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>The attempted coup was certainly a critical moment as well. Was that really accepted by the Turkish people as a legitimate coup attempt? From an outside persp
by ramesh31 5y ago
>The attempted coup was certainly a critical moment as well.
Was that really accepted by the Turkish people as a legitimate coup attempt? From an outside perspective it appeared almost comically staged.
- simonh 5y agoThe coup failed on two counts. First it didn’t get enough support within the military to be viable. Second even Erdogan’s political opponents fought against it. Given history there’s always been a fear of the possibility of a coup at some point. Hopefully that episode has resoundingly shown coups in Turkey are not an option anymore. So yes it failed spectacularly and I think that’s the important point.
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- johnthewise 5y agoMore or less, since Turkish people had their share of unsuccessful and successful coup attempts in the past, it is not unimaginable. I would understand why it would look staged to outside observers. However, if a complex and dynamic process with many moving parts fail, it fails spectacularly.