Digital Library of July 15th 16 July 2016 at 04:00

CARD NO 52

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BREAKING POINT Airstrikes could not break the resistance against the coup.

5.1 Airstrikes and countermeasures — One of the most critical points of the coup attempt was the Kazan district of Ankara. People who heard the coup attempt came in front of the city hall with Turkish flags. Some 2,000 people from Kazan flocked into the 4th Main Jet Base Command, after they heard that helicopters and fighter jets which bombed a number of targets in Ankara had taken off from that base. As they neared the base in an attempt to prevent fighter jets from taking off, coup-plotters opened fire on them and conducted low-altitude flights to discourage them.
Prime Minister Yıldırım made statement after statement about the coup attempt and connected to NTV’s live broadcast around 03.10 a.m. He announced that all kinds of military helicopters and aircraft conducting forbidden low-altitude flights over critical institutions such as the National Intelligence Organization (MİT), the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, the Presidential Palace and the Prime Ministry in Ankara would be downed by rockets.
Colonel Ahmet Tosun ordered putschist soldiers to bomb many places in Ankara, as well as ordering them to attack the Grand National Assembly of Turkey for the second time. Pilot Hüseyin Türk dropped the bomb. Following the attack, Parliamentary Speaker İsmail Kahraman and deputies at the General Assembly went down to the shelter.
President Erdoğan called the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) group deputy chairman İlknur İnceöz, who is a deputy from the Aksaray province, and boosted the morale of deputies at the shelter by calling them by phone.
Three hours after the first attack, the Ankara Police Headquarters was bombed for the second time by helicopters and fighter jets that were used by putschist soldiers.

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Parliament bombed for the second time — Parliament bombed for the second time

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Parliament was bombed by FETÖ-affiliated soldiers twice on the night of the coup attempt. Many locations, including Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım's office, were heavily damaged in the bombing. The people of the district of Kazan in Ankara flocked to the military post when they learned that the bombs were coming from planes taking flight from the Kazan 4th Main Jet Base Command. Security cameras captured the moment of the bombing of Parliament and the extent of the damage that was seen in daylight.

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President Erdoğan spoke with the deputies in the Parliament’s shelter — President Erdoğan spoke with the deputies in the Parliament’s shelter

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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed the deputies at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) on the night of the July 15 coup attempt. After the heavy air attack on the Parliament, deputies went inside the shelter. Calling AK Party’s Group Deputy Chairman Aksaray Deputy İlknur İnceöz, President Erdoğan spoke to the deputies on the phone and cheered them up.

EXPLANATION

NOTE:Great damage on Grand National Assembly of Turkey

The Grand National Assembly of Turkey sustained heavy damage, with the plaster of ceilings falling and doors being dismantled from their places. During the talks on the 2017 budget after the coup attempt, it was recorded that the damage on the assembly amounted to TL 11, 818,317.

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Second bomb at Ankara Security Directorate — Second bomb at Ankara Security Directorate

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The Ankara Security Directorate was one of the locations that suffered the most intense clashes, which continued after the bombing by pilot İlhami Aygül. The putschists could not stop the security forces with bombs. The Ankara Security Directorate was bombed twice. Pilot Mustafa Özkan dropped the second bomb on orders from Capt. Mustafa Mete Kaygusuz.

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We have faith, nobody can defeat Turks — We have faith, nobody can defeat Turks

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Mustafa Zorova, 70, who was wounded by gunfire at the 4th Main Jet Base Command at Akıncı Air Base by FETÖ traitors during the July 15 coup attempt, said: “Nobody can defeat us, the Turks. Bullets have no effect on us. As long as we have this faith, nobody can defeat us.”

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We caused a hay fire according to the direction of the wind to stop the traitors — We caused a hay fire according to the direction of the wind to stop the traitors

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İsmail Çetin, a headman who went to the Akıncı 4th Main Air Base Command to oppose the traitors on the night of the July 15 FETÖ coup attempt, said: Everybody left everything behind on that night. They put up a resistance only for the homeland.

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I am happy despite my wound and my husband becoming a martyr — I am happy despite my wound and my husband becoming a martyr

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Türkan Güder, who was injured with her son and whose husband Mehmet Güder was martyred at Akıncı Base during the coup attempt of FETÖ on July 15 said: I am happy despite my wounds and my husband becoming a martyr. But it shouldn’t have been our blood on the ground, it should be theirs.

