As a result of an operation on the Akıncı Air Base, Chief of General Staff General Hulusi Akar was rescued and brought to a safe place in good physical condition. It was reported that Akar would head the operations.


Gen. Akar was rescued from putschist soldiers

The military units conducted an operation on the Akıncı 4th Main Jet Base Command near Ankara's Kazan province and rescued Chief of General Staff General Hulusi Akar. Akar told the moments of his rescue.

As a result of an operation on the General Commandership of Gendarmerie, Special Operation police officers killed 16 FETÖ-linked putschist soldiers who strove to transfer and manage gendarmeries in 81 provinces of Turkey and detained nearly 250 soldiers.

Clash at the Gendarmarie General Command
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While the operation was continuing, Police Chief Mehmet Celalettin Lekesiz made the following statement:
“These insurgents took control of the General Commandership of Gendarmerie in Beştepe, Ankara. They aimed to stage a coup by transferring and managing gendarmeries in 81 provinces of Turkey. They were surrounded. The clash has been continuing there since the evening. The operation is almost over. A total of 16 rebellious soldiers who staged a coup attempt there were captured dead and nearly 250 of them were injured. The clash is continuing and is about to be concluded.”
The last plane in control of the coup-makers landed at the Akıncı Air Base, one of the main headquarters of coup makers which is 35 kilometers northwest of Ankara. No aircraft, including helicopters, were allowed to take off from the Akıncı Air Base. In order to prevent the aircraft from taking off from the airbase, the valves of the refueling pipes were closed, and electricity, internet, telephone and water were cut off. Coup makers opened cross fire on people who wanted to prevent the takeoff of planes. As a result, five people were martyred and 40 others were injured.
In the same minutes, former Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Deputy Ali İnci, who closely followed the incidents in Sakarya and spent the night with people in the Kent Square, harshly reacted to the soldiers who supported the coup attempt. His reaction created a tremendous impression on social media.
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