Former Special Forces Commander Lieutenant General Zekai Aksakallı, in his testimony to the Ankara 14th High Criminal Court in March 2017, stated: “In the Turkish Armed Forces, during crises or extraordinary situations, as soon as the first news is received, the order ‘Personnel shall not leave the barracks’ is given. This simple rule was not applied during Turkey’s 2016 coup attempt; had it been applied, the coup attempt would have been exposed from the very beginning.”
Following this testimony, Aksakallı was exiled to the Gallipoli 2nd Corps Command, described as a “sidelined” position. He was removed from Ankara.
General Zekai Aksakallı, “TSK'da kriz ya da olağanüstü durumlarda, ilk haber alınır alınmaz ‘Personel kışlayı terk etmesin' emri verilir. Bu basit kural 15 Temmuz'da uygulanmadı” dedi. Bu sözünden sonra Hulusi Akar'ın gazabına uğradı, sürgün edildi. Akar, bu emri neden vermedi? pic.twitter.com/3ChwGkk7m6
— 15 Temmuz Gerçekleri (@15TemGercekleri) July 13, 2020
