Military Coup in Turkey: Some Photos and Videos of Civilians Blocking Tanks, Pouring into the Streets

by Scott Creighton

UPDATE: Holy shit, people are pouring into the streets demanding their country back despite the warnings from the fascists who staged the coup in Turkey. (I updated this post before I finished writing it. That’s how fast this story is moving)

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Social media has been blocked. The state radio and television stations have been invaded by armed soldiers. There is a curfew in place, decreed by the coup leaders. Shot have been fired in several cities. Turkish citizens are photographed on their knees in the streets with their hands cuffed behind them. Airports are shut down to keep Erdogan from returning to the country. Fighter jets are screeching over head in major cities.

This is the Gulenist’s version of “returning democracy” to Turkey. Sounds kind of like the “democracy” we saw installed in Honduras and Thailand recently. This is what democracy looks like to these people. It’s the same democracy they have installed time and time again across the globe.

According to this Tweet, civilians are taking up Erdogan’s call and coming out and confronting the soldiers.

Even still, tanks are rolling through the democracy filled streets of Turkey. The young republicans who lost the last election are certainly out there cheering for fascism.

Imagine this rolling down your street at 10pm.

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