“Turkish Armed Forces have completely taken over the administration of the country to reinstate constitutional order, human rights and freedoms, the rule of law and the general security that was damaged,” the military said in a statement. “All international agreements are still valid. We hope that all of our good relationships with all countries will continue.”
The above snip from the RT article Turkish Military Declares Takeover of Country, Top Officials Reportedly Taken Hostage.
Tanks have been posted outside Istanbul’s Ataturk International Airport and in other locations in the city. President Obama has been briefed by national security team on attempted coup in Turkey.
Turkish Military Claims to Have Taken Over
Guardian Live Feed
The Guardian has a Live Feed of the Turkey Coup Attempt.
President Erdoğan tells nation ‘we will overcome this’ President Erdogan called on Turks to take to the streets in a surreal interview with CNN Türk, in which he was forced to speak to the network via a mobile phone and FaceTime.
The president was speaking from an undisclosed location, and NBC News, citing an anonymous US military source, said that his plane had been refused landing rights in Istanbul.
Telegraph Live Feed
The Telegraph Live Feed reports “military attempt to seize power from Erdogan as low flying jets and gunfire heard in Ankara and bridges across Bosphorus in Istanbul closed”. The Turkish parliament building is surrounded by tanks. AP reports Erdogan at a secure undisclosed location.
- Coup attempt by Turkish military against Erdogan
- PM Yildirim: Nothing will harm Turkish democracy
- All flights in and out of Turkey suspended
- Low flying jets and gunfire heard in Turkish capital
- Both of Istanbul’s bridges across the Bosphorus closed
Turkish Police Caught in Middle of War Between Erdoğan and Former Ally Gülen
The Guardian reports Turkish Police Caught in Middle of War Between Erdoğan and Former Ally Gülen.
The above link provided insights into the Gülen Movement allegedly behind the coup.
Erdogan Supporters Take to the Streets
Mike “Mish” Shedlock
Thanks Mish.
Wonder if this will have any affect on oil prices……..
There’s 73.9 million people in Turkey…. how many does the EU want?
This is change in the other direction.
Thanks as well.
Main question now is proportion of army allegiance to coup, and if army will open fire on protestors, maybe sparking a full civil war.
These are pro’s with Poor Erdo having no place to land.
Unlike the Ruskie one in 1991 … which happened on a Monday and was done by Tuesday…this is done right after the Market Close on a Friday (Bank Failure Friday) and now the Erdogan Cohorts (they’re all in and only in DC) have two days to let this sink in.
Basically if you’re an American right now in Turkey you’re dead.
Next up: Athens and maybe Moscow.
Hope Merkel got her lips off Erdogan’s ass in time.
He fled to Merkel’s dried up old…….
That’s what I read.
And Europe wants this fubar on board? YagoddabeKIDDIN’!
If this were strictly a Turkish internal matter, why did it occur just as the last markets (US) were closing for the weekend? This smells of foreign involvement. We may not know for sure for a long time, but I’m highly suspicious. Color me cynical on this one.
Maybe because it’s midnight out there and people don’t normally take to the streets at midnight. This has nothing to do with the goddam American stawk market.
Yeah! “Not everything is about YOU!”
…….so to speak……..
Trouble was up well before reported in MSM, tourists earlier in the day being told by locals what troops posted all over their city meant… maybe just our media that decided to keep quiet… err respect the restricted Turkish official line, which became a coup broadcast.
Turkey is NATO, you think the CIA didn’t know, or were not likely involved? No way, and if they were behind Erdo they would have let him know.
The CIA didn’t know Libyan Intelligence officers loyal to Ghaddafi existed, until they showed up to save them in Bengazi.
I wouldn’t put much faith in their body of useful intelligence.
Yeah, what Andrew said.
The CIA hasn’t been smart since Obama did them in.
Look. Pure Evil. “Turkish Military Coup: Turks Take To The Streets, Clash With Army; Erdogan Urges “Resist Coup To Death”
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-07-15/martial-law-declared-turkey-helicopters-military-jets-flying-over-capital-army-tanks
Someone in US military intelligence is bound to have suspected something was afoot. Simply because of unusual communication patterns that is bound to have occurred leading up to this kind of coordinated action. Besides, most of Turkey’s military equipment is US sourced, and I doubt even the Turks themselves harbor any illusions that the stuff don’t keep Daddy informed about what’s going on, to at least some degree.
But, the guys who would be privy to that kind of intelligence, are concerned with genuine US security issues that may arise. Not petty PC nonsense, party politics and stock markets. And they will never tip their hand and reveal their possible back doors and sources, unless keeping mum genuinely does pose what they consider is a realistic, and major, threat to the US itself, or it’s interests. Like possible missile silos and radar in Turkey proper.
Obama was in love with Erdogan.
Erdogan makes nice to Russia and poof, he’s gone.
Hmm.
One of many corrections to come.
From Brexit to ErdoGone
Erdogan has the Obama personality disorder. Let’s hope Erdogan resists arrest.
More realistically, Erdogan’s increasingly erratic and autocratic behavior over the past year or so, has been due to him sensing his control slipping.
“Dictator” may sound powerful. but in reality, the kind of places that enables dictators to come to power, are so volatile, only those most astute at walking though perpetual minefields, will last at the job very long. Their actual freedom of action, is pretty much nil, as they always have to make sure they are on the side of whomever may at any given time, be in a position to topple them. Which is a major reason, they are all prone to Stalin grade paranoia, and end up in a constant battle to purge anyone close to them.
Mish, your watched pot theory is playing out time after time after time. Everything you’ve been predicting for years starting with Brexit and ending with this is becoming a reality.
Mish has a “watched pot?” I missed that – must have been before my time here.
I would appreciate links of Mish’s earlier postings so I can catch up.
You don’t get it… JuliaS *is* Mish
Things are moving rather quickly now. One huge international crisis after another. Hard to keep up. I hate to think what the final finale will be. But I fear we’ll be right in the middle of it. The Islamic fundamentalists won’t like Erdogan going down and no doubt they’ll blame meddling western foreigners for it.
Like the old song goes “Only the beginning, only just the start”.
The United States will defend Spain…but thats about it.
Create is a forward deployment area…Great Britain is on Cyprus so those two Islands should be a “safe zone.” Looks like Serbia is about to reprise it’s roll as Defender of Western Civ tho.
Good luck…
Two days ago, the neocon publication, National Review, published this article lamenting Turkey’s ‘bowing to Putin’s will’:
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/437857/syria-war-turkey-russia-putin
So what does it mean? This is pure speculation on my part but perhaps the Turkish military has been wanting to oust Erdogan for years but neocons in the US foreign policy stopped them because Turkey did their bidding in Syria. Now that Turkey’s new PM and Erdogan friend has decided to mend relations with Syria, the neocons are pulling the plug on them?
Is it time to get our money out of turkey or can we wait til Monday ?
Can’t make out what is going on there now… people attacking troops, people cheering troops, helicopter takes out intelligence hq, jet takes out helicopter, shelling parliament, backpack bombs, military orders curfew, floating gov. orders people to streets, Ob. says gov. good, Germany says no to Erdo….
I guess its a free expression day.
We have nukes there. Think we do not know what is going on is kind of silly. Some one was on point on the news. Or we are in big trouble ?
I’ll tell you one thing, the Kurds are having a meeting right now and the topic is temptation.