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ISRAELI EXPERT SAYS MILITARY COUP POSSIBLE IN TURKEY
Tuesday, June 4, 17:40
The ongoing unrest in Turkey may lead to a new military coup in that
country, Israeli political expert Avigdor Eskin told ArmInfo. The
expert believes that Turkey is changing its image these days. Even if
Prime Minister Erdogan manages to suppress the wave of protests, they
will have a crucial role in the history for the former Ottoman Empire.
"I witnessed the overthrow of Nicolae Ceausescu in Romania, then the
public unrest in Russia in 1991 and 1993. The scales are incomparable.
Turkish dissidents managed to awaken the entire city. No spontaneous
speeches for the authorities. A silent majority of people went into the
streets protesting against extreme forms of Islamism. They do not favor
Erdogan's aggressive behavior and country manners either. Actually,
the entire creative class protests against Erdogan's regime. Students,
intellectuals, businessmen and artists have come together on the same
side of the fence," he said.
Eskin thinks that Erdogan is so far losing with every new day of
protest that involves more and more people and shakes once strong
positions of the authorities.
"At present, a military coup is also possible, given that it once
had happened in Turkey before. If the police display violence and the
victims to clashes reach significant scales, a new military coup is
quite possible," he said.
At the same time, Eskin said, interference of external forces into
the current developments on the shore of Bosphorus is not real at
the given stage. Those forces failed to stop bloodshed in Syria. As
regards Syria, the Israeli expert said, the unrest in Turkey may
weaken the international pressure on Bashar Assad. The latter can
take advantage of the situation and strengthen its positions.
"Inherently, what is currently being observed in Turkey is Middle
East autumn. It is Arab Sprint with a negative sign. Nevertheless,
at the given stage, the ongoing public unrest in Turkey constitutes
no threat to the neighbor states," Eskin said for conclusion.
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Tuesday, June 4, 17:40
The ongoing unrest in Turkey may lead to a new military coup in that
country, Israeli political expert Avigdor Eskin told ArmInfo. The
expert believes that Turkey is changing its image these days. Even if
Prime Minister Erdogan manages to suppress the wave of protests, they
will have a crucial role in the history for the former Ottoman Empire.
"I witnessed the overthrow of Nicolae Ceausescu in Romania, then the
public unrest in Russia in 1991 and 1993. The scales are incomparable.
Turkish dissidents managed to awaken the entire city. No spontaneous
speeches for the authorities. A silent majority of people went into the
streets protesting against extreme forms of Islamism. They do not favor
Erdogan's aggressive behavior and country manners either. Actually,
the entire creative class protests against Erdogan's regime. Students,
intellectuals, businessmen and artists have come together on the same
side of the fence," he said.
Eskin thinks that Erdogan is so far losing with every new day of
protest that involves more and more people and shakes once strong
positions of the authorities.
"At present, a military coup is also possible, given that it once
had happened in Turkey before. If the police display violence and the
victims to clashes reach significant scales, a new military coup is
quite possible," he said.
At the same time, Eskin said, interference of external forces into
the current developments on the shore of Bosphorus is not real at
the given stage. Those forces failed to stop bloodshed in Syria. As
regards Syria, the Israeli expert said, the unrest in Turkey may
weaken the international pressure on Bashar Assad. The latter can
take advantage of the situation and strengthen its positions.
"Inherently, what is currently being observed in Turkey is Middle
East autumn. It is Arab Sprint with a negative sign. Nevertheless,
at the given stage, the ongoing public unrest in Turkey constitutes
no threat to the neighbor states," Eskin said for conclusion.
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