


Sure but its not in Our Law
meaning its down the road
has to get past SNP / LABOUR/// BLAIRLABOUR/
LibDem and one Green Bitch

[Will.]

200 have died.

[VanessaFeltz.]

it was FAKE everyone just you know

only like 2000 soldiers made this whole thing when we have WAY MORE than that.

It was terrifying even here they were praying from mosques and everyone were on the streets saying ALLAHU EKBAR.

I just feel so sorry that i live here, i didnt chose this mess

[Cherie]

it was FAKE everyone just you know

only like 2000 soldiers made this whole thing when we have WAY MORE than that.

It was terrifying even here they were praying from mosques and everyone were on the streets saying ALLAHU EKBAR.

I just feel so sorry that i live here, i didnt chose this mess

Sorry Melih what do you mean by fake? Sounds so scary out there hope you are okay

[VanessaFeltz.]

Sorry Melih what do you mean by fake? Sounds so scary out there hope you are okay

Basically lots of people including myself think it is done by tayyip because he was losing lots of support due to syrian people

[Braden]

it was FAKE everyone just you know

only like 2000 soldiers made this whole thing when we have WAY MORE than that.

It was terrifying even here they were praying from mosques and everyone were on the streets saying ALLAHU EKBAR.

I just feel so sorry that i live here, i didnt chose this mess

Thanks for letting us know, MelihV.

I'm sorry you have to endure this in your own country, but I'm glad your safe.

[lewis111]

So these people were calling themselves a peace council and fighting for human rights yet left 194 dead??

[Wizard.]

Yeah I kind of think the president of Turkey set this whole thing up so the people would regain faith in him. It's terrible

[Beso]

Iwas watching bbc news at 23.22 last night and you saw at least ten people being shot on the live cam one of the bridges.



The news teams didn't even see it nor mention anything about casualties until 4 hours later.

[arista]

200 have died.


Can we have Outside Reporters of Turkey
telling us.


The Hard Man in Charge is well Dodgy
no joke, Will.

[arista]

Yeah I kind of think the president of Turkey set this whole thing up so the people would regain faith in him. It's terrible

It has Worked

[arista]

it was FAKE everyone just you know

only like 2000 soldiers made this whole thing when we have WAY MORE than that.

It was terrifying even here they were praying from mosques and everyone were on the streets saying ALLAHU EKBAR.

I just feel so sorry that i live here, i didnt chose this mess


Yes some in London said this,
I am Glad you are Safe MelihV

Sign of The Times

[Cherie]

Basically lots of people including myself think it is done by tayyip because he was losing lots of support due to syrian people

Oh I see that he set it up, disgusting if that is the case

[Crimson Dynamo]

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[MTVN]

Well it sounds like a lot more people could have been killed if the will was there from the army. I find it unlikely that Erdogan orchestrated this as well, it doesn't really strengthen his position and it involves too many people. I can't see ordinary soldiers risking their lives and happily accepting arrest just to be part of a political conspiracy, some of them have been killed in really gruesome ways.