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Some political analysts are saying that this coup was staged by Erdogan to get rid of the remaining opposition.

Basically the theory is that there was a very weak plan in effect that the government knew about, and helped move it along (to get it started). While being completely prepared to deal with it.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-07-16/erdogans-counter-co...

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Another possibility is "he was about to do a mass purge of military & judges, & some of the military revolted in desperation". (https://twitter.com/davidgraeber/status/754417469641617412)

Could also be a hybrid: anyone in power in Turkey who pisses off enough people would expect a coup at any point, and therefore not only protect against it, but have a few ideas on how to greatly benefit. Like Saddam Hussein after failed coups.

Erdogan's faction seems to be tightening their grip, but they didn't have to stage the coup in order to know to exploit it. as the saying goes, "never let a crisis go to waste"

I haven't read that article, but it's zerohedge and so should be taken with a generous pinch of salt.

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