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The name of the Turkish people is strength and faith — The name of the Turkish people is strength and faith

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Derya Ovacikli, who was injured by FETÖ gunfire at the Akıncı 4th Main Jet Base Command during the July 15 coup attempt, said: “It is an honor for me to have shed a drop of blood for my country. The name of the Turkish people is strenght and faith.”

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What would happen if the Italian Parliament was bombed? — What would happen if the Italian Parliament was bombed?

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In an interview with Italian RAİ News 24 after the July 15 coup attempt perpetrated by FETÖ, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, “This was a coup attempt on democracy in Turkey. What would happen if the Italian Parliament was bombed? Would Mogherini say as an Italian that they did well?”

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Life is useless without a country — Life is useless without a country

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“The country comes first. A life is useless without a country,” said Hasan Bozkurt, the father of Fuat Bozkurt, who was martyred with the bombing of the Turkish Grand National Assembly during the July 15 coup attempt staged by FETÖ.

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CARD NO 53

03:05

CRITICAL DEVELOPMENT The public reclaimed the institutions that had been occupied.

5.2 Liberation of TRT — After the so-called coup declaration was read out on TRT, people started gathering in front of TRT Headquarters in Ulus, Istanbul. They resisted the coup-plotters who opened fire on them and they entered the TRT building along with the Labor and Social Security Minister Süleyman Soylu and police teams. Fetullah Terror Organization (FETÖ)-member soldiers who dispersed to the different parts of the campus were taken into custody. After recovering from the occupation, TRT resumed its normal broadcasts.
Putschist soldiers carried out airstrikes when they failed to cut broadcasts on TÜRKSAT, Turkey's top satellite network. Pilot Hüseyin Türk bombed the TRT campus four times in four minutes, damaging antennas and a great number of devices. It was also Colonel Ahmet Tosun who gave the order to attack TÜRKSAT.
Putschist soldiers raided CNN Türk headquarters at 03.27 a.m. There was a brawl between security officers, staff and putschist soldiers who went to the floor of live broadcast studios, cut the broadcast and removed presenters, satellite staff and cameramen.

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The people protected TRT — The people protected TRT

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Raiding TRT with the aim of reading the coup declaration, putschists held Tijen Karaş and other staff hostage and made them read the declaration on live television. After the declaration was read, the putschists handcuffed TRT staff and cut the broadcast. Hours after the intervention, citizens came to the TRT building and cleared it of all the putschists.

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Süleyman Soylu in the TRT building — Süleyman Soylu in the TRT building

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Citizens began to gather in front of the TRT Ulus building following the reading of the putschists’ coup declaration on the TRT television channel. Citizens who resisted the soldiers who opened fire on them entered the TRT building together with then Labor and Social Security Minister Süleyman Soylu and police teams.

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‘Bullets from the traitors did not hurt me’ — ‘Bullets from the traitors did not hurt me’

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Wounded by shrapnel from the bombs dropped by traitors in front of the TRT Radio building in Harbiye during the July 15th coup attempt by FETÖ, Ali Kesici said, “Bullets from traitors did not hurt me. I was going to keep walking if they didn’t shoot. I collapsed because I was exhausted.

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CARD NO 54

03:10

MUST SEE People who resisted putschist soldiers performed ablutions using water in the ornamental pool.

5.3 Liberation of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality from occupation — The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality witnessed violent clashes. People who gathered in front of the municipal building to support police officers reacted to coup plotters. Putschist soldiers started opening fire on people who fearlessly headed toward the municipal building. When clashes started, many people performed ablutions with the ornamental water in front of the municipality. As a result of strikes, many people were martyred.
Putschist soldiers did not allow the health teams who came to the scene to intervene to help the injured. The police took putschist soldiers into custody one by one after people entered the building. People made two military vehicles, which were deployed in front of the municipality, unusable. A total of 17 municipal staff were martyred during the clashes in front of the municipality.

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17 İBB employees martyred — 17 İBB employees martyred

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The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) building was one of the places occupied during the night of the coup attempt. Later that night, there was a conflict between police and coup soldiers. The putschists who fired on civilians in front of the municipal building had a long clash with police. While the putschists were arrested at the end of the clashes, 17 municipal employees had been martyred.

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“We came to die. We are not afraid.” — “We came to die. We are not afraid.”

