By Jacob Wolinsky. Originally published at ValueWalk.
LIVE – Reports Of Second Military Coup Attempt In Turkey
Everyone likely read about the bungled coup by the military on Friday night which was quickly defeated by Erdogan loyalists. In fact, it was so poorly thought out that many suspect that the coup was engineered by the dictator as en excuse to crack down on the army and take full control of the control ala Fritsch-Bloomberg January/Feb 1938 style (although that incident also debatable whether it was planned or not). Whether Erdogan, Gullen or someone else was behind the coup we may never know unless the latest news is true.
Earlier today we saw the Guardian reporter who covers Turkey, tweet that there was talk of a last attempt at a coup tonight. Now we see the following news – so is this a rumor, a second attempt by Erdogan to crack down more, or a second attempt at a genuine coup (supported by Gulen or not) we will find out shortly – stay tuned for coverage of that – and if this is a second coup we will have MUCH more to report.
Here is the latest
HELICOPTER APPROACHING ERDOGAN RESIDENCE IN ISTANBUL — AL-JAZEERA REPORTER
— Gregor Peter (@L0gg0l) July 17, 2016
Rumors in Turkey of a counter-counter-coup attempt tonight. Apparently, 5 unidentified helicopters spotted near Istanbul
— Gregor Peter (@L0gg0l) July 17, 2016
Watch live Video ? feed of #Taksim Square in #Istanbul #Turkey #Periscope : https://t.co/ImGucH1nUG
— ?Alp?Arslan? (@ShamiRebel) July 17, 2016
Looks like several aircraft inbound Istanbul IST airport are currently on holding. Related to the breaking news of 5 helicopters?
— David Cenciotti (@cencio4) July 17, 2016
Multiple rumors of helicopters in the skies of Istanbul, unclear if true #Turkey
— Michael Horowitz (@michaelh992) July 17, 2016
UPDATE: 6PM EST this is the tweet we referenced earlier in regards to one last attempt tonight
There are reports of a possible second wave of coup plotters attempting something tonight among government officials
— Kareem Shaheen (@kshaheen) July 17, 2016
Al Jazeera is reporting the helicopter report – related to that in a bizarre innocent the coup members had F-16s honed in on Erdogan’s plane during Friday night (EST time) and did not pull the trigger for reasons unknown, Reuters reported earlier Sunday. If the coup wants to be successful this time (assuming the current news is correct and this is an actual real attempt not an Erdogan plot) the first matter of business will be to kill or imprison the current Sultan. We still have no other news – stay tuned while we await updates.
And here is more on this second coup
“42 Helicopters Missing in Turkey Sparking Concerns of a Second Coup Attempt” https://t.co/gu9JsOwxQ2
— AnemosNaftilos (@AnemosNaftilos) July 17, 2016
6:05PM EST
Also, for those who want to read about the missed attempt to kill Erdogan here is the link – also commandos supposedly carried out raid and missed the Sultan by a few minutes
Inside a coup attempt: Turkey’s plotters targeted President Erdogan with a daring helicopter raid https://t.co/kMg2EuLhMS via @WSJ
— Georgi Kantchev (@georgikantchev) July 17, 2016
A House of Mirrors?
At height of Turkish coup bid, rebel jets had Erdogan’s plane in their sights https://t.co/LL6whSXWMu via @Reuters— Michael Tanchum (@michaeltanchum) July 17, 2016
Turkish Lira recovers half of Friday’s losses pic.twitter.com/qTPFDcrkVO
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) July 17, 2016
?stanbul semalar?nda görülen helikopterlere vur emri verildi https://t.co/KOg9GnHV0Q pic.twitter.com/32bGiS8TMA
— Haberturk (@Haberturk) July 17, 2016
Erdoganist Star reports “there are helicopters in Istanbul” ordered to be shot down. Moments ago https://t.co/ceBWw5vUo5
— ilhan tanir (@WashingtonPoint) July 17, 2016
Something new going on in Istanbul. Helicopters with IFF off around Presidential Palace. https://t.co/5IlMSdh1Xk
— Piero Castellano (@PieroCastellano) July 17, 2016
We are monitoring reports that helicopters flying over Istanbul have turned off their transponders triggering fighter jets to respond.
— News This Second (@NewsThisSecond) July 17, 2016
6:15 Still sketchy but we have some more news – at least a bit of it
Turkish media report 3 helicopters were spotted over Istanbul at 22:30 local time (2.5 hours ago)
Protesters block Kartal garrison in Istanbul on suspicion of coup plotters there pic.twitter.com/TdxYj9WD3O (via @06mdemirci )
— Gregor Peter (@L0gg0l) July 17, 2016
Flights being diverted from Istanbul’s airport?
Several flights at holding pattern near Istanbul https://t.co/W4TVlE1jSc pic.twitter.com/Pok7v9ch8u via @CivMilAir
— Liveuamap (@Liveuamap) July 17, 2016
Security minister says “All helicopters flying without permission warned that if if they do not answer will be shot down and .” that’s all for now, I’m not going to update.
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