Military coup in Turkey: 'coup attempt' by part of army fizzled

[KiwiElf]

This one just might (hopefully) backfire in his face

[turiya]

More on Fethullah Gulen & his Charter Schools in America - targeting military bases, as he has done with the Turkish military... yes, you can call it an indoctrination program...

Gülen Charter Schools Investigation Press Conference

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=AmrAFv33Uzc

Published March 31 2016

Robert Amsterdam, lawyer at Amsterdam & Partners LLP, holds press conference updating the public on the latest developments and upcoming legal suits relating to alleged illegal conduct by the U.S. charter school network controlled by controversial Turkish cleric Fethullah Gülen.

[At 26:10]

"What is concerning that my [law] firm has obtained the evidence of whistleblowers who have provided us with evidence of proselytizing. And by proselytizing, I mean selection of a small cadre of children in each class to be groomed to be ultimately sympathetic, and / or join the organization - in some ways mimicking the 'aubey'(?) system of the dormatories in Turkey.

We have published an article in a newspaper called "The Hill". What we can tell you at this point is that the Gulen criminal organization in the United States continues to grow - continues to move money, and launder money, and continues to operate with impunity.

We are filing State by State complaints. As I said, we filed California, we are filing Texas. And we want to make something very clear: In the United States, there is a big discussion between public schools & charter schools in terms of how education is focused. We take no position on that structure. But the Gulen organization - and in some ways I would call the Gulen organization a 'plastic' organization - it contours itself to the shape of the best financial opportunity. It has been a consistent violator of U.S. laws & regulations withing the freedom that the charter schools have been given.... and it has abused that right. So, we are continuing & will continue to file complaints in these States.

We are intending, and through this meeting, we will continue to request the testimony of Turkish-Americans & Turkish nationals who have been involved in the Gulen schools, either in Turkey or the United States, to forward to us confidentially through our website.

We will in the next month be publishing a 'White Paper' amalgamating all of our findings. And we will begin a more formal process of reviewing Gulen's activities in Africa & Europe and connecting them to his activities here [U.S.]. What is fundamental to understand is that we believe that many of these monies have been moved back to Turkey to destabilize activities in Turkey.

And we will be urging American local, state & federal legislatures to heed the request of hundreds, if not thousands, of American taxpayers & extend the investigation of the Gulen operations, which we know are ongoing.

3rd Question: The question is: Why do they [Gulenists] want to get on military bases?

One answer is: to replicate what they have done in Turkey... to replicate this idea of a "golden generation". What appears certain, is that military bases have been targeted. They can explain why... because, as we continue shining a light on their activities, they are hiring more lawyers, more PR agencies, and people will start providing us with explanations - you can rest assured.

4th Question: Do you think the U.S. government protects Gulen & his movement?

Look... [smiling]... In the United States we have something called "The Deep State". I think you've heard of it. So, it would be naive for me to look you in the eye, and say 'No!' That's all I'm going to say.

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Fethullah Gülen Sued in U.S. over Human Rights Violations - Robert Amsterdam

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=nCoiGO2oJlU

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"Gulen is the Islamic version of George Soros"
(Full 60 Minutes Program)

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=pMhgBFtK2bY

Shoebat.com
By Ben Barrack on May 19, 2012
Link

In the 60 Minutes piece, Lesley Stahl seemed content to take what was based on a faulty premise that says: if the schools don’t teach Islam, then there is no problem. But how about what they don’t teach, like allegiance to the United States or American history?

To understand what’s behind Gulen, one has to look at the power structure in Turkey itself, which Stahl all but completely avoided. The ruling Islamist party there (AKP) is virtually run by Gulenists in a way perhaps not all that dissimilar from how George Soros’ Center for American Progress (CAP) is the ‘idea factory’ for the Barack Obama administration. In many ways, Gulen is the Islamic version of Soros. Both men are extremely wealthy, use that money to surreptitiously spread their ideologies, and like to operate behind the scenes as much as possible. (Emphasis mine.)

