VIDEO - Was July 15 Erdogan’s Reichstag Fire?

VIDEO – Was July 15 Erdogan’s Reichstag Fire?

Date posted: July 19, 2017

What really happened on the night of July 15, 2016 in Turkey? Why thousands of judges and prosecutors were the next day? Why hundreds of journalists were arrested and media outlets shut down after the coup attempt by Erdogan? Was the failed coup attempt Erdogan’s Reichstag Fire?

This is the best video so far that summarizes events and actors of the July 15 coup attempt.

Tags: Erdogan’s Reichstag Fire | Military coups in Turkey | Turkey |

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