Suspected Turkey Coup Leader Served as Military Attaché to Israel
General Akin Öztürk [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ak%C4%B1n_%C3%96zt%C3%BCrk ], who served as commander of Turkey's air force, was arrested Saturday in connection with the failed coup. At least five other generals were detained.
Possible, i guess, but how? Does he just suggest to a some top military brass, 'hey you fake a coup! .. no problem, i'll have your back all the way' .. then arrest them and all the others they sucked into the fake coup attempt?
Erdogan no doubt has benefitted the most from the failed coup and it's alleged he said it was a gift from God.
God sure gets a lot of credit for so many actions and events, in both the Christian and the Muslim world. Whether they fail or not. Chuckle.
An international broadsheet the Epoch Times .. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epoch_Times .. which many suggest is a Falon Gong newspaper (denied, but many who work for it are apparently practitioners) reports state media reported the leader of the coup was Colonel Muharrem Kose .. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muharrem_K%C3%B6se .. who reportedly had been fired recently.
"This measure is in no way against democracy, the law and freedoms," said Mr Erdogan after announcing the state of emergency.
He praised those who were killed fighting against the coup as "martyrs". Some 246 people were killed resisting the attempted coup, according to the government.
Mr Erdogan was speaking after holding meetings of Turkey's national security council and the cabinet in the capital.
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier responded to Mr Erdogan's speech by urging the Turkish government to maintain both the rule of law and a sense of proportionality in its response to the coup attempt.
"Only provable involvement in illegal acts, not suspected political leanings, should trigger governmental action," Mr Steinmeier said.
"It's also critical that the declaration of emergency be the truly necessary length of time, and to end the measure as quickly as possible."
Reuters President Erdogan praised "heroic acts of bravery" in resisting the coup
The president has blamed the coup attempt on US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, a former ally whose followers run a worldwide network of schools.
He has called for Mr Gulen to be extradited to Turkey, but US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday that Turkey must provide hard evidence the cleric was behind the coup attempt for any extradition to take place.
Earlier, Mr Erdogan warned of further arrests and suspensions to come as Turkish authorities continued to pursue those they believed responsible for the thwarted putsch.
More than 50,000 state employees have been rounded up, sacked or suspended in the days since the coup attempt. On Wednesday, 99 top military officers were charged in connection with the events of the weekend.
Officials continued to take action against university and school employees, shutting down educational establishments, banning foreign travel for academics and forcing university heads of faculty to resign.
The government has also revoked the press credentials of 34 journalists who it alleges are connected to Mr Gulen, according to Turkish media.
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