Dear MEL
Topic Readers,
Coup
attempt in Turkey: What you need to know
The coup
attempt in Turkey seems to have done things by the book. Occupying the state
buildings and TV stations, blocking the key transportation points and airports,
and ordering martial law and curfew. Also, it was implemented when the president
was taking a vacation in a beach resort. So why did it fail?
One
reason was that the president was more supported by the public than they
thought. People were shocked by the sudden and unwanted coup attempt that would
destruct their lives. Another factor seems to have been the smartphone. While TV
stations were occupied, the president managed to broadcast his message to the
public. The coup plotters couldn’t control the Internet traffic.
Now
there is a big purge going on. It seems that when a coup attempt fails, it
simply strengthens the incumbent government that the coup plotters wanted to
overturn.
Enjoy
reading and learning about the latest coup attempt.
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