July 19, 2016
COUP DE GRACELESS:
Turkey's coup plotters 'sold each other out' : Journalist Ahmet Şık believes Turkey's July 15 military coup attempt failed because the alliance between followers of cleric Fetullah Gulen and other segments of the military fell apart. (Deutsche-Welle, 7/19/16)
DW: The July 15 coup attempt has left many questions unanswered and fueled media speculation. The government accuses the US-based cleric Fetullah Gulen of being behind the coup; do you share this view?Ahmet Şık: If we look at the information and documents coming out now--and I must emphasize that their accuracy is debatable--yes, the Gulen movement is behind the job. But I'm adding my own note: they weren't alone. I think that there was an alliance inside the military, but that members of this alliance sold each other out prior to the night of the coup attempt and in the ensuing process. I think that the [coup plotters affiliated with] the Gulen movement and a group accompanying them were left on their own. There was an obvious coup alliance and yes, the Gulen movement was part of the brains of this alliance.
Posted by Orrin Judd at July 19, 2016 3:44 PM