A constitutional referendum is planned to be held in Turkey in in the Spring of 2017. A survey is showing that the people are not really in favor of handing endless power to the President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Voters are expected to decide on amending 18 articles of the Constitution of Turkey. The amendments have been […]

Turkey has really turned into a dictatorship and the claimed “elected” head of state acts like anyone other than a democratically elected representative. He has acted more like Stalin, and has been gathering anyone who disagrees and demanding other government return people who have fled from him so he can execute them. The Turkish author […]

QUESTION: Marty; You have been emphasizing not to buy gold bullion but US gold coins such as the $20. You have said that the last time they confiscated gold coin collections were exempt. With the drastic action in India, and the war on currency in Turkey, is this why you have said stocks and collectibles […]

We are getting reports that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has shut down WhatsApp which was used to coordinate the coup. This time the rumor is that HDP-Pro Kurdish parliament members have been taken into custody last night in Turkey. Erdogan has shut down all social media especially WhatsApp. It appears that he is now trying to suppress the […]

Erdogan invaded Syria yesterday on August 24th, 2016. While he is claiming that he was invading to create a Euphrates Shield retaking areas held by the Islamic State, he is really attempting to invade against both the Kurdish independence, as well as Syria itself. We warned that August is the time for war. Erdogan is […]

QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong; You have been warning that we are in an upward trend now for civil unrest which includes coups to revolutions as distinguished from a foreign war or invader. At the Berlin cocktail party last year you said Turkey was a risk for the risk in civil war. You said it should begin […]

COMMENT: Hi Marty, I am in line with folks emptying ATMs in Turkey during a military coup attempt. I can keep you updated. CI REPLY: Human nature is the same all over the world.

There is a military coup attempt to seize power from Erdogan, who may be the most unpopular head of state ever to hold office. Low flying jets and gunfire have been taking place in Ankara and bridges across Bosphorus in Istanbul are closed. We are hearing reports from clients there in Turkey.

Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the Turkish opposition leader of the social democratic CHP, has sharply criticized the push by the Turkish government to remodel Turkey into a presidential system. The CHP chief expressed concern about the future of the country. He warned that the rising discontent may lead to a civil war. “What a presidential system that supposed to be, […]

Turkey’s military actions have struck far more Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) targets than ISIS targets, leading many to suspect that the government is using ISIS as an excuse to reignite the civil war against the PKK and intimidate the Kurdish population. This is something we should pay attention to. On top of this, Turkish President Erdogan […]