Turkey: First Army Commander Does Not Support Coup
Situation Reports JULY 15, 2016 | 22:21 GMT
The commander of Turkey's First Army, Gen. Umit Dundar, said on live television that the Turkish army does not support the coup launched against the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, multiple journalists reported via Twitter on July 15. Dundar's comments indicate that not all elements of the Turkish military support the coup, which opens the possibility for a counter-coup.
Ceylan Yeginsu ✔ @CeylanWrites
It's almost 2 a.m. and mosques across Istanbul are relentlessly calling people to the streets to resist and protest the military coup.
6:43 PM - 15 Jul 2016
Sky News Newsdesk ✔ @SkyNewsBreak
Update - Reuters: Army commander in #Turkey says soldiers in attempted coup "represent a small group" and "there is no cause for concern"
6:42 PM - 15 Jul 2016
Military Special Forces commander is live on the phone at CNNTurk right now. Claiming those who attempt this coup have failed/will fail. Calls them traitors. /u/narwhalsare_unicorns
Reports Erdogan is seeking British Asylum. Britains new Foreign Sec called him a goatf***er in May. http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jul/14/boris-johnson-life-xenophobic-gaffes
6:30 PM - 15 Jul 2016
A Turkey who gets the pipeline from Iraq or iran to Europe definitely is a different Turkey
Who funds fifty year gambles like that?
Russia and the USA
It is true that Russia breaks out of their desperate position with low oil prices and being bottled up on their gamble with the Basra Fields via Lukoil. A lot of the Syrian and ISIS stuff is genuine and a lot just happens to get in the way of Iraq and Saudi and Russia. Hard for me to figure out who is zoomin who
But I dont see Turkey being sustainably pro Russian and I dont see Putin as formidable as you guys seem to crown him. And IRan and Turkey are not allies or co religionist. Neither has money or room to gamble.
but while I dont see Obama as a proactive gambler when it comes to intervention; I dont see anyone in Turkey who was a serious analyst of the cards trying to do it without us
A lot of opposition to the coup making itself heard
A lot of these military heads throwing out tidbits to news agencies and media are installed by Erdogan. I'm not sure I trust them.
Erdogan has tried in the past to clear out as much of the secular military leadership as he could and advance those who appeared more loyal to his interests.
There's a comment in the NY Times article on the coup from a guy who claims to be an air traffic controller in Athens who claims Erdogan has just landed there. I have no idea if it's true but it's certainly an ironic place for an Islamist Turkish PM to flee to.
Rami Jarrah @RamiJarrah
BREAKING: Armed forces have entered Taksim sq. of Istanbul to disperse crowds resisting military coup #Turkey
6:54 PM - 15 Jul 2016
This is the situation where Twitter becomes unusable for days on end
Literally half the top tweets for turkey coup, coup, turkey, or whatever other trending hashtag is just straight up propaganda from one side of the story. At this point I'd be more apt to believe that Russia invaded Iran today than half the crap I am reading on Twitter.
DAILY SABAH ✔ @DailySabah
BREAKING Commander of Istanbul's 3rd Corps issues immediate televized order to return to barracks, emphasizes chain of command
7:09 PM - 15 Jul 2016
The Associated Press @AP 3m3 minutes ago
BREAKING: Top Turkish official says coup attempt appears to have been unsuccessful, all government officials in charge of their offices.
FOX Turkey reports that the TGNA was bombed again. Contrary to past reports, it is reported that there are no injured people. The most recent explosion seems to have damaged a significant portion of the TGNA. /u/trumpete
Grand National Assembly of Turkey just got bombed during live broadcast.
Live feed: http://www.fox.com.tr/canli-yayin /u/sabac
Sebastian Castelier @SCastelier
.#Turkey - State broadcaster TRT is back in government control ollowing a #TurkeyCoupAttempt - source : CNN
8:23 PM - 15 Jul 2016
AP Top News at 8:24 p.m. EDT
TURKISH MILITARY APPEARS DIVIDED OVER COUP ATTEMPT
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Members of Turkey's armed forces said they had taken control of the country, but Turkish officials said the coup attempt had been repelled early Saturday morning in a night of violence that left at least 17 dead, according to state-run media. Explosions, gunfire and a reported air battle between loyalist forces and coup supporters erupted in the capital throughout the night and Turks heeded the president's call to take to the streets to show support for his embattled government. The state-run Anadolu Agency reported a bomb hit the Turkish parliament in Ankara. CNN-Turk television reported some police officers and parliament workers were hurt in the bomb attack.
Both sides firing salvo after salvo in the Twitter War. Impossible to have any idea which side is lying their ass off in an attempt to appear in control.
I mean, three hours after Erdogan is trying to get asylum in Germany, he's flying back to Istanbul? Does that seem likely?
Who throws a coup and doesn't grab the leader straight out?
ekrispin
@ekrispin
The photo of the crowds in #Turkey in protest AGAINST the coup is FAKE, already appeared in news posts in 2015
Ira, you are not supposed to. There is a lot of competing messaging out there. The anti-coup forces need to push a narrative that the coup is failing and that they are reestablishing control. Their main tool for defeating the coup attempt is to get people out on the street to protest and resist. The coup plotters need to control the broadcast media to show they are in charge and resistance is futile. It's hard to know what is real and what isn't.
Are getting reports about Erdogan landing in Istanbul. The anti coup forces need to inspire their supporters to carry on.
The reality is that both sides may control different parts of the countr. It's not inconceivable that the military controls Ankara while the anti-coup forces are prevailing in Istanbul
Was mayor in Istanbul. It's his house or seat of power. Rumors of pro Erdogan police attacking the military and being crushed there.
