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Originally Posted by William_the_Bloody
Historically the Turkish military has been the vanguard of constitutional secularism in the country, keeping religious fundamentalism at bay and away from the reigns of power.
Thus periodically throughout its history there have been military coupe's against the government to ensure that the Republic stays intact. Whether these are real or perceived threats, your guess is as good as mine, but I'm doubtful the current government is taking any action to move Turkey towards an Islamic state, so it would be interesting to know the reasoning of those involved in the coupe.
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I had no idea there there were military coupes. Who manufactures them, Ford?