Jan Levy at American Thinker explains the beliefs and deceptive tactics of Turkey’s Prime Minister:

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s public statements have also defied this optimistic view of Turkey as a “moderate” Islamic state. In 2007, he was quoted in Milliyet commenting on the term “moderate Islam” to describe his party, the AKP: “These descriptions are ugly, it is offensive and an insult to our religion There is no moderate or immoderate Islam. Islam is Islam and that’s it.” On democracy, Erdoğan has said, “Democracy is like a street car; you ride it as far as you need, and then you get off.” About the function of mosques, he said, “The mosques are our barracks, the domes our helmets, the minarets our bayonets and the faithful our soldiers.” -- Jay Levy

Levy also points to a Washington Post blog entry that linked to a Turkish newspaper, which quoted Gulenist insiders. Stahl should have read that (among many other things) before deciding to portray the Gulen schools as beacons of secular learning and capitalism. According to those insiders:

…through education, we can teach tens of thousands of people the Turkish language and our national anthem, introduce them to our culture and win them over. And this is what the Gulen Movement is striving for.”

Perhaps the greatest example of journalistic malpractice on the part of Stahl was a story out of Minnesota in 2008. The StarTribune’s Katherine Kersten reported on a former teacher’s firsthand account of what went on inside one of those Turkey-inspired charter schools.

Evidence suggests, however, that TIZA is an Islamic school, funded by Minnesota taxpayers.

TIZA has many characteristics that suggest a religious school. It shares the headquarters building of the Muslim American Society of Minnesota, whose mission is “establishing Islam in Minnesota.” The building also houses a mosque. TIZA’s executive director, Asad Zaman, is a Muslim imam, or religious leader, and its sponsor is an organization called Islamic Relief.

Students pray daily, the cafeteria serves halal food – permissible under Islamic law — and “Islamic Studies” is offered at the end of the school day.

Though TIZA is not as easily tied to Gulen himself, it is supported by the Turkish group, Islam Relief USA, an organization with strong ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, which is itself tied to the Gulen movement. It clearly operates in the same spirit – if not in direct conjunction with – the Gulen movement.

Of course, what Fethullah Gulen post would be complete without an excerpt from one of his sermons that helped the pre-Islamic Turkish authorities in 1998 decide that he was attempting to overthrow the government (which he actually was successful in doing from his 25 acre estate in the Poconos after fleeing those Turkish authorities):

The philosophy of our service is that we open a house somewhere and, with the patience of a spider, we lay our web to wait for people to get caught in the web; and we teach those who do. We don’t lay the web to eat or consume them but to show them the way to their resurrection, to blow life into their dead bodies and souls, to give them a life.

And we’re supposed to believe that the Gulenist charter schools have no Islamic agenda? -- by radio show host Ben Barrack

[Cidersomerset]

20,000 arrested in Turkey: "lists were already there for cleansing operation"

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=NliY3IQp9mA

Published on 19 Jul 2016
Subscribe to France 24 now: http://f24.my/youtubeEN

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"Erdogan is capitalizing on this purge to gain total control"

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=AbzYxulup-k

Published on 19 Jul 2016
Subscribe to France 24 now: http://f24.my/youtubeEN

[Tangri]

I do not like use too many word to explain things.


https://projectavalon.net/forum4/show...=1#post1082012

https://projectavalon.net/forum4/show...=1#post1082028

[bogeyman]

It is very much a witch hunt now. It will have ramifications for security and the fight against ISIS. Further there is a possibility that intelligence officers from other immediate countries are involved and of course those in the Saudi intelligence services, which according to a recently released report have connections to 9/11.

[giovonni]

hmm ...


Turkish government crackdown touches thousands after coup attempt

PBS

"In Istanbul, thousands of supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan went out to the streets, demanding retribution for those responsible for the coup over the weekend. Meanwhile, even more Turkish civil servants were detained or suspended from their jobs. Special correspondent Marcia Biggs talks to Hari Sreenivasan about the crackdown."

