chalga   10 #13 Posted July 15, 2016 (edited) Gunfire breaking out now,looks like Ataturk Airport People laid on the floor,not clear if they have been shot. Edited July 15, 2016 by chalga Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
I1L2T3 Â Â 10 #14 Posted July 15, 2016 Erdogan heading for London to claim asylum. Strong rumours only at this stage. Â Do we have room for any more asylum seekers? Â Will Boris be there to greet him with a poem? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
tinfoilhat   11 #15 Posted July 15, 2016 Erdogan heading for London to claim asylum. Strong rumours only at this stage. Do we have room for any more asylum seekers?  Will Boris be there to greet him with a poem?  Can you imagine Teresa Mays thoughts right now? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
foxy lady   10 #16 Posted July 15, 2016 Interestingly there were some on here a few weeks back saying Turkey was a great and safe place for your holiday this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
I1L2T3 Â Â 10 #17 Posted July 15, 2016 Can you imagine Teresa Mays thoughts right now? Â No, thankfully and in all seriousness though the Foreign Secretary is really just a kind of mascot. Â Foreign policy is driven by the PM really. This a bigger test for May than Johnson. Â ---------- Post added 15-07-2016 at 23:47 ---------- Â Interestingly there were some on here a few weeks back saying Turkey was a great and safe place for your holiday this year. Â I won't be booking Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
chalga   10 #18 Posted July 15, 2016 (edited) A faction of the military has tried to take control. Erdogan addressed the nation by I phone urging the public to take to the streets and resist. They did what he said and the coup is being beaten back by the rest of the army and the pro Erdogan people. There have been casualties. Apparently a military jet has shot down a helicopter used by the rogue faction Edited July 15, 2016 by chalga Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
mafya   250 #19 Posted July 15, 2016 A faction of the military has tried to take control. Erdogan addressed the nation by I phone urging the public to take to the streets and resist. They did what he said and the coup is being beaten back by the rest of the army and the pro Erdogan people. There have been casualties. Apparently a military jet has shot down a helicopter used by the rogue faction   My bold= Might be Isis sympathisers..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
jon&emma   13 #20 Posted July 15, 2016 Due to fly to turkey tomorrow what should I do??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
chalga   10 #21 Posted July 15, 2016 [/b] My bold= Might be Isis sympathisers.....  Apparently they are army colonels who don't like the way Erdogan is moving the country towards more Islamification. It is in the constitution that the army is responsible for keeping Islam out of Turkey. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
jon&emma   13 #22 Posted July 15, 2016 Well that's my holiday buggerd... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
blake   10 #23 Posted July 16, 2016 It is in the constitution that the army is responsible for keeping Islam out of Turkey.  that's a very ambitious aim, considering Turkey is close to being 100% Muslim and there is no country anywhere in the world whose borders contain proportionally more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Phanerothyme   12 #24 Posted July 16, 2016 Due to fly to turkey tomorrow what should I do??? Pretty much forget it, I'm afraid.  ---------- Post added 16-07-2016 at 01:25 ----------  Although, if you're flying to a coastal resort, and Erdogan has full control by dawn, call the airline. Reckon it would be fine, and the exchange rate will probably be brilliant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...