No. No reason to think this; well-grounded reasons to think otherwise. The persistence of this idea is embarrassing.https://twitter.com/Auriandra/status/760509656661839872 …
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@etbrooking "Hey, generals. Do a fake coup that I can fake beat? I consolidate—you get killed, or you & your family is disgraced." "Sure."1 reply 0 retweets 16 likes -
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@etbrooking "President, we heard of a coup attempt with 1/3 of the top military brass." "Oh, let it go on; it's Turkey; coups never work."2 replies 1 retweet 10 likes -
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@etbrooking Before the coup, Erdogan/AKP already had ~50% of the vote. Not weak. Why light a fire in a bucket of gasoline in one's house?2 replies 2 retweets 6 likes -
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@etbrooking AND you'd have to coordinate a nation-wide fake coup with 300+ live feeds, hundreds dead resisting, parliament bombed, etc.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted keep your electric eye on me
Not in a vacuum. There was an existing power struggle—with lists ready to purge— which caused jumping the gun, etc.https://twitter.com/murakamiwood/status/760515509116891136 …
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It's *of course* fine to criticize the post-coup, but do read long-term government critics in Turkey for context. There was a coup attempt.
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Coups don't happen in a vacuum. There are backstories & long-term dynamics. Listen to long-term independent/dissident reporters from Turkey.
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