16-07-2016 18:21 via theverge.com

Turkish government asked public to resist coup in text message

As a coup against Turkey's government took place yesterday, Turkish citizens were sent a text message that urged them to take to the streets to support democracy and resist the coup. The text message appears to have been sent out during the coup from Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP).
It's not clear how many people got the message, although many took to twitter to report seeing it. According to the New York Times, this is what they received:Dear children of the Turkish nati
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