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Isn't it always?

• sigmoid10 2y ago
  Turkey has a rich history of coups. But when secular parts of the armed forces tried to oust Erdogan's regime by force in 2016, he didn't just fight them off but used the event as a justification to clean house and prevent these things altogether. He's pretty much following Putin's approach at solidifying his position. So 2016 was essentially the death blow to their democracy.
  • johnthewise 2y ago
    2016 wasn't secular coup. the last of few secular ones were in 2000s, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-memorandum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-memorandum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Justice_and_Development_Party_closure_trial https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Justice_and_Development_P...
    • sigmoid10 2y ago
      2016 was specifically because of Erdogan's anti-secular movements: https://www.haber3.com/guncel/asker-trt-binasinda-iste-039darbe039-bildirisi-haberi-4401863 https://www.haber3.com/guncel/asker-trt-binasinda-iste-039da...