Published on Jul 19, 2016

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=4r_x84ulvm4

[Cidersomerset]

Erdogan Unleashes Unprecedented Crackdown: Fires All University Deans; Suspends 21,000 Private School Teachers

By David on 20 July 2016 GMT

by Tyler Durden
ul 19, 2016 10:56 AM

Over the weekend, after the initial reports of the purge unleashed by Erdogan against
Turkey's public, we previewed the upcoming, far more dangerous counter-coup as follows:
"it was the next step that is the critical one: the one where Erdogan - having cracked down
on his immediate military and legal opponents - took his crusade against everyone else,
including the press and the educational system."

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-0...uspends-21000-


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John Kerry Threatens Turkey With NATO Expulsion

By David on 20 July 2016 GMT

by Tyler Durden
Jul 18, 2016 8:12 AM

While the experts debate if Turkey's flash coup was staged or merely grossly
incompetent, a rather theatrical fallout is taking place between Turkey and the US.


http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-0...nato-expulsion

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Turkish naval ships & choppers reportedly missing since botched coup, Turkey Deputy PM denies

Published time: 19 Jul, 2016 11:11

Edited time: 19 Jul, 2016 13:44

Turkey’s navy is still unable to account for 14 ships, while two helicopters
with 25 special forces troops are also missing since an unsuccessful coup
plot against the government. However, Deputy PM Numan Kurtulmus has
denied any naval vessels are unaccounted for.

https://www.rt.com/news/352046-navy-...ampaign=chrome

[ks4ever]

Not sure if correct.
Source International Spectator:
Wikileaks has released 300,000 emails belonging to Erdagon's ruling party.

[Sophocles]

It is correct.

Reuters: Turkey blocks access to WikiLeaks after ruling party email dump

Twitter: WikiLeaks ordered to be blocked nationwide in #Turkey after releasing 300 thousand emails from #Erdogan's party AKP

Independent: Erdogan emails: Turkey blocks access to WikiLeaks after release of 300,000 secret government emails

Wired: WikiLeaks Dumps ‘Erdogan Emails’ After Turkey’s Failed Coup

AlJazeera: Turkey blocks WikiLeaks over release of AK Party emails

RT: Turkey blocks access to WikiLeaks after release of 300k govt emails over post-coup purges

[shaberon]

Those emails are mostly "outbound", that is, they will be communication to foreign places, so it won't be particularly revealing about much internal to Turkish affairs.

I'm starting to think the "purge list" was coming up for its own reasons, that Erdogan was not the instigator of the failed coup, but it certainly came as a "gift" to proceed with that. The recent policy shifts to rapprochement with Iran and Russia certainly wouldn't suit KSA, Qatar, etc., making them look more like the culprits.

[Rocky_Shorz]

4300 judges were removed within the first 12 hours, this says it all, then paid protestors hit the streets, begging for the death penalty and Shari'a law...

This is exactly how Iran was turned into an Islamic state.

The largest NATO army in the middle East, and still controlling isis, the boogy man...

[Hervé]

Two Pilots Who Shot Down Russian Su-24 Arrested in Turkey - Reports

World 23:55 18.07.2016
(updated 03:27 19.07.2016)

© REUTERS/ Shamil Zhumatov/Files

The bomber was shot down last November. Turkey claimed the Russian plane entered its airspace, while Russia categorically denied these accusations.

"Two Turkish pilots who shot down a Russian Su-24 near the Syrian border were taken into custody, according to a senior Turkish official speaking on condition of anonymity," Bloomberg reports, citing a high-level Turkish official.

© AFP 2016/ ADEM ALTAN Erdogan Tells Putin He's 'Sorry' Over Death of Russian Su-24 Pilot

It was reported earlier that at least one of the pilot's responsible for downing the Russian jet took part in last week's failed Turkish coup attempt.

The shooting down of the jet led to a crisis in relations between Moscow and Ankara. Russian President Vladimir Putin described the incident as a "stab in the back" and imposed a number of restrictive measures against Ankara, repeatedly calling on the Turkish government to apologize and cover any material losses to the pilot's family.

