Defendant says Akıncı Base was not informed of flight ban during 2016 coup attempt
Some defendants in the trials regarding Turkey's 2016 coup attempt argue that authorities failed to share key information on the...
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Pro-government columnist raises questions about Hulusi Akar’s account of Turkey’s 2016 coup attempt
Abdulkadir Selvi, a prominent columnist known for his close ties to the Turkish government, has raised questions regarding whether Hulusi...
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Did General Güler’s Washington visit convince Americans about Turkey’s 2016 coup attempt?
Adem Yavuz Arslan / TR724 When it was announced that Gendarmerie Commander General Yaşar Güler would visit Washington to give...
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Defendant claims Hulusi Akar asked coup-night pilot why he was late
The ongoing main trial regarding Turkey's 2016 coup attempt continues to produce striking allegations. A recent testimony implicitly accuses Turkey's...
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Former intelligence official claims Turkey’s 2016 coup attempt was a MİT operation that got out of control
Mehmet Eymür, a former senior official in Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT), has made controversial statements regarding the 2016 coup...
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Defendant says Special Forces commander assigned him security mission on coup night
During a recent hearing of the coup trials in Ankara, former military officer Fırat Alakuş defended himself by stating he...
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Former commander linked to 2016 coup warning faces allegations over 1990s killings
During a trial addressing extrajudicial killings in Turkey's southeast during the 1990s, a secret witness testified that former Gendarmerie Commander...
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German intelligence expert says Western agencies found no evidence for Ankara’s coup claim
German intelligence expert Erich Schmidt-Eenboom, speaking on a discussion program on the German broadcaster ZDF, made striking statements regarding the...
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Opposition lawmaker meets families of soldiers convicted after July 15
DEVA Party lawmaker İdris Şahin met at the Turkish parliament with representatives of a platform formed by families of soldiers...
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Pre-coup circular shows legal groundwork for Turkey’s purge was laid before July 15
A government circular issued five months before Turkey’s July 15, 2016 coup attempt has resurfaced in public debate, drawing renewed...
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