Digital Library of July 15th 16 July 2016 at 11:00

CARD NO 87

09:15

CRITICAL DEVELOPMENT Coup plotters are being arrested across the country.

5.22 Putschist soldiers surrendering — Nearly 700 unarmed soldiers exiting the General Staff Building surrendering to the police.
Nearly 100 soldiers with different ranks, including the Lieutenant, who supported the coup attempt at the 2nd Army Command in Malatya, surrendered to the police at 10:30 a.m. FETÖ members who used the Akıncı Air Base during the coup attempt began leaving the airbase at 10:41 a.m. after the coup attempt had failed.
During the same hours, Bingöl 49th Commando Brigade Commander Brigadier Yunus Kotaman and Bolu 2nd Commando Brigade Commander Brigadier General İsmail Güneşer were detained.
Around 11:00, Minister of Interior Efkan Ala discharged the Commander of the Coast Guard, Rear Admiral Hakan Üstem who acted jointly with coup plotters.

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700 putschists surrender at the General Staff Headquarters — 700 putschists surrender at the General Staff Headquarters

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An operation was conducted at the General Staff Headquarters which was attacked by the traitors on the night of the coup attempt. Close to 700 unarmed privates and noncommissioned officers surrendered after the operation.

EXPLANATION

NOTE:Key figures in the coup

The court released FETÖ’s Air Forces imam Adil Öksüz who had been arrested at the Akıncı Air Base in the Kazan district of Ankara which was one of the epicenters of the July 15^th coup attempt. Although an arrest warrant was issued again after he was released, Öksüz is yet to be caught. It was found that Kemal Batmaz, former General Manager of the Kaynak Kağıt Inc., managed the activities of putschist soldiers at the Akıncı Air Base along with fugitive Adil Öksüz. Camera recordings revealed that Batmaz had gone to the U.S. with Adil Öksüz on July 11^th and returned to Turkey with him two days later.

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He hit the tank with an excavation truck! — He hit the tank with an excavation truck!

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Putschists in Ankara started to escape when their occupation attempts were repelled in the morning. Civilians started to chase the tanks with their private vehicles. In the meantime, a civilian excavation truck struck a putschist tank that was trying to escape.

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Putschists at Akıncı Air Base captured — Putschists at Akıncı Air Base captured

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One of the most critical points of the coup attempt was Akıncı Air Base located in Kazan. Both the chief of General Staff and some of the commanders of the armed forces were held hostage there. After the coup attempt was repelled, an operation was carried out at Akıncı Air Base and the putschists who tried to escape were captured.

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Malatya was cleansed of the putschists — Malatya was cleansed of the putschists

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The people of Malatya resisted the putschists with heavy equipment and municipality vehicles on the night of the coup attempt. Approximately 100 soldiers surrendered in front of the İnönü Barracks when the coup was repelled on the morning of July 16.

CONFESSIONS

İsmail Güneşer

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CARD NO 88

10:05

5.21 Bridges opened to traffic — After the Fetullah Terror Organization’s (FETÖ) coup attempt was repelled, tanks on Bosphorus and Fatih Sultan Mehmet bridges were pulled off by the police. Both bridges were opened to traffic.

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The FSM and the Bosphorus Bridges returned to normal — The FSM and the Bosphorus Bridges returned to normal

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In the initial phases of the coup attempt, the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge and the Bosporus Bridge were the places where the fiercest clashes broke out. Putschists opened fire on the people who came to the bridges and also fired artillery from the tanks in the morning. Putschists surrendered after the coup was repelled to a large extent on the morning of July 16. The traffic on the bridges returned to normal once the putschists surrendered.

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He learned to drive a tank in 5 minutes — He learned to drive a tank in 5 minutes

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Mehmet Köse, a driver for the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, said it took him five minutes to learn how to drive the tank that the people had taken over from the treacherous soldiers during the July 15 FETÖ coup attempt = and was left on the E-5 highway. He said: “Before [that night], I saw tanks from the outside only. But I didn’t hesitate one bit. I tried to drive it like a normal vehicle and, by the grace of God, I did it.”

