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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPresident Erdogan may be headed to LONDON his asylum request denied by Germany
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/turkey-coup-live-updates-explosion-8431256NBC reporting that President Erdogan's asylum request has been rejected by the Germans, he is thought to be flying to London
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President Erdogan may be headed to LONDON his asylum request denied by Germany (Original Post)
lovuian
Jul 2016
OP
If the flighttracker for his plane here is correct, he's just landed at Istanbul
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2016
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alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)1. Not Paris?
6chars
(3,967 posts)2. or Istanbul
Purveyor
(29,876 posts)3. Germany showing some of the NATO unity 'love', eh?
muriel_volestrangler
(101,321 posts)4. If the flighttracker for his plane here is correct, he's just landed at Istanbul
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.
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.
lovuian
(19,362 posts)5. Great points but I thought the
military took over the airport? Guess we will see him soon
Warpy
(111,270 posts)6. Germany has a huge Turkish population
and they probably felt it was asking for trouble.
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)7. AP said he touched down in Istanbul just now.
Apparently the coup failed.
6chars
(3,967 posts)8. now he will teach the secularists a lesson!
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)9. If you're gonna coup, you better be sure to complete it
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
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,
and uncertain now. CNN discussing.
Middle of the night there now.
Military hasn't been able to enforce curfew.
lovuian
(19,362 posts)12. Ap says Coup looks like it failed
http://www.bigstory.ap.org/article/18cf5f7240fe41c994c3e9a97ea879d6/top-turkish-official-says-coup-attempt-appears-have-been
Top Turkish official says coup attempt appears to have been unsuccessful, all government officials in charge of their offices.
Top Turkish official says coup attempt appears to have been unsuccessful, all government officials in charge of their offices.