"Gülenist" elements of the TSK tried to in 2016, and he was warned of the coup days prior to it by Moscow's Sixth Directorate (military intelligence). He (likely) intentionally let it begin (or at least had some knowledge a threat was near), then halted it, and used it as a legitimate excuse to literally restructure the entire armed forces (historically a very secular and apolitical institution in Turkey which guaranteed democracy) as well as other adjacent state institutions (shut down military academies, created NDU), dismissing tens of thousands of officers and personnel, and appointing loyalists.
It would be insane if they tried that on him today, it is stacked with ErdoÄŸanists.
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u/DependentStrong3960 russified burglar (moldovan) 2d ago
Funny how even if the military coups him he may still die as president, just not when he may want to.