Erdogan’s Purge: Pro-Government Islamist Mobs Torture and Murder in Streets of Turkey

[valley ranch]

The fall-out from last week’s failed coup d’etat in Turkey has been more gruesome than many imagined, as pro-government AKP and Muslim Brotherhood suppoters have taken to the streets to administer an ‘ISIS-like’ brand of justice, apparently, doing so on behalf of the ruling party.What many feared would happen has already come to fruition: President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has moved ahead with a brutal crack-down on dissent in further consolidation of power.A massive purge of the President’s political opposition began from Saturday morning, with orders issued for the round-up of at least 3,000 troops to date who are suspected of playing a role in the coup plot, along with a further 2,700 arrest warrants issued for judges – a clear sign that no one will be offered a fair defense or trial by the Erdogan government. In total 6,000 people have been arrested on suspected treason charges. That number is expected to grow by Monday.The President, who often invokes a political brand of Islam, proceeded to invoke God while administering the ongoing purge:“This uprising is a gift from God to us because this will be a reason to cleanse our army.”As 21WIRE reported yesterday, the embattled Turkish President and his party, have ignited street violence through their network of politically-affiliated Imams in Mosques, effectively deploying the President’s street army of AKP supporters and Muslim Brotherhood followers, to hunt down and punish any military and civilian dissidents. On top of that, the government has appeared to have issued ‘stand down’ orders to police forces, regarding and AKP and Muslim Brotherhood ‘street justice’, and thus allowing the torturing and public slaughtering of any unarmed, low-level military employees.

http://www.globalresearch.ca/erdogan...turkey/5536271

[waltky]

Granny says, "Dat's right...

... Sounds like he's takin' names...

... an' kickin' butt.

[FindersKeepers]

Erdogan does not understand the concept of earning the respect of his citizens. He's in full dictator mode, which will only increase the chances of a subsequent successful coup when the forces allied against him regroup.

It's funny how far from grace the tyrant has fallen.

[donttread]

The fall-out from last week’s failed coup d’etat in Turkey has been more gruesome than many imagined, as pro-government AKP and Muslim Brotherhood suppoters have taken to the streets to administer an ‘ISIS-like’ brand of justice, apparently, doing so on behalf of the ruling party.What many feared would happen has already come to fruition: President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has moved ahead with a brutal crack-down on dissent in further consolidation of power.A massive purge of the President’s political opposition began from Saturday morning, with orders issued for the round-up of at least 3,000 troops to date who are suspected of playing a role in the coup plot, along with a further 2,700 arrest warrants issued for judges – a clear sign that no one will be offered a fair defense or trial by the Erdogan government. In total 6,000 people have been arrested on suspected treason charges. That number is expected to grow by Monday.The President, who often invokes a political brand of Islam, proceeded to invoke God while administering the ongoing purge:“This uprising is a gift from God to us because this will be a reason to cleanse our army.”As 21WIRE reported yesterday, the embattled Turkish President and his party, have ignited street violence through their network of politically-affiliated Imams in Mosques, effectively deploying the President’s street army of AKP supporters and Muslim Brotherhood followers, to hunt down and punish any military and civilian dissidents. On top of that, the government has appeared to have issued ‘stand down’ orders to police forces, regarding and AKP and Muslim Brotherhood ‘street justice’, and thus allowing the torturing and public slaughtering of any unarmed, low-level military employees.

http://www.globalresearch.ca/erdogan...turkey/5536271

Look for some Americans in black suits carrying big $#@! stirring sticks

[Ransom]

Look for some Americans in black suits carrying big $#@! stirring sticks

I can't imagine anything more heinous for those arrested in Turkey being tortured and/or murdered other than to force them to read your contributions in here.

[waltky]

Will Erdogan scrap democracy for an Islamic caliphate?

Erdogan declares 3-month state of emergency in Turkey
July 20, 2016 • Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday declared a three-month state of emergency, vowing to hunt down the "terrorist" group behind last week's bloody coup attempt.

He has accused followers of his arch-enemy, US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, of being behind the coup, which has led to a wave of some 50,000 arrests and sackings of suspected conspirators. The state of emergency was needed "in order to remove swiftly all the elements of the terrorist organisation involved in the coup attempt," Erdogan said at the presidential palace in Ankara. Although the special measure vastly increases state security powers, Erdogan vowed there would be "no compromise on democracy". The announcement followed long meetings of Turkey's national security council and cabinet chaired by Erdogan at the presidential palace.