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Saraçhane was one of the places where the fiercest clashes happened. The putschists who came to occupy the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) building and civilians there confronted each other. In the meantime a correspondent who was trying to shoot the events said: “The public is in afraid”, and when the people heard this, they all shouted: “We came to die. We are not afraid.” Cameras recorded what happened.

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Preparation for martyrdom in Saraçhane — Preparation for martyrdom in Saraçhane

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The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) building was attacked by FETÖ traitors on July 15. Citizens flocked to Saraçhane after the traitors invaded the municipal building. Civilians who flooded the area to stop the putschists performed their ablutions at the ornamental pool in front of the building before the clashes started. Security cameras recorded the historic moments.

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13-year-old boy hit the streets for his nation — 13-year-old boy hit the streets for his nation

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Ömer Dondurma, the 13-year-old boy who was injured during the coup attempt by FETÖ on July 15 said: I hit the streets for the sake of the nation. If it were to happen again, I would go again.

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There was no way back — There was no way back

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Mesud Akyüz, who was injured at Saraçhane by gunfire from the traitors during FETÖ’s July 15 coup attempt said: I told those around me, ‘There is no way back, we must continue.’

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May my soul be sacrificed for the nation — May my soul be sacrificed for the nation

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Cuma Zor, who was wounded by gunfire from the traitors in Saraçhane during the July 15 FETÖ coup attempt, said “We pushed forward when the people around us said ‘They can only kill four or five of us. They couldn’t possibly kill all of us.’”

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‘Without a homeland there is no point in living’ — ‘Without a homeland there is no point in living’

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Ertugrul Bayraktar, 20 years of age, who was injured in Saraçhane during the July 15 coup attempt by FETÖ traitors, said: "If the same thing were to happen again, I would once again go out to the streets. The most important things to us are the nation and the homeland. If we do not have a nation or a homeland, then there is no point in living.”

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Coup soldiers firing on civilians.

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Hometowns of those killed — Hometowns of those killed

In the 15 July resistance, a total of 248 people, from 59 provinces, fell as martyrs. The five cities that had the most martyrs were Ankara, Istanbul, Yozgat, Çorum and Rize .

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CARD NO 55

03:12

DETAIL U.S.-based private intelligence agency’s coup directives.

5.4 Stratfor targeted President Erdoğan who came to Istanbul — The U.S.-based private intelligence and research company Stratfor repeatedly pointed President Erdoğan as a target that night. Stratfor shared the coordinates of President Erdoğan's flight to Istanbul on Twitter three times every 20 minutes, while coup-makers tried to determine President Erdoğan’s place to assassinate him.
They shared the contents showing that President Erdoğan's plane was over the Sea of Marmara in the first tweet and that the plane neared Istanbul and would land in the second tweet. Stratfor shared in the last tweet that it had been confirmed that the planned landed in Istanbul and shared the location of Atatürk Airport with the public.

FOTO GALERİ

The flight record of an F-16 aircraft using the call sign “Kobra67” that were entrusted with the task of tracking down President Erdoğan’s aircraft were revealed. It was determined that this F-16 took off at 11:55 p.m. from Balıkesir, flew over Istanbul and landed back in Balıkesir on 1:05 a.m. The F-16 had two radars and heat seeking missiles.

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CARD NO 56

03:20

CRITICAL DEVELOPMENT People who resisted the coup plotters welcomed President Erdoğan with great enthusiasm.

5.4 Stratfor targeted President Erdoğan who came to Istanbul — The TC-ATA plane, which was carrying President Erdoğan, the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Berat Albayrak and his entourage, landed at Istanbul Atatürk Airport at 03.20 a.m. by eluding the F-16 jets used by coup-makers. The plane landed on the left runways number 3 and 5 so that it could park quickly on the apron. President Erdoğan was greeted by thousands of people at the airport.
7th Corps Commander Lieutenant General İbrahim Yılmaz came to the courthouse along with a large number of armored vehicles, special forces and gendarmerie units in Diyarbakır at 03.30 a.m. A total of 20 soldiers, 30 fully equipped gendarme officers and guards from the Special Forces Command got off from the armored vehicles that came with Lieutenant General Yılmaz and dispersed around.

