parabelum wrote:Beiruty wrote:The coup will fail. US government declared support for the Turkish government (as per CNN). Turkey is still a secular government. It would only make the whole regional unstable, if the there is no elected government in power for long periodparabelum wrote:Bingo.koine2002 wrote:The Turkish military is the reason that Turkey is not a radical Islamic country.
They (Turkish Military) see Erdogan as moving more towards the support of radical Islamic groups byway of direct and indirect support. Military does not want Islamization of Turkey. That's what we are seeing in my opinion.
While it is true that Turkey is not yet a radicalized Country, I have heard from close family members who travel from Sarajevo Bosnia to Istanbul from time to time that Turkey has gotten a lot more oppressive since Erdogan. Locals complain that Erdogan has been packing Military and Judicial offices with Islamic radicals/sympathizers (sound familiar .... ).
Also, the press and freedoms have been oppressed heavily under Erdogan. Fact that "our government" supports Erdogan tells me everything I need to know.
If the coup fails, expect more purges and higher influx of Islamic radicals.
Just my opinion of course.
The old Soviet Union had an "elected government" too...there was just on Party on the ballot and they always got 100% of the vote with 100% turnout until 1991.
Iran keeps "re-electing" the same Fascists... year after year since 1979...
Since Obama admin is publicly for Erdogan, I am now immediately against him...
