[kaanski]

If I remember correctly the coup was rushed by its organisers because the authorities had caught wind of it and were beginning an investigation.

Generally coups take place in the middle of the night when everyone is asleep. This was during rush hour.

Usually coups involve taking over key administrative buildings as quickly as possible. They took over one of the busiest bridges in Istanbul.

The attempted coup also lacked the majority support of the military it requires to be successful.

97% of the Turkish Armed Forces ranking officers weren’t involved in the coup.

66% of the military's top leadership weren't involved in the coup.

They only had 35 jets and 37 helicopters.

During a coup the military should not be fighting itself whilst also attempting to take control. In this case the coups forces were smaller and worse equipped than the governments military.