Putin signed a decree last month that lifted sanctions against Turkey, following an apology from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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Thinking about it and referring to the discussions about the downing of that Russian bomber, it was made possible only with the help of heavy duty intel from US-NATO radar, satellites and AWACS surveillance and data.

This would support the Gulen-educated "Fifth Column" element bent on forcing Erdogan's hand to quit negotiating with Russia,

[Hervé]

Erdogan Alerted of Incoming Coup by Russia

FARSnews Wed Jul 20, 2016 8:10



TEHRAN (FNA)- Arab media outlets quoted diplomats in Ankara as disclosing that Turkey's President Erdogan was warned of an imminent army coup by Russia hours before it was initiated on Friday, while a western media outlet said Erdogan asked his supporters to remain in the streets after receiving advice from Tehran.

Several Arab media outlets quoted diplomatic sources in Ankara as saying that Turkey's National Intelligence Organization, known locally as the MIT, received intel from the Russian army that warned of an impending coup in the Muslim state.

The unnamed diplomats said the Russian army in the region had intercepted highly sensitive army exchanges and encoded radio messages showing that the Turkish army was readying to stage a coup against the administration in Ankara.

The exchanges included dispatch of several army choppers to President Erdogan's resort hotel to arrest or kill the president.

The diplomats were not sure of the Russian station that had intercepted the exchanges, but said the Russian army intelligence unit deployed in Khmeimim (also called Hmeimim) in Syria's Northern province of Lattakia is reportedly equipped with state-of-the-art electronic and eavesdropping systems to gather highly sensitive information for the Russian squadrons that are on an anti-terrorism mission in Syria.

Khmeimim in Northwestern Syria is the only Russian air force base in the war-ravaged country that provides cover for Syrian army and popular forces in multiple fronts across the country, in addition to bombing missions against terrorist targets. The Russian naval fleet, including its only aircraft carrier, are deployed along the coasts of Lattakia border province to provide logistical aid to the air base in a short time. Meantime, Russia has deployed its highly sophisticated S-400 air defense shield at Khmeimim and announced that it covers the entire Syrian skies with the same air defense system.

Last year, Turkey shot down a Russian Sukhoi bomber over Syrian skies and President Erdogan who was then a staunch enemy of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad rejected extending an apology to Moscow for about a year, although economic sanctions by Russia as well as growing victories by the Syrian army, popular forces, Hezbollah fighters, Iranian advisors and Russian air force cornered the terrorists in Syria and similar victories against ISIL in Iraq convinced the Turkish president to not just apologize for the Sukhoi incident, but also show signs of a U-turn in foreign policy, saying that he is dropping his opposition to President Assad.

The diplomatic sources said the shift in Erdogan's foreign policy stated only a week before the coup has been "a major cause of several foreign states to provoke and promise support for the army to stage the coup, and the same shift also saved him" as it was not clear if the Russians would provide Ankara with their intel, otherwise.

Officials of neither country have made any comment on the report yet. In Ankara, official sources, including the Army iteself, confirmed that the Turkish army’s top generals had been informed of last week’s coup by the MIT hours before the plot came into action.

A statement issued by the army on July 19 described the events that took place on July 15, saying a majority within the military managed to suppress the coup attempt due to information provided by the MIT some five hours before the coup plot became public, national newspaper Hurriyet reported.

“The information given by the National Intelligence Organization on July 15, 2016, at around 4:00 p.m. was evaluated at the General Staff headquarters with the attendance of Chief of Staff General Hulusi Akar, Chief of the Army General Salih Zeki Colak and Deputy Chief of Staff General Yasar Guler."

In order to counter the coup, high ranking officials within the Turkish army gave orders for all air and ground forces around the country to immediately cease operations including military vehicles such as tanks, planes and helicopters.

A report by Al-Jazeera Arabic suggests the coup plotters initiated the operation six hours ahead of time as they had previously planned to launch the coup at 3:00 a.m. local time on July 16.

While the report does not indicate the reason for the coup being initiated ahead of time, the revelation by the military suggests the coup plotters understood their plans had been compromised and decided to act.

