from violent unrest to a nationwide
blame game events in Turkey in 2016 have
had the whole world watching we are
hearing reports of hundreds of people
killed and many more wounded welcome to
watchmojo.com down 10 crucial facts you
should know about the military coup in
Turkey we will not let this country fall
into the hands of a small group of
terrorists number 10
what happened on the night of July 15th
2016 just before 11 p.m. local time
Turkish military jets were seen flying
over Ankara in what the country’s prime
minister Ben Aliya did him described as
action quote taken outside the chain of
command it was the beginning of an
attempt by a faction within the armed
forces to seize control of Turkey and to
overthrow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
major government buildings including the
Turkish Parliament and presidential
palace were damaged Istanbul was also
targeted as the media reported the
approach of tanks at Ataturk Airport and
soldiers occupying Taksim Square over
300 people were killed as events
unfolded and more than 2,000 people were
injured after a night of tension and
fighting the coup eventually failed with
air diwan’s forces regaining control by
early morning on July 16th number nine
what is a coup d’etat a French term that
literally translates to blow or hit of
state a coup d’etat is an attempt made
by military or elite forces ordinarily
under state control to overthrow a
government also known as a push a coup
d’etat is considered a success if the
organisers obtain and retain power for
at least 7 days a so called inside job
coos can serve to seriously destabilize
governments and societies whether they
are successful or not
coos are often the result of mounting
unrest but they can also be difficult to
predict according to reports the scale
and severity of the attempt in Turkey
was largely
expected examples of world leaders who
assumed power via a coup include the
presidents of Uganda Chad Mauritania and
Egypt as well as the Prime Minister’s of
Cambodia Fiji and Thailand number eight
who is responsible for the Turkish coup
attempt specific details proved
difficult to ascertain in the days and
weeks after the July 2016 attempt during
the early stages the breakaway group
declared itself the peace at home
Council on a state-owned News Channel to
broadcast a pre-prepared statement and
overthrow announcement news anchor t gen
karush was allegedly reading the
statement at gunpoint no official
statement on the group’s composition has
been made but former Colonel Muharram
Pusha was arrested as a potential leader
reports suggest that when kosha was
arrested he was carrying a list of 37
names of potential council members in
the aftermath of the coup at least 6000
people were detained including over
2,800 soldiers and over 2,700 judges
number seven how did the attempted coup
end at the time of the coup president
air Dhawan was holidaying at the resort
town of marmaris that night around 10:00
p.m. I got some news and they told me
about what was going on but by Dawn he
had flown to assemble Airport to address
supporters and report the attempt as
unsuccessful to the media air Dhawan had
previously communicated with the country
via a FaceTime message broadcast on
Turkey’s CNN channel the president
called for people to take to the streets
in defiance and they appeared to do
exactly that groups confronted military
vehicles and some laid down in front of
advancing tanks all despite the peace at
home council calling a curfew the police
and security services also battled back
against the usurpers eventually the coup
plotters were overcome as footage of
some 60 soldiers surrendering control of
a bridge in Istanbul was beamed to news
channels worldwide number 6 how does
this compare to past coos in Turkey
Turkey has a history of military coos
with four similar events taking place
since 1960 the first in the Turkish
Republic resulted
in the venn president and prime minister
being arrested and tried for treason in
1971 the armed forces intervened
following an economic downturn ongoing
clashes between left and right-wing
groups resulted in another coup d’etat
in 1980 and military action forced the
resignation of turkey’s prime minister
in 1997 turkeys military sees itself as
a guardian of its democracy but the
events of July 2016 indicate a
potentially dangerous division in the
country while those loyal to president
air Dewan took to the streets in support
there are reports that the number of
those against the president is quickly
rising with some analysts suggesting
there’s an almost 50/50 split in the
country though the coup failed it’s
expected to have ramifications for
Turkey short and long term future number
five how did the government react
following the attempt the Turkish
government blamed the Gulen movement for
the attempted coup and in the aftermath
instigated a series of purges aimed at