A state of emergency gives the government extra powers to restrict freedom of movement, said an official, adding that it would not restrict financial or commercial activities as "international law sets limits of restrictions". Turkey in 2002 lifted its last state of emergency, which had been imposed in provinces in the southeast for the fight against Kurdish militants in 1987. Article 120 of the constitution allows a state of emergency to be imposed "at a time of serious deterioration of public order because of acts of violence."

- 'Lesson in democracy' -

Global concern has grown as Turkish authorities have arrested or fired troops, police, judges, teachers and other civil servants in the aftermath of Friday's failed bid to seize power by rebel troops. Earlier the Turkish leader lashed out at critics of the sweeping purge, telling France's Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault -- who had warned Erdogan not to use the failed coup as a "blank cheque" to silence his opponents -- to "mind his own business". "Does he have the authority to make these declarations about my person? No, he does not. If he wants a lesson in democracy, he can very easily get a lesson in democracy from us," Erdogan said on al-Jazeera.

Earlier Wednesday US Secretary of State John Kerry, flanked by allied foreign ministers, said that while "we condemn this coup", it was important that the response to it "fully respects that democracy that we are supporting". And German Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman, in more direct comments, said that in Turkey "nearly every day we are seeing new measures that flout the rule of law and that disregard the principle of proportionality". Erdogan in the Al-Jazeera interview insisted that the arrests and suspensions had been carried out "within the law", adding that "of course that does not mean we have come to the end of it".

- 'Killed or kidnapped' -

See also:

14 Turkish navy ships still missing since attempted coup
Tuesday 19th July, 2016- Fourteen Turkish navy ships remained at sea and unaccounted for last night amid concerns that their commanders may be coup conspirators seeking to defect, The Times reports.

Admiral Veysel Kosele, the commander of the Turkish navy, has been out of contact since Friday night's botched coup, a source confirmed. It is not known whether he was an instigator of the attempt to oust President Erdogan or is being held hostage by collaborators on the run. Last night the president said that he was almost assassinated when the resort in southwest Turkey where he was staying was stormed and two of his bodyguards killed.

The missing ships were reportedly on active duty in either the Aegean or the Black Sea and have not tried to make contact with naval headquarters or report back to the port, The Independent says. It is suspected they may be heading to Greek ports. On Saturday, eight Turkish military officers took a helicopter to Greece to seek asylum.

Authorities have rounded up thousands alleged to have been involved in the coup, in which 208 government supporters and 24 coup plotters were killed. The government says Fethullah Gulen, a US-based Muslim cleric, was behind the coup.

http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/2...attempted-coup

[donttread]

Erdogan does not understand the concept of earning the respect of his citizens. He's in full dictator mode, which will only increase the chances of a subsequent successful coup when the forces allied against him regroup.

It's funny how far from grace the tyrant has fallen.

I'm going out on a limb here and guess that his "fall " has CIA $#@! stick writen all over it and that if his regime is toppled the rebels won't be any better

[FindersKeepers]

I'm going out on a limb here and guess that his "fall " has CIA $#@! stick writen all over it and that if his regime is toppled the rebels won't be any better

You could be right, but the kicker is that Erdogan has enjoyed US and EU support, even though he's been acting like a petty tyrant.

Erdogan has accused the US, along with Gulen, as being complicit in the coup.

Some rumors are that Erdogan did it himself as an excuse to crack down. It is interesting how he was safely away when it started, which is kind of unusual.

[donttread]

I can't imagine anything more heinous for those arrested in Turkey being tortured and/or murdered other than to force them to read your contributions in here.

Or having some idiot promote interventions from a nation who's track record with interventions is to set up decades of fundamentalist rule. So that the torture and murder will be visited upon future generations.

[donttread]

You could be right, but the kicker is that Erdogan has enjoyed US and EU support, even though he's been acting like a petty tyrant.

Erdogan has accused the US, along with Gulen, as being complicit in the coup.

Some rumors are that Erdogan did it himself as an excuse to crack down. It is interesting how he was safely away when it started, which is kind of unusual.

Once again there are no good dogs in these fights and intervention will almost always lead to tyranical , fundamentalist rule. Remember Saddam was just as much of a murderous cruel $#@! when he was our boy as he was when he threatened to upset the "ol; has to be traded in American dollars " apple cart and we went in to kill him