Erdogan is also under pressure if he can't regain control quickly. It means even if coup ultimately fails he's done as an effective leader. If he further grips power he will legitimize the coup plotters. If he comes back and tries to play peacemaker his hardline supporters will unseat him.
UNBELIEVABLE CRAZY FOOTAGE #Video #Turkey army tanks run over cars in middle of the roads in #Istanbul..!!!!
Situation Reports JULY 15, 2016 | 22:21 GMT
The commander of Turkey's First Army, Gen. Umit Dundar, said on live television that the Turkish army does not support the coup launched against the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, multiple journalists reported via Twitter on July 15. Dundar's comments indicate that not all elements of the Turkish military support the coup, which opens the possibility for a counter-coup.
WOW. Main Kurdish party, many of whom Erdogan has sought to imprison, comes out AGAINST coup
It's almost 2 a.m. and mosques across Istanbul are relentlessly calling people to the streets to resist and protest the military coup.
6:43 PM - 15 Jul 2016
Update - Reuters: Army commander in #Turkey says soldiers in attempted coup "represent a small group" and "there is no cause for concern"
6:42 PM - 15 Jul 2016
True Story:
Reports Erdogan is seeking British Asylum. Britains new Foreign Sec called him a goatf***er in May. http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jul/14/boris-johnson-life-xenophobic-gaffes
6:30 PM - 15 Jul 2016
A Turkey who gets the pipeline from Iraq or iran to Europe definitely is a different Turkey
Who funds fifty year gambles like that?
Russia and the USA
It is true that Russia breaks out of their desperate position with low oil prices and being bottled up on their gamble with the Basra Fields via Lukoil. A lot of the Syrian and ISIS stuff is genuine and a lot just happens to get in the way of Iraq and Saudi and Russia. Hard for me to figure out who is zoomin who
But I dont see Turkey being sustainably pro Russian and I dont see Putin as formidable as you guys seem to crown him. And IRan and Turkey are not allies or co religionist. Neither has money or room to gamble.
but while I dont see Obama as a proactive gambler when it comes to intervention; I dont see anyone in Turkey who was a serious analyst of the cards trying to do it without us
https://twitter.com/moezbhar/status/754086806967164928
Erdogan has tried in the past to clear out as much of the secular military leadership as he could and advance those who appeared more loyal to his interests.
BREAKING: Armed forces have entered Taksim sq. of Istanbul to disperse crowds resisting military coup #Turkey
6:54 PM - 15 Jul 2016
Regardless of what we knew I doubt we would have taken any action. This could be a quagmire
LATEST: People are attacking soldiers who attempted coup in #Istanbul, Turkey.
7:10 PM - 15 Jul 2016
BREAKING Commander of Istanbul's 3rd Corps issues immediate televized order to return to barracks, emphasizes chain of command
7:09 PM - 15 Jul 2016
URGENT: #Ankara parliament building 'bombed from air' - state news agency http://on.rt.com/7j5t
7:48 PM - 15 Jul 2016
BREAKING: Turkish national intelligence spokesman says coup attempt has been "repelled."
7:36 PM - 15 Jul 2016
Turkish state broadcaster TRT resumes broadcasting; staff describe being taken hostage http://trib.al/mwFnseT
8:05 PM - 15 Jul 2016
Erdogan is about to land in Istanbul Ataturk Airport, according to CNN Turk.
8:10 PM - 15 Jul 2016
just now The plane took a detour towards IST. /u/trumpete
BREAKING: Top Turkish official says coup attempt appears to have been unsuccessful, all government officials in charge of their offices.
ekrispin
@ekrispin
The photo of the crowds in #Turkey in protest AGAINST the coup is FAKE, already appeared in news posts in 2015
Grand National Assembly of Turkey just got bombed during live broadcast.
Live feed: http://www.fox.com.tr/canli-yayin /u/sabac
Sebastian Castelier @SCastelier
.#Turkey - State broadcaster TRT is back in government control ollowing a #TurkeyCoupAttempt - source : CNN
8:23 PM - 15 Jul 2016
TURKISH MILITARY APPEARS DIVIDED OVER COUP ATTEMPT
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Members of Turkey's armed forces said they had taken control of the country, but Turkish officials said the coup attempt had been repelled early Saturday morning in a night of violence that left at least 17 dead, according to state-run media. Explosions, gunfire and a reported air battle between loyalist forces and coup supporters erupted in the capital throughout the night and Turks heeded the president's call to take to the streets to show support for his embattled government. The state-run Anadolu Agency reported a bomb hit the Turkish parliament in Ankara. CNN-Turk television reported some police officers and parliament workers were hurt in the bomb attack.
#Turkey: Pro-Kurdish party HDP uncondtionally rejects attempted coup
I mean, three hours after Erdogan is trying to get asylum in Germany, he's flying back to Istanbul? Does that seem likely?
ekrispin
@ekrispin
The photo of the crowds in #Turkey in protest AGAINST the coup is FAKE, already appeared in news posts in 2015
Ira, you are not supposed to. There is a lot of competing messaging out there. The anti-coup forces need to push a narrative that the coup is failing and that they are reestablishing control. Their main tool for defeating the coup attempt is to get people out on the street to protest and resist. The coup plotters need to control the broadcast media to show they are in charge and resistance is futile. It's hard to know what is real and what isn't.
The reality is that both sides may control different parts of the countr. It's not inconceivable that the military controls Ankara while the anti-coup forces are prevailing in Istanbul
Erdogan is also under pressure if he can't regain control quickly. It means even if coup ultimately fails he's done as an effective leader. If he further grips power he will legitimize the coup plotters. If he comes back and tries to play peacemaker his hardline supporters will unseat him.