From what I've gathered (though my understanding of the Middle East and adjacent regions is questionable at the best of times, so take this with a grain of salt), Turkish military has historically been a bastion of democracy and of a secular world, and Erdogan has been working for a while towards taking power away from them.
Even if it was a genuine coup, it's going to work out perfectly for him.
It was very poorly planned overall. How you attempt a coup without ensuring you have the full military behind you and without making cutting off communication your top priority is completely beyond me. The whole thing was lost the moment civilians took to the streets. After that, the military could either surrender or make the whole thing such a blood bath that it'd be civil war in Turkey.
Mind you, the few videos of military opening fire on civilians will still go a long way.
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RE: My word if that's true
Date: 2016-07-16 04:33 pm (UTC)Even if it was a genuine coup, it's going to work out perfectly for him.
It was very poorly planned overall. How you attempt a coup without ensuring you have the full military behind you and without making cutting off communication your top priority is completely beyond me. The whole thing was lost the moment civilians took to the streets. After that, the military could either surrender or make the whole thing such a blood bath that it'd be civil war in Turkey.
Mind you, the few videos of military opening fire on civilians will still go a long way.