members of the civil and military
services suspected of involvement the
Gulen movement is built around the
Islamic theologian Fethullah Gulen who
has since condemned the violent attempt
against air21 at least 2839 soldiers
were arrested including over 30 generals
and admirals 36 percent of all judges in
Turkey were detained and at least 7,000
899 police officers were suspended the
Ministry of National Education was also
severely targeted as 15200 teachers were
suspended 21,000 teaching licenses were
cancelled and over 600 educational
institutions were shut down disapproval
for the purges has been widespread with
many groups such as Amnesty
International and the EU reminding the
Turkish government of its obligation
towards human rights number four what is
the current state of Turkey president
air Dewan quickly implemented a state of
emergency allowing the government to
rule by decree the purges appear to be
the first stage in a long term plan for
the country as air Dewan promised quote
fresh blood in the armed forces in the
wake of what he called quote significant
and deficiencies in national
intelligence the president also said
that a fresh coup attempt would be
considerably more difficult to mount as
turkey is quote more vigilant meetings
with the Supreme Military Council to
discuss the restructuring were scheduled
and air Dewan also indicated that the
state of emergency might be lengthened
Turkey’s foreign currency credit rating
had suffered as a result of the push and
purge but err Diwan has claimed that the
financial sector remains strong he’s
also said that quote the state of
emergency is not a curfew and that
people would be able to get on with
daily life despite the government’s
increased powers number three what are
the allegations of conspiracy in
response to his being blamed by the
Turkish government for the coup
Fethullah Gulen has suggested that it
may have been staged by air Dhawan
himself in order to gain more power
further skeptics have argued that the
apparent sloppiness of the attempted
overthrow could indicate a so-called
false flag conspiracy as could the
rapidity with which Turkish authorities
were able to detain thousands of accused
perpetrators it’s also been noted that
actual MPs didn’t feature heavily as
events unfolded either as victims or
rebels
despite the cooze apparent
anti-government motives and that the
coup plotters didn’t issue a list of
demands a final argument against the
cooze authenticity relates to how
transparent events appeared to be and
how not covert the operation seemed as
tanks took up positions at the entrance
to Istanbul Airport driving alongside
cars on highways jets and helicopters
buzzing overhead comparisons to 1933 s
Reichstag fire have since been made on
social media suggesting the attempted
coup is an elaborate propaganda exercise
number two what is the international
response been after the initial
overthrow attempt governments and
organizations around the world called
for calm US President Barack Obama urged
all parties to back democracy we
strongly reject
any attempt to overthrow democracy in
Turkey the UN secretary-general ban
ki-moon said that the UN was working to
clarify the situation and Russia advised
its citizens in the country to stay
indoors amid the uncertainty since the
coup was quashed and the purchase began
global reactions took a different line
with many world leaders issuing warnings
to air21 the EU called for quote
restraint and moderation in the
government’s reaction UK foreign
secretary Boris Johnson echoed that
response and Belgium also called for
quote proportionate action the US
Secretary of State John Kerry reiterated
America’s support for the elected
leadership but also voiced concern
asking for quote calm and stability
throughout the country number one what
does this mean for Turkey’s future one
of the most pressing matters in the qu
aftermath concerned mounting calls from
Turkey for the extradition of Fethullah
Gulen who has since been living in the
u.s. in self-imposed exile should a
formal extradition request be made as
many onlookers anticipate then turkeys
turmoil put even greater pressure on
international relations for the country
itself the state of emergency and the
prospect that it may be extended is
likely to create further tension though
the pictures suggest that president air
Dewan has the backing of the Turkish
people the president’s critics argue
that his post coup actions are a
consolidation of power in an already
authoritarian regime regardless Turkey’s
geopolitical significance to ongoing
global affairs means that what happened
in July 2016 will have repercussions for
weeks months and potentially years
afterwards did these facts get you
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blame game events in Turkey in 2016 have
had the whole world watching we are
hearing reports of hundreds of people
