I bet it was. I was amazed they attempted one given that

Erdogan has been purging secularists from the army and police for years. I wouldn't be surprised if they tapped up a few naive commanders leading them to believe there would be support. Got erdogan out of the way to start with. Then squash the totally under strength coup as the secularist are abandoned by the military leadership. Not only has he now improved his status but has also exposed the remaining secularist threat within the military, the only organism with the mandate to stop him.

Full on autocracy ahoy.

Posted By: Steve in Holland on July 16th 2016 at 13:32:07

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PM tombs: just a staged coup to accelerate the autocracy then. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 16, 12:34:09
- All hail president Tombs. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jul 16, 13:20:27
  - Prime minister surely? (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 16, 13:28:54
    - El presidente (n/m) (General Chat) - Huge Small, Jul 16, 13:47:50
- That was my take too albeit I'm sure that's not what was intended (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Jul 16, 12:54:16
  - I bet it was. I was amazed they attempted one given that (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 16, 13:32:07

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