A military event is taking place in #NATO member state #Turkey, military units being deployed, bridges are closed, probable terror alert— DEFCONWarningSystem (@DEFCONWS) July 15, 2016
A military event is taking place in #NATO member state #Turkey, military units being deployed, bridges are closed, probable terror alert
F-16 flying low in Ankara. And I mean LOW. #Turkey pic.twitter.com/OGV4gbA3Fo— neontaster (@neontaster) July 15, 2016
F-16 flying low in Ankara. And I mean LOW. #Turkey pic.twitter.com/OGV4gbA3Fo
This is from Corum, Anatolian city. Photo suggests Turkish Army is taking positions in streets. https://t.co/pEMozs8wiM— ilhan tanir (@WashingtonPoint) July 15, 2016
This is from Corum, Anatolian city. Photo suggests Turkish Army is taking positions in streets. https://t.co/pEMozs8wiM
New photo from Bosporus Bridge, Istanbul which is currently blocked by Turkish military forces - reason unknown yet. pic.twitter.com/XocZeIEADx— ilhan tanir (@WashingtonPoint) July 15, 2016
New photo from Bosporus Bridge, Istanbul which is currently blocked by Turkish military forces - reason unknown yet. pic.twitter.com/XocZeIEADx
There is, naturally, some speculation that the military is staging a coup agains the Islamist Erdogan but that seems pretty unlikely.