At 23:20 tonight (Friday night), the Turkish Military made a very strongly worded statement against the current government. This was surprising both for its extreme wording and the time (almost midnight) at which it was made. We are not expecting tanks on the streets just yet however, as if that happens it will probably not be until after the challenge of the presendential vote in the constitutional court is finished (mid week). As I can’t yet find an English translation of the military’s statement on the net (The foreign news channels have not yet picked it up) and its rather long, you will all have to wait for me to update this post as its a bit too long for me to translate myself. People who are not familiar with the “interesting” Turkish political system should note, that the Turkish Military are actually required by the constitution to “step in” whenever standard forms of government “break down”…

Update: The Beeb seems to have been the first foreign news site to pick up the story. Choice quotes from the Military include: “It should not be forgotten that the Turkish armed forces are a side in this debate and are a staunch defender of secularism” “…and will display their position and attitudes when it becomes necessary. No one should doubt that.”