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President Erdogan may be headed to LONDON his asylum request denied by Germany (Original Post) lovuian Jul 2016 OP
Not Paris? alcibiades_mystery Jul 2016 #1
or Istanbul 6chars Jul 2016 #2
Germany showing some of the NATO unity 'love', eh? Purveyor Jul 2016 #3
If the flighttracker for his plane here is correct, he's just landed at Istanbul muriel_volestrangler Jul 2016 #4
Great points but I thought the lovuian Jul 2016 #5
Germany has a huge Turkish population Warpy Jul 2016 #6
AP said he touched down in Istanbul just now. NightWatcher Jul 2016 #7
now he will teach the secularists a lesson! 6chars Jul 2016 #8
If you're gonna coup, you better be sure to complete it NightWatcher Jul 2016 #9
Secularists are long gone to Vote d'azur AngryAmish Jul 2016 #10
Istanbul v Ankara major issues, re: control, elleng Jul 2016 #11
Ap says Coup looks like it failed lovuian Jul 2016 #12

muriel_volestrangler

(101,321 posts)
4. If the flighttracker for his plane here is correct, he's just landed at Istanbul
Fri Jul 15, 2016, 08:23 PM
Jul 2016
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=1520704

and the BBC has just reported he's just landed in Istanbul. I think the Mirror is just making it up as they think of it.

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)
9. If you're gonna coup, you better be sure to complete it
Fri Jul 15, 2016, 08:29 PM
Jul 2016

Or else your head and body may reside in different states very soon.

 

AngryAmish

(25,704 posts)
10. Secularists are long gone to Vote d'azur
Fri Jul 15, 2016, 08:30 PM
Jul 2016

This appears to be a Gullenist action, a desperate and losing effort. We picked the wrong horse.

elleng

(130,964 posts)
11. Istanbul v Ankara major issues, re: control,
Fri Jul 15, 2016, 08:35 PM
Jul 2016

and uncertain now. CNN discussing.

Middle of the night there now.
Military hasn't been able to enforce curfew.

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