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Erdoğan delivered a press conference at the airport — Erdoğan delivered a press conference at the airport

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On the night of the coup attempt, President Erdoğan left the hotel where he was staying in Marmaris before the team appointed to assassinate him arrived. He came from Dalaman to Istanbul’s Atatürk airport in his TC-ATA airplane. During the landing, the conversation between the pilot and the air traffic controller in the air traffic control tower clearly showed the seriousness of the situation. People recorded Erdoğan’s arrival at Atatürk Airport as thousands of people holding Turkish flags welcomed him.

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The president kissed him on his forehead and said “Stand up” — The president kissed him on his forehead and said “Stand up”

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Ahmet Onay was trying to find a place to hide from the low flying jets at Atatürk Airport during the July 15th coup attempt by FETÖ. He got shot as he was entering the VIP room, as he was covering his head with his jacket. Onay said, “We are young. We don’t know what a coup is.” Onay also noted that President Erdoğan told him, “We don’t bend. Stand up.”

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Blessed be my father’s blood and mine — Blessed be my father’s blood and mine

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Zekeriye Bitmez, who was killed at Atatürk Airport on the night of the failed July 15 FETÖ coup attempt when the traitors opened fire, told his three sons: “We are ready to give our lives for the sake of the nation.”

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If the same thing were to happen again today, I would do it all over again — If the same thing were to happen again today, I would do it all over again

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Halil İbrahim Koşdaş was injured during the coup attempted perpetrated by FETÖ traitors on July 15. He was wounded by crossfire in front of Atatürk Airport. “If the same thing were to happen again, I would go and live through it all again,” said Koşdaş.

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If the coup had been successful, we would be struggling for survival — If the coup had been successful, we would be struggling for survival

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Erdem Aksan, a bus driver who locked himself in his bus and parked in front of the tanks so that they could not move in front of Atatürk Airport during the July 15 FETÖ coup attempt, said: The citizens used their bodies as shields in front of the tanks without fear.

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Nobody else would protect this country except its own people. — Nobody else would protect this country except its own people.

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Injured by being ran over by a tank controlled by traitors at the Atatürk Airport during the July 15th coup attempt by FETÖ, Serdar Harun Yazıcı said, “Dying is for God. We will protect this country. Nobody else would protect this country except its people.”

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Was it a godsend? I dont know — Was it a godsend? I dont know

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Mehmet Şükrü Kıntaş, who went to the Ataturk Airport on the night of July 15 FETÖ during the coup attempt, took his clothes off and choked the tanks’ exhaust pipes of the tanks, said “ The people wanted to kill the soldiers we took out of the tanks, but we didn’t allow them, we handed them over to the police.”

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It was as if I flew that night — It was as if I flew that night

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Hacı Akkaya, who walked 8 kilometers with a crippled leg to stop the traitors at Atatürk Airport during the July 15 FETÖ coup attempt, said in reference to that night: “I was resurrected. Sometimes I can’t go to the mosque from home. That night it was as if I was flying.”

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Metin Doğan lied down under a tank — Metin Doğan lied down under a tank

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Metin Doğan, who lied down in front of the tank at Atatürk Airport during the July 15 coup attempt that was perpetrated by FETÖ, said: “I believe that every citizen of this nation, man or woman, has the character to do the same.”

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We inherited this nation from our martyrs — We inherited this nation from our martyrs

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Vasfi Yılmaz, who was trapped under a tank at Atatürk Airport and survived during the July 15 FETÖ coup attempt, said: Nothing will happen to this nation. We inherited this nation from our martyrs and we will leave it to our children.

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A divine hand pulled Turkey back from the precipice — A divine hand pulled Turkey back from the precipice

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Danyal Şimşek, who stopped the traitors’ tanks by stuffing their exhaust pipes with his shirts at Atatürk Airport during the July 15 FETÖ coup attempt, said: “We were falling off a cliff and it felt as if a divine hand grabbed hold of us there.”

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The putschists stormed the court house in Diyarbakır with armored vehicles — The putschists stormed the court house in Diyarbakır with armored vehicles

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7Th corps commander Lieutenant General Ibrahim Yılmaz, stormed the court house with a good number of armored vehicles, special forces and a gendarmerie brigade. 20 soldiers from the Special Forces, 30 fully equipped gendarmeries and guards scattered around the premises, along with the putschist Lieutenant General Yılmaz.

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5. Repelling the putschists and operations

Despite the fact that the putschists attacked with heavy weapons, the people who came to the streets on the call of President Erdoğan did not step back. The operations against the putschists began to break their resistance.

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