Possible military coup occurring in Turkey

[Buzzer]

Reports that the Bosphorus Bridge is closed, Jets above Ankara and Army out in large numbers. Other reports have soldiers disarming the police.

 

[smudge]

Switching between BBC & Sky News. No mention....yet.

 

[vegster]

Reports that the Bosphorus Bridge is closed, Jets above Ankara and Army out in large numbers. Other reports have soldiers disarming the police.

How are those 70 Million Turks going to get to the UK if the bridge is closed ?

 

[ManOfSussex]

Reports of an explosion in Ankara too.

 

[Buzzer]

Switching between BBC & Sky News. No mention....yet.

If you're on Twitter then search for Istanbul or Bosporus.

[tweet]754035382065434624[/tweet]

 

[ManOfSussex]

Reports that the Bosphorus Bridge is closed, Jets above Ankara and Army out in large numbers. Other reports have soldiers disarming the police.[/QUOTE

How are those 70 Million Turks going to get to the UK if the bridge is closed ?

If the military have taken over they wont be allowed to join The EU anyway.

 

[symyjym]

Hasn't caught up with the main news channels yet.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

End of Days.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Switching between BBC & Sky News. No mention....yet.

Try this one


http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-turkey-istanbul-bridges-idUKKCN0ZV2FF?il=0

Nothing on AL J

 

[Soulman]

If the military have taken over they wont be allowed to join The EU anyway.

Should not bother us now....move on.

 

[Triggaaar]

If you're on Twitter then search for Istanbul or Bosporus.

Ankara

 

[Buzzer]

End of Days.

Not necessarily. Strangely enough, this could be a good thing. The Turkish Army is a fierce believer in secular Turkey and they tend to move in, as they do in Egypt when the government veers too far towards Islamism. Given that Erdogan is currently President, it's not too surprising that this has occurred.

 

[ManOfSussex]

Erdogan is on holiday apparently. Troops reportedon the streets of both Istanbul and Ankara.

 

[spence]

Just come back from my ninth visit to Turkey. Love that country.

 

[Buzzer]

Tanks on the streets and soldiers telling people to get indoors. "Not a practice"
[tweet]754041091842777090[/tweet]

 

[vegster]

Could be interesting, are the army making a grab for power or do they feel that Erdogan's pro-Muslim government have betrayed the secular constitution set out by Ataturk ?

 

[RandyWanger]

RT is usually good source of up to date news but nothing on there either.

 

[spence]

Could be interesting, are the army making a grab for power or do they feel that Erdogan's pro-Muslim government have betrayed the secular constitution set out by Ataturk ?

Very good.

Erdogan also broke the two year cease fire against the Kurds. The thought of the Kurds controlling the Syrian boarder horrifies Erdogan. Speaking to a few Turks they reckon they are close to a civil war.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

RT is usually good source of up to date news but nothing on there either.

BBC now reporting it (the rumours at least).

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

Just come back from my ninth visit to Turkey. Love that country.

Yeah nothing like that whailing every 5 hours
regards
DR