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a pipe smoking dog
Jan 25, 2010

"haha, dogs can't smoke!"
I will givea reward to the first turk who posts themselves catching a pokemon at a military checkpoint

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Bholder
Feb 26, 2013

Turkey is barely europe both politically and geographically.

Fojar38
Sep 2, 2011


Sorry I meant to say I hope that the police use maximum force and kill or maim a bunch of innocent people, thus paving a way for a proletarian uprising and socialist utopia


also here's a stupid take
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Kumo posted:

So what does the NATO treaty say about poo poo like this since they're an ally?

apparently this isn't the first time there has been a coup in turkey since it joined nato and turkey is so geographically valuable that you should expect whoever ends up in de facto control to be recognized eventually

Uncle Wemus
Mar 4, 2004

Hopefulle erdogan dies

Bloodfart McCoy
Jul 20, 2007

That's a high quality avatar right there.

Fojar38 posted:

what does president trump think

"Save my hotels first"

A ILL BREAKFAST
Jun 9, 2007

*unsheathes katana*
oh boy. what a wonderful time to be alive

Decebal
Jan 6, 2010
Man, civilian control over the Military seems like an illusion. Ultimately whoever controls the means of violence, controls all.

genericuser
Mar 1, 2007

[insert clever comment here]
I was in Turkey last month. poo poo was tense

Lucy Heartfilia
May 31, 2012


Uncle Wemus posted:

Hopefulle erdogan dies

genericuser
Mar 1, 2007

[insert clever comment here]
I have never seen more riot vans in my life.

Kilmers Elbow
Jun 15, 2012

Isn't Ankara on Tatooine?

Hogge Wild
Aug 21, 2012

by FactsAreUseless
Pillbug

Lucy Heartfilia posted:

i hope theyre removing the rabid islamists from the government

this, and i hope that erdogan will be hanged at a gas station

Crowsbeak
Oct 9, 2012

by Azathoth
Lipstick Apathy

Fojar38 posted:

apparently this isn't the first time there has been a coup in turkey since it joined nato and turkey is so geographically valuable that you should expect whoever ends up in de facto control to be recognized eventually

All NATO has to do is say that the Military was "restoring"constitutional government which is technically true. I do wonder though if the Gulenists gave any aid being that they despise Erdogan as much as the Military does. Strange bedfellows and all that.

Uncle Wemus posted:

Hopefulle erdogan dies

I prefer they try him, and unveil all of his corruption to the world. Also hope the military burns his palace to the ground.

Decebal
Jan 6, 2010
Why is the US State Department ready to freak out ???

They were OK then Ataturk did this

pathetic little tramp
Dec 12, 2005

by Hillary Clinton's assassins
Fallen Rib

Lolie posted:

reddit live feed for those who aren't too cool to read reddit

https://www.reddit.com/live/x9gf3donjlkq

oh yeah thank god i'm getting useful tweets like this now

https://twitter.com/theTunnelBear/status/754054875193888768

Kumo
Jul 31, 2004

Fojar38 posted:

apparently this isn't the first time there has been a coup in turkey since it joined nato and turkey is so geographically valuable that you should expect whoever ends up in de facto control to be recognized eventually

Good point.

The Kurds are either going to have a field day or be in a tight spot.

get that OUT of my face
Feb 10, 2007

i'm shocked they didn't do this earlier

Rutibex
Sep 9, 2001

by Fluffdaddy
this is the country they wanted to add to the EU? :psyduck:

Lolie
Jun 4, 2010

AUSGBS Thread Mum
BBC live feed.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-36811357

Guardian live feed.

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

TyrantWD
Nov 6, 2010
Ignore my doomerism, I don't think better things are possible
Between taking control of strategic installations, killing the opposition, shutting down access to social media, taking control of the state broadcaster, and probably 1,000 other things, pulling off a coup seems like an awful lot of work.

Three Olives
Apr 10, 2005

What if Hitler invented the BMW i3 Subcompact Electric car?
https://twitter.com/DiegoCupolo/status/754054719933444096

poo poo has officially hit the fan.

