No. The coup was real and very bloody; only botched because the coup forces were almost discovered, and had to rush.https://twitter.com/mizerello/status/756912447106056192 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Carnegie Endowment
I hope that people across the political spectrum from Turkey explaining basic coup facts gets through. It was real.https://twitter.com/CarnegieEndow/status/756991048396656640 …
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People can—and should—remain concerned about authoritarian practices before and after the coup, but this "staged coup" business is nonsense.
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Erdogan to generals: "Can you fake a coup so I can fake win? You may get killed; you and your family will be disgraced." Generals: "Sure".
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Alt theory: "Learns of coup, lets happen." This is TURKEY. That's throwing matches into gasoline bin next to you. Huge, unnecessary risk.
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I already wrote how the Internet helped save Turkey's gov; now what it needs most is independent journalists.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Ayla Jean Yackley
Another good rundown with history. Many forget the power struggle had been ongoing, involved ex-very close allies.https://twitter.com/aylajean/status/757187970969534464 …
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To finish: My piece on how a free Internet helped save Turkey's gov (that now realy needs independent journalists.) http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/20/opinion/how-the-internet-saved-turkeys-internet-hating-president.html …
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