Attempted Military Coup D'Etat Underway in Turkey, Prime Minister Says
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Historically, the Turkish military has been a sort of check on the democratically elected government. If the government gets too secular or gets packed with fundamentalists, they seize power and institute new elections.
When Erdogan got into power, he must have feared that his new fundamentalist policies might put him in danger so he tried to weaken the military leadership as much as possible. Looks like he didn't weaken it enough.
If history is repeating itself, and this succeeds, then this is a good thing for those in Turkey who are secular and love the cultural connections to Europe.
If the government gets too religious. At least that was the case last time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Turkish_military_memorand...
(Tor may also be a solution for some people, but for all I know that might get blocked too.)
Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said this is illegal. Well, if the military wins, then it will be called 'fight for freedom' or something like that. It's a question of legitimacy of state power. Traitors are those who lose.