As others have said, we're well beyond a response to the coup at this point - the coup is now being used as a stalking horse to supress dissent.
A 3-Month State of Emergency has been declared: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36852080
Part of me think we should eject Turkey from NATO, then invade and just roll all the way through to Syria if this goes on.
The arrests of the coup plotters and participants makes sense, but at this point we have Police and a significant chunk of the military High Command (who did not rebel) being arrested and tried. Far more troubling than this though are the Civil Servants, Judges and Academics.
It's important to reflect on what sectors of Turkish society are being targeted here. Both the Educational and Military Establishment are traditionally Secularist whilst the judiciary has historically pushed back hard against Erdogan in favour of the Turkish Constitution. Removing these people isn't really about removing Gulenists - Gulen is a Muslim Cleric, Erdogan is now targeting Turkey's secular establishment.
Take a look at the lists: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36835340
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36824130
Some Turkish women reflect, it's split between those who support "Democracy" who are probably Sunni Muslims and others who belong to minorities and are worried about Turkey becoming Iraq.
The BBC had a striking photo of Ergogen's female supporters up at one point, to a woman they were wearing black Hijabs that concealed their hair completely.
What we saw last week was Brutus and Cassius making a last-ditch attempt to save the Republic by breaking its laws. Now watch as Octavian gathers power unto himself to "preserve" his beloved Republic.
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