Plausible story emerging from trustworthy journalists in Turkey on why the coup went down the way it did that fits what we know from before.
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What happens after a botched and rushed coup attempt does not explain origin. Winners & the powerful can use situations they did not author.
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Also many gov't supporters think Turkey coup was just "practice" for a future real one. That would be even stupider than a staged coup.
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Gulen movement (used to be gov't ally, before falling out in 2013) hard to believe to non-Turkey ears. Need translation of Turkish sources.
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Much of the extensive documentation of the movement comes from dissident and independent journalists. (Remember, movement is ex-gov't ally).
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I get why there is much suspicion to TR gov't claims; that's why to understand this craziness, non-gov't sources on this needs translation.
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Continue—and do more—criticizing of authoritarian practices in Turkey. But the coup was real, bloody and halted by people climbing on tanks.
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This dismissal of Turkey coup attempt as staged, the lack of recognition of true heroism from people—yes, government supporters—is absurd.
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Now, searching for "tank" in Google in Turkey autofills first to "how to stop a tank" and then "crushed by a tank".pic.twitter.com/mlRZ00kNnK
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orda bi tankurt manas var es geçilmemesini rica ediciim
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