Coup Underway in Turkey

[Drew Phipps]

For what it's worth, Gulen (BBC interview) denied having any part in the "coup." Asli Aydintasbas, a journalist in Turkey (full disclosure, a "fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations") says that at 4 - 5 PM on Friday, Turkish Intelligence "got wind of the "coup"" and notified the military. She also says that Erdogan blames Gulen for 2014 corruption investigations which "touched upon Erdogan and his inner circle" and resulted in jail sentences for judges, police officer, and prosecutors that were involved. She also says that Erdogan has characterized the "coup" as an extension of those same corruption investigations. Lastly, she says that "one of the main Kurdish human rights organizations" is calling on Erdogan not to torture or otherwise violate the human rights of the very same individuals in the military who have been battling the Kurds for 40 years...


See:

Normal Life on Hold for Citizens of Istanbul and Ankara

Hmm, link didn't work...:http://www.wnyc.org/shows/takeaway

I wonder if wikileaks planned or announced their release of documents before or after the coup began? If it was before, that may be a motive for having a phony "coup."