July 15 Coup Attempt 6.5 Putschist soldiers fled to Greece
6.5 Putschist soldiers fled to Greece
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CRITICAL DEVELOPMENT Putschist soldiers ran away.
6.5 Putschist soldiers fled to Greece

Eight putschist soldiers; namely Major Gencay Büyük, Captain Uğur Uçan, Captain Abdullah Yetik, Captain Feridun Çoban, Major Ahmet Güzel, Captain Süleyman Özkaynakçı, Sergeant Bilal Kurugül and Sergeant Mesut Fırat fled to Alexandroupoli, Greece by a Sikorsky helicopter and requested asylum from the Greek government.

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The putschist soldiers who escaped to Greece
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The putschist soldiers who escaped to Greece

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Eight putschist soldiers escaped to Greece in a Sikorsky helicopter. Maj. Gencay Büyük, Cpt. Uğur Uçan, Cpt. Abdullah Yetik, Cpt. Feridun Çoban, Maj. Ahmet Güzel, Cpt. Süleyman Özkaynakçı, Master Sgt. Bilal Kurugül and Master Sgt. Mesut Fırat escaped to the Greek city of Alexandroupoli of Greece in a helicopter and requested asylum.
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1	Eight FETÖ soldiers escaped to Greece in a Sikorsky helicopter when the coup attempt failed.
2	Maj. Gencay Büyük, Cpt. Uğur Uçan, Cpt. Abdullah Yetik, Cpt. Feridun Çoban, Maj. Ahmet Güzel, Cpt. Süleyman Özkaynakçı, Master Sgt. Bilal Kurugül and Master Sgt. Mesut Fırat escaped to Alexandroupoli in Greece and applied for asylum.
3	Police escorted the eight coup soldiers who escaped to Greece after the FETÖ coup attempt failed in handcuffs to court in Alexandroupoli.
4	Defense lawyers, members of the press and three Turkish lawyers who wanted to be involved in the hearing were also allowed inside the courthouse along with the soldiers.
5	After it was announced that the hearing wouold be delayed, the coup soldiers were transferred under heavy security measures to Ferecik Prison where they were held in custody.
6	The eight soldiers who escaped to Greece in a Sikorsky helicopter after FETÖ’s coup attempt applied for asylum in Greece.

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6.6 Statement by Minister of National Defense
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6.6 Statement by Minister of National Defense

Minister of National Defense Fikri Işık said Naval Commander Veysel Kösele had been contacted. However, he did not tell where Kösele had been.

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6.7 Operation on the Second Army Command
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6.7 Operation on the Second Army Command

Police teams entered the 2nd Army Command. The Anti-Terrorism Branch Director took high-ranking putschist soldiers from the command. Putschist General Adem Huduti exited his office 15 hours after the coup attempt and surrendered to the police.

While all this was happening inside of the command on the night of July 15th, putschist soldiers in the entrance pulled guns on Malatya Governor Mustafa Toprak and Malatya Police Chief Ömer Urhal while they were going to the 2nd Army Headquarters.

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The order to bomb Parliament came from Malatya 2nd Army Command
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The order to bomb Parliament came from Malatya 2nd Army Command

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Adem Huduti arrived at the Malatya 2nd Army Command with his personal bodyguards and seven vehicles. His bodyguards blocked the office and took security measures with rifles. Security cameras recorded the events at the Malatya 2nd Army Command.
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6.8 Statement by Prime Ministry
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CRITICAL DEVELOPMENT The government explained the latest developments.
6.8 Statement by Prime Ministry

Following the failed coup attempt, Prime Minister Yıldırım appeared before the cameras along with Chief of General Staff General Hulusi Akar and Minister of Interior Efkan Ala and delivered a press statement at the Çankaya Prime Ministry Mansion. Prime Minister Yıldırım announced that a total of 161 people were martyred and 1,440 others were injured according to the latest information, adding that 2,839 soldiers with various ranks who had been involved in the coup attempt were detained until then.

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Prime Minister Yıldırım made a statement at the Çankaya Mansion
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Prime Minister Yıldırım made a statement at the Çankaya Mansion

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After the coup attempt was prevented, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım went before the cameras with Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar and three ministers at the Çankaya Palace. Yıldırım announced the number of martyrs, wounded victims and the number of putschists arrested. Referring to Fetullah Gülen he said: “From now on, the country that stands behind the ringleader of this terrorist organization is the enemy of Turkey.”
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