Turkey Attempted Military Coup

[CharlesHarris]

The Turkish military traditionally has been fiercely secular and in 1997 quickly overthrew an attempt to empower an Islamic government, so my take is that this is probably good for long term stability.

As usually happens, early reports on such things are unreliable, so it is best to let the smoke clear and see whether there is a new sheriff in town or if the old order has been maintained on Monday. Anything else at this point is speculation. As is their custom the Turkish military is trying to hold the publicity lid on.

This is what they do. The Turks are not real big on political correctness, but are probably the most dependable troops in NATO and they have second biggest Army in NATO next to the US.

I'm not taking any bets on this one, as nothing in this part of the world is certain.