Johnw1104 on 14 March 2017
So has it been conclusively determined that the military did indeed attempt a coup? I'm not normally a conspiracy theorist but the attempt was simultaneously so weak and so convenient for Erdogan (allowing him to clean house, install his own supporters, and greatly expand his authority) that I can't help but be rather suspicious.
The military was essentially charged with preventing autocracy and has done so numerous times so it certainly isn't out of the question that they attempted to again, but Erdogan would likewise have known that he'd eventually have to deal with them for precisely this reason. That man's behavior has suggested for years that he's a not-very-closeted autocrat at heart.