Kumo
Jul 31, 2004

A ILL BREAKFAST posted:

oh boy. what a wonderful time to be alive

Jellidelic
Nov 28, 2011

2016 • ww3 begins as ethnic landwar in europe
2017 • American MIC boosts economy by selling weapons to all sides
2018 • 911 2/Pearl Harbor 3 happens so US military can get involved
2019 • Avengers 2 comes out and its pretty good
2020-2038 • ww3 ends and america is great again

Kainser
Apr 27, 2010

O'er the sea from the north
there sails a ship
With the people of Hel
at the helm stands Loki
After the wolf
do wild men follow

Rutibex posted:

this is the country they wanted to add to the EU? :psyduck:

All EU countries would benefit from regular Military Coups imo

reallivedinosaur
Jun 13, 2012

Ogdober subrise! XDDD
where the gently caress is cenk uygars live stream i want a fat blowhards hot take on the situation

AKA Pseudonym
May 16, 2004

A dashing and sophisticated young man
Doctor Rope
A few people have brought this up so it's worth mentioning that Turkey has had several coups since becoming a member of NATO. They even had a sort-of-kind-of coup as late as 1997. So we've been down this road before.

Moridin920
Nov 15, 2007

by FactsAreUseless
blood for the blood god

Kainser
Apr 27, 2010

O'er the sea from the north
there sails a ship
With the people of Hel
at the helm stands Loki
After the wolf
do wild men follow
Watch Greece start a war

Crowsbeak
Oct 9, 2012

by Azathoth
Lipstick Apathy

Jellidelic posted:

2016 • ww3 begins as ethnic landwar in europe
2017 • American MIC boosts economy by selling weapons to all sides
2018 • 911 2/Pearl Harbor 3 happens so US military can get involved
2019 • Avengers 2 comes out and its pretty good
2020-2038 • ww3 ends and america is great again under Hillary

Fixed.

Yaos
Feb 22, 2003

She is a cat of significant gravy.

TyrantWD posted:

Between taking control of strategic installations, killing the opposition, shutting down access to social media, taking control of the state broadcaster, and probably 1,000 other things, pulling off a coup seems like an awful lot of work.

Turkey loves military coups, it's one of their favorite past times. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Military_coups_in_Turkey

Fojar38
Sep 2, 2011


Sorry I meant to say I hope that the police use maximum force and kill or maim a bunch of innocent people, thus paving a way for a proletarian uprising and socialist utopia


also here's a stupid take
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AKA Pseudonym posted:

A few people have brought this up so it's worth mentioning that Turkey has had several coups since becoming a member of NATO. They even had a sort-of-kind-of coup as late as 1997. So we've been down this road before.

yeah still a nato ally having a coup is bad optics so expect a resurgence in the "america/west is in decline" rhetoric

James Woods
Jul 15, 2003

Fojar38 posted:

what does president trump think

Give it a minute. Someone from his staff is currently explaining to him that Turkey is a country with like a government and a military and stuff.

Mordja
Apr 26, 2014

Hell Gem

Jellidelic posted:

2016 • ww3 begins as ethnic landwar in europe
2017 • American MIC boosts economy by selling weapons to all sides
2018 • 911 2/Pearl Harbor 3 happens so US military can get involved
2019 • Avengers 2 comes out and its pretty good
2020-2038 • ww3 ends and america is great again

OK but what year does Solid Snake bring down the Patriots?

Kumo
Jul 31, 2004

How did WW1 start again?

reallivedinosaur
Jun 13, 2012

Ogdober subrise! XDDD
also turkey does genocides sometimes so might not be as kickin rad as you think

Fojar38
Sep 2, 2011


Sorry I meant to say I hope that the police use maximum force and kill or maim a bunch of innocent people, thus paving a way for a proletarian uprising and socialist utopia


also here's a stupid take
---------------------------->

James Woods posted:

Give it a minute. Someone from his staff is currently explaining to him that Turkey is a country with like a government and a military and stuff.

"i love turkeys, have one every thanksgiving. in my opinion all turkeys should be safe so that we can enjoy them every fall"

ass cobra
May 28, 2004

by Azathoth
Give the Turkish military Britains place in the EU imo

AugmentedVision
Feb 17, 2011

by exmarx

James Woods posted:

Give it a minute. Someone from his staff is currently explaining to him that Turkey is a country with like a government and a military and stuff.

President Hillary gives a speech describing the latest genocide in Turkey as a "business opportunity" to U.S. corporations

Kumo
Jul 31, 2004

https://twitter.com/MahirZeynalov/status/754054820324077569

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Bholder
Feb 26, 2013

Ok this whole "information war" is getting on my nerves.

First people post how Erdogan is arrested and the coup is successful

Then I hear that Erdogan is far away in safety and the coup is defeated.

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