killed and many more wounded welcome to
watchmojo.com down 10 crucial facts you
should know about the military coup in
Turkey we will not let this country fall
into the hands of a small group of
terrorists number 10
what happened on the night of July 15th
2016 just before 11 p.m. local time
Turkish military jets were seen flying
over Ankara in what the country’s prime
minister Ben Aliya did him described as
action quote taken outside the chain of
command it was the beginning of an
attempt by a faction within the armed
forces to seize control of Turkey and to
overthrow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
major government buildings including the
Turkish Parliament and presidential
palace were damaged Istanbul was also
targeted as the media reported the
approach of tanks at Ataturk Airport and
soldiers occupying Taksim Square over
300 people were killed as events
unfolded and more than 2,000 people were
injured after a night of tension and
fighting the coup eventually failed with
air diwan’s forces regaining control by
early morning on July 16th number nine
what is a coup d’etat a French term that
literally translates to blow or hit of
state a coup d’etat is an attempt made
by military or elite forces ordinarily
under state control to overthrow a
government also known as a push a coup
d’etat is considered a success if the
organisers obtain and retain power for
at least 7 days a so called inside job
coos can serve to seriously destabilize
governments and societies whether they
are successful or not
coos are often the result of mounting
unrest but they can also be difficult to
predict according to reports the scale
and severity of the attempt in Turkey
was largely
expected examples of world leaders who
assumed power via a coup include the
presidents of Uganda Chad Mauritania and
Egypt as well as the Prime Minister’s of
Cambodia Fiji and Thailand number eight
who is responsible for the Turkish coup
attempt specific details proved
difficult to ascertain in the days and
weeks after the July 2016 attempt during
the early stages the breakaway group
declared itself the peace at home
Council on a state-owned News Channel to
broadcast a pre-prepared statement and
overthrow announcement news anchor t gen
karush was allegedly reading the
statement at gunpoint no official
statement on the group’s composition has
been made but former Colonel Muharram
Pusha was arrested as a potential leader
reports suggest that when kosha was
arrested he was carrying a list of 37
names of potential council members in
the aftermath of the coup at least 6000
people were detained including over
2,800 soldiers and over 2,700 judges
number seven how did the attempted coup
end at the time of the coup president
air Dhawan was holidaying at the resort
town of marmaris that night around 10:00
p.m. I got some news and they told me
about what was going on but by Dawn he
had flown to assemble Airport to address
supporters and report the attempt as
unsuccessful to the media air Dhawan had
previously communicated with the country
via a FaceTime message broadcast on
Turkey’s CNN channel the president
called for people to take to the streets
in defiance and they appeared to do
exactly that groups confronted military
vehicles and some laid down in front of
advancing tanks all despite the peace at
home council calling a curfew the police
and security services also battled back
against the usurpers eventually the coup
plotters were overcome as footage of
some 60 soldiers surrendering control of
a bridge in Istanbul was beamed to news
channels worldwide number 6 how does
this compare to past coos in Turkey
Turkey has a history of military coos
with four similar events taking place
since 1960 the first in the Turkish
Republic resulted
in the venn president and prime minister
being arrested and tried for treason in
1971 the armed forces intervened
following an economic downturn ongoing
clashes between left and right-wing
groups resulted in another coup d’etat
in 1980 and military action forced the
resignation of turkey’s prime minister
in 1997 turkeys military sees itself as
a guardian of its democracy but the
events of July 2016 indicate a
potentially dangerous division in the
country while those loyal to president
air Dewan took to the streets in support
there are reports that the number of
those against the president is quickly
rising with some analysts suggesting
there’s an almost 50/50 split in the
country though the coup failed it’s
expected to have ramifications for
Turkey short and long term future number
five how did the government react
following the attempt the Turkish
government blamed the Gulen movement for
the attempted coup and in the aftermath
instigated a series of purges aimed at
members of the civil and military
services suspected of involvement the
Gulen movement is built around the
Islamic theologian Fethullah Gulen who
