Question

What is military coup?

Answer 1

A coup is an act, plot, scheme to overthrow the (democratic) government, that is at least how I see it. 

Answer 2

A coup is an act, plot, scheme to overthrow the (democratic) government, that is at least how I see it. Most of the coups are done by the military, well at least in Turkey. This is when (a part of) the army tries to seize control of the country by overthrowing the government. They could for example capture the president, minister-president (prime minister) or the king/queen, depending on the government in your country.They could keep them prisoner or they could kill the leader of the country and then forcefully take the power. This act is, of course, illegal. That is why you want to make sure that the coup actually succeeds otherwise it will not end well for the putschists, those who do the coup.
A military coup is an act of treason. Overthrowing a democratically chosen president or government is illegal. That is why those who are part of this military coup are labelled as traitors.Normally, many generals will come together and plot against the government, and plan a military coup. They will usually try to get the commander-in-chief aboard before they try something like this. During the coup attempt in Turkey on 15th of July 2016, they stormed the room of the commander-in-chief of the Turkish Armed Forces, Hulusi Akar, and forced him to sign off a document. If he had done this, the job of the traitors that did this military coup would have been significantly easier. The CIC did not support the coup and did not recognise it. Fortunately, the part that did commit this act of treason was smaller than it could ultimately be.
Reasons of military coups across the world might be that they are not satisfied with current leadership, or corruption within the army, or loyalty to foreign ‘entities’.A military coup is never a good thing. The worst civil government is always better than an military government.