Journalist Cevheri Güven examines claims that National Intelligence Organization chief Hakan Fidan withheld warnings from then Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım during Turkey’s July 15, 2016 coup attempt, even as other government officials were advised to move to safety. Güven argues that Yıldırım narrowly avoided being directed toward the Bosporus Bridge before later coming under fire on his way to Ankara, raising questions about whether the prime minister had been selected as a casualty needed to make the staged coup appear credible.
