I doubt it was directly CIA, unless they were using it as a cover for other operations. Generally the CIA seems to be pretty successful when they try to topple sovereign states.
I'd bet money that the Turkish govt faked it all. Kind of odd that the media and internet remained active to report on it all, and lead those videos of "the rebels" killing civilians. An excuse to kill off and displace internal threats to their agendas. Lots of judges and and solders uninvolved with the fighting were arrested, and thousands of teachers and other civilians were fired over accusations of terrorism. It was nothing short of a purge.
I guess its also possible it was a legitimate grassroots attempt to seize power, and all the arrests were just the reaction of a dictator.
Kind of hard to say anything for certain. The Turkish govt has been understandably guarded with the details in any case.
I doubt it was directly CIA, unless they were using it as a cover for other operations. Generally the CIA seems to be pretty successful when they try to topple sovereign states.
I'd bet money that the Turkish govt faked it all. Kind of odd that the media and internet remained active to report on it all, and lead those videos of "the rebels" killing civilians. An excuse to kill off and displace internal threats to their agendas. Lots of judges and and solders uninvolved with the fighting were arrested, and thousands of teachers and other civilians were fired over accusations of terrorism. It was nothing short of a purge.
I guess its also possible it was a legitimate grassroots attempt to seize power, and all the arrests were just the reaction of a dictator.
Kind of hard to say anything for certain. The Turkish govt has been understandably guarded with the details in any case.
I doubt it was directly CIA, unless they were using it as a cover for other operations. Generally the CIA seems to be pretty successful when they try to topple sovereign states.
I'd bet money that the Turkish govt faked it all. Kind of odd that the media and internet remained active to report on it all, and lead those videos of "the rebels" killing civilians. An excuse to kill off and displace internal threats to their agendas. Lots of judges and and solders uninvolved with the fighting were arrested, and thousands of teachers and other civilians were fired over accusations of terrorism. It was nothing short of a purge.
I guess its also possible it was a legitimate grassroots attempt to seize power, and all the arrests were just the reaction of a dictator.
Kind of hard to say anything for certain. The Turkish govt has been understandably guarded with the details in any case.