has since condemned the violent attempt
against air21 at least 2839 soldiers
were arrested including over 30 generals
and admirals 36 percent of all judges in
Turkey were detained and at least 7,000
899 police officers were suspended the
Ministry of National Education was also
severely targeted as 15200 teachers were
suspended 21,000 teaching licenses were
cancelled and over 600 educational
institutions were shut down disapproval
for the purges has been widespread with
many groups such as Amnesty
International and the EU reminding the
Turkish government of its obligation
towards human rights number four what is
the current state of Turkey president
air Dewan quickly implemented a state of
emergency allowing the government to
rule by decree the purges appear to be
the first stage in a long term plan for
the country as air Dewan promised quote
fresh blood in the armed forces in the
wake of what he called quote significant
and deficiencies in national
intelligence the president also said
that a fresh coup attempt would be
considerably more difficult to mount as
turkey is quote more vigilant meetings
with the Supreme Military Council to
discuss the restructuring were scheduled
and air Dewan also indicated that the
state of emergency might be lengthened
Turkey’s foreign currency credit rating
had suffered as a result of the push and
purge but err Diwan has claimed that the
financial sector remains strong he’s
also said that quote the state of
emergency is not a curfew and that
people would be able to get on with
daily life despite the government’s
increased powers number three what are
the allegations of conspiracy in
response to his being blamed by the
Turkish government for the coup
Fethullah Gulen has suggested that it
may have been staged by air Dhawan
himself in order to gain more power
further skeptics have argued that the
apparent sloppiness of the attempted
overthrow could indicate a so-called
false flag conspiracy as could the
rapidity with which Turkish authorities
were able to detain thousands of accused
perpetrators it’s also been noted that
actual MPs didn’t feature heavily as
events unfolded either as victims or
rebels
despite the cooze apparent
anti-government motives and that the
coup plotters didn’t issue a list of
demands a final argument against the
cooze authenticity relates to how
transparent events appeared to be and
how not covert the operation seemed as
tanks took up positions at the entrance
to Istanbul Airport driving alongside
cars on highways jets and helicopters
buzzing overhead comparisons to 1933 s
Reichstag fire have since been made on
social media suggesting the attempted
coup is an elaborate propaganda exercise
number two what is the international
response been after the initial
overthrow attempt governments and
organizations around the world called
for calm US President Barack Obama urged
all parties to back democracy we
strongly reject
any attempt to overthrow democracy in
Turkey the UN secretary-general ban
ki-moon said that the UN was working to
clarify the situation and Russia advised
its citizens in the country to stay
indoors amid the uncertainty since the
coup was quashed and the purchase began
global reactions took a different line
with many world leaders issuing warnings
to air21 the EU called for quote
restraint and moderation in the
government’s reaction UK foreign
secretary Boris Johnson echoed that
response and Belgium also called for
quote proportionate action the US
Secretary of State John Kerry reiterated
America’s support for the elected
leadership but also voiced concern
asking for quote calm and stability
throughout the country number one what
does this mean for Turkey’s future one
of the most pressing matters in the qu
aftermath concerned mounting calls from
Turkey for the extradition of Fethullah
Gulen who has since been living in the
u.s. in self-imposed exile should a
formal extradition request be made as
many onlookers anticipate then turkeys
turmoil put even greater pressure on
international relations for the country
itself the state of emergency and the
prospect that it may be extended is
likely to create further tension though
the pictures suggest that president air
Dewan has the backing of the Turkish
people the president’s critics argue
that his post coup actions are a
consolidation of power in an already
authoritarian regime regardless Turkey’s
geopolitical significance to ongoing
global affairs means that what happened
in July 2016 will have repercussions for
weeks months and potentially years
afterwards did these facts get you
thinking to vote for which news story is
covered next head over to watchmojo.com
slash suggest and be sure to hit that
subscribe button for more newsworthy top
10s published every week this nation has
the might to determine its own destiny
everyone should know that
you
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