Bloomberg View: Turkish coup ignored social media, so always doomed to fail
The attempted coup by a faction of Turkey’s armed forces on Friday failed for many reasons, including divisions among the military and repeated missteps by the plotters.
The attempted coup by a faction of Turkey’s armed forces on Friday failed for many reasons, including divisions among the military and repeated missteps by the plotters.
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