Timeline
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/07/turkey-timeline-coup-attempt-unfolded-160716004455515.html
[Note: Timeline uses Greenwich Mean time. It is 3:46 P.M. New York time. That is 7: 46 P.M. Greenwich Mean Time. (GMT). The coup began, according to reports, 24 hours ago. Friday afternoon. The news caught Washington reporters–holed up in Cleveland for the Republican Convention–with their pants down.]
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Joel’s award for best Turkish coup plotting reporting by a U.S publication
LA Times; Michael A. Memoli reporting
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It is 10:37 P M New York Time; 5:35 A.M. Turkish time: Saturday here, July 16, 2016; Sunday in Turkey, July 17
Time refresh. Turkey https://www.google.com/search?client=opera&q=what+time+is+it+in+turkey&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 New York https://www.google.com/search?client=opera&q=what+time+is+it+in+turkey&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8#q=what+time+is+it+in+new+york ++++
Joel’s Turkish crisis update
- 461 men, women, and children died yesterday and overnight in Turkey
- 17 police officers killed in Turkey’s capital
- Obama slammed for supporting dictator
- Coup failed despite this New York Times observation, “As the insurrection unfolded, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was not heard from for hours. He finally addressed the nation from an undisclosed location, speaking on his cellphone’s FaceTime app — a dramatic scene that seemed to suggest a man on the verge of losing power.”
- President Obama to convene National Security Council Saturday afternoon
- Haaretz: “One of Turkish Coup’s leaders is a former military atache to Israel.”
- “Over 2,839 arrested in connection to failed overthrow of government
- State Department warns U.S. citizens stranded in Turkey not to go to the U.S. embassy in Turkey
- Why the coup in Turkey failed
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Meet Turkey’s President
hello https://joelsolkoff.com/background-july-2016-turkish-crisis/
Wikipedia, John Oliver, and Is the President of Turkey a dictator?
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U.S. Secretary of State gave a brief non-informational press briefing
Secretary of State gave a brief non-informational press briefing later this evening Washington, D.C. time. The President, I do not believe, has been heard from yet. However, Sky News has reported on a statement from the President. I will look into it.
Resized usa
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Grisly video of fighting in Turkey courtesy of Sky News
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Donald Trump on previous airport bombing at Istanbul
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vQRRsN7cGw
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Background
Background
Travel around Turkey in 5.5 minutes
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U.S. Secretary of State (Kerry not Hillary) on Turkey
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Touring Western Turkey where cruise ships are a thriving business
Warning. If you have paid for a cruise ship to Turkey you may be in trouble; or not. Check with your cruise line.
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Explicit (to the degree reasonable given the short notice),
–Just call me, “Joel.”
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Afterthought 1
You might like to read and view a potpourri of Turkey background material here:
Afterthought 2
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