New thread. I'm in Antalya, and safe. I was on my way to Istanbul airport when coup attempt broke. Please don't @ me with questions for now.
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Replying to @zeynep
Just checked. So many pieces already!? I've multiple coup attempts in Turkey under my belt, internet never went down. I couldn't write yet.
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Replying to @zeynep
Look, we had no clear statement from the coup forces. No leader came on TV, no real manifesto. This doesn't fit past coup patterns at all.
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Replying to @zeynep
Problem with takes right now. No shortage of info but no way to make sense of it without some indication from coup forces. Not like past.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted
Every political party, esp. those in opposition, including pro-Kurdish HDP, came out against coup in first hour. https://twitter.com/nateschenkkan/status/754139917022851072 …
zeynep tufekci added,
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The way Turkey coup forces are behaving doesn't fit any past coup attemp. And we had so many. You can't analyze this by induction. Wait.
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Best journalists in Turkey today were those pressured or already fired for not being gov't lackeys. Erdogan took to Twitter to reach people.
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In Turkey, successful coup attempts are massive, happen within chain-of-command, and take over media immediately. It's not over but...
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Bilge Ebiri
This is true. Opposition parties, deputies, institutions, groups, etc. were as quick as you can imagine to condemn.https://twitter.com/bilgeebiri/status/754115409507385346 …
zeynep tufekci added,
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Yep. Erdogan back on TV, among crowds. Coup forces have some planes but barring huge new developments, I say this coup attempt has failed.
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Replying to @zeynep
Soldiers holding the Bosphorus bridge surrender. That's how it began. Why no manifesto, why not a coup by Turkey "playbook"? We will learn.
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