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CARD NO 89

10:06

CRITICAL DEVELOPMENT The General Staff Headquarters is being rescued from the occupation step by step.

5.22 Putschist soldiers surrendering — Officers and non-commissioned officers who were kept locked in the chambers of the General Staff Headquarters were rescued and safely evacuated. They were kept under hostage with their hands tied since they did not comply with the coup plotters demands.

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Operation at the General Staff Command — Operation at the General Staff Command

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An operation was carried out in the morning hours on the General Staff Command, which had experienced clashes until the morning and was moved on with tanks and artillery. Soldiers who had not joined the coup attempt and were held hostage were rescued in the operation and putschist soldiers taken into custody.

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CARD NO 90

10:22

MUST SEE The assassination team escaped from the region.

5.23 Assassination team escaped — The assassination team that raided President Erdoğan’s hotel in Marmaris during the first hours of the coup attempt, escaped from the region. The 37 person assassination team escaped and disappeared without a trace in two groups after the coup attempt failed. The assassination team was headed by Brigadier General Gökhan Şahin Sönmezateş.

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Operation targets assassination team — Operation targets assassination team

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One of the main targets of the putschist traitors was President Erdoğan. The putschists assigned a team to assassinate Erdoğan. The team was sent to the hotel where Erdoğan was staying in Marmaris, but he left before they arrived. The putschists attacked the hotel by land and air but failed and tried to flee. A search was immediately launched and 14 putschists, including seven from the assassination team, were taken into custody.

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Operation targets assassination team — Operation targets assassination team

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One of the main targets of the putschist traitors was President Erdoğan. The putschists assigned a team to assassinate Erdoğan. The team was sent to the hotel where Erdoğan was staying in Marmaris, but he left before they arrived. The putschists attacked the hotel by land and air but failed and tried to flee. A search was immediately launched and 14 putschists, including seven from the assassination team, were taken into custody.

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Assassination team's route — Assassination team's route

During FETÖ's July 15 coup attempt, Special Forces teams along with Battle Search and Rescue and Underwater Defense teams attempted to assassinate President Erdoğan and were provided with three helicopters.

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CARD NO 91

10:34

5.24 Presidency authorities repeated the critical call — Presidency authorities warned people against leaving streets and squares empty via the Presidency’s official Twitter account, saying, “Regardless of whatever stage this insurgency reaches, we should continue to take to the streets this evening. Because there may be a new mobility at any moment.”

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Democracy watch rallies held for 28 days after coup attempt — Democracy watch rallies held for 28 days after coup attempt

Democracy watches were launched across Turkey's 81 provinces after the coup attempt and lasted for days. Millions of civilians from ages 7 to 70 participated in the democracy watches, which were most crowded after work hours, but in the first light of the morning, the squares were not empty.

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CARD NO 92

10:42

5.25 Coup makers’ refueling aircraft landed — The number 3 tanker aircraft returned to the İncirlik Air Base. Previously, it had taken off from the İncirlik Air Base and supported the coup attempt by refueling putschist F-16 fighter jets that flew over the Central Black Sea Region and Ankara.

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Tanker aircraft at İncirlik Base — Tanker aircraft at İncirlik Base

The soldiers and tanker aircraft at İncirlik Base provided support to the July 15 coup attempt. Three tanker aircraft took off from İncirlik Base and conducted flights toward the Ankara, Kayseri and Marmara regions to provide fuel support to the putschist pilots.

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6. Dismissal of putschists and farewell to martyrs

Following the repelling of the coup attempt initiated by FETÖ members in the Turkish Armed Forces, a statement was made from the General Staff. While the Parliament prepared for an extraordinary meeting, GSM operators announced they would provide free communication for the weekend.

Yeni Şafak July 15

Digital Library of July 15th 16 July 2016 at 11:00