Reports also suggest the coup plotters had orders to kidnap or kill President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as helicopters headed toward the hotel he was staying in at the holiday resort of Marmaris. But Erdogan had left 44 minutes before they arrived, according to Al-Jazeera’s report.

The official statements coming out from Ankara are in full compliance with the Arab media reports quoting the diplomatic sources on the Russian intel.

Only four days after the coup, Erdogan appeared on the media saying that he plans to declare a crucial turn in foreign policy that would "end differences with Turkey's neighboring states".

Less than a day later, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced that President Erdogan would visit Russia early in August to meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

Meantime, Iran rushed to condemn the Turkish army coup only two hours after it started. Several top security and foreign policy officials in Tehran were in constant contact with President Erdogan and his cabinet ministers all throughout Friday.

As July 15 was coming to an end in Tehran, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was on the phone with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu, whose government was under the threat of being overthrown by a military coup. Meanwhile, Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), was on another line with security officials in Ankara. All the while, Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force, Iran’s regional military arm, was busy pursuing and reviewing various scenarios that might emerge.

“It’s not a secret anymore,” an Iranian official told Al-Monitor on condition of anonymity. “Zarif, Shamkhani and Soleimani were executing higher orders. The whole establishment was too concerned. Turkey is a neighboring state. President Erdogan and his government are strong partners of Iran. Our nations enjoy strong brotherly ties, so it’s the least we can do to show solidarity and try to offer any help they might need in such critical times.”

"Another Iranian official saw parallels between the successful coup against Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh in 1953 and this year's coup attempt in Turkey," Al-Monitor said.

The official told Al-Monitor on condition of anonymity, “What we know is that this move was triggered by foreign hands. We went through the same in the past, and because Mr. Erdogan is today looking forward to playing a better role in the region, they want him down.” The Iranian official said, “There was a message that was conveyed to Turkish security officials: Don’t leave the streets. This coup might be made up of several waves; it happened in Iran in 1953. When the first coup failed, they had another one ready — and they succeeded.”

In Ankara, the government claims the coup and the generals behind it are loyal followers of US-based Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen, who was once Erdogan’s key ally before a major fallout in 2012. Many believe that Gulen is the main cause of why Ankara officials have repeatedly accused the US of masterminding the plot.

Gulen is running a multi-billion dollar enterprise in Saudi Arabia and has grown into a serious bone of contention in Ankara-Riyadh ties. Saudi Arabia reserved condemnation of the coup in a suspicious move. Later, reports surfaced the media that the top brass in Riyadh and Abu Dhabi - two strong allies of the US with unbreakably intimate ties with each other in the Persian Gulf - were involved in the coup.

Saudi whistle-blower Mujtahid, who is believed to be a member of or have a well-connected source in the royal family, dislosed that senior government officials in Riyadh and Abu Dhabi had been informed of the coup in Turkey long before it took place.

Mujtahid wrote on his twitter page on Monday that the UAE leaders had played a role in the coup and the Turkish spy agencies have come to decode this involvement, adding that the UAE leaders had also alerted the Saudis about the impending coup.

"Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammad bin Salman had been informed of the military coup in Turkey," Mujtahid wrote on his twitter page on Monday.

"There are reasons which show that given his intimate relations with Mohammad bin Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan (the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces), Mohammad bin Salman was aware of this coup," he added.

According to Mujtahid, Turkish intelligence agencies have received information about some negative collaboration between bin Salman and bin Zayed, but the Saudis have managed to convince the Justice and Development party to rest assured and be optimistic about Riyadh's measures.

He revealed that bin Salman has been trying to convince the Turks to conceal the UAE's role in the coup and has promised a large amount of cash in reprisal.

The last week coup in Turkey is now growing into a major regional confrontation over Turkey's shift in policy over Syria now. If confirmed, the Russian and Iranian aid to Erdogan would mean the power balance and equations in the region ought to be redefined.

[Tangri]

Posted by shaberon (here)
Those emails are mostly "outbound", that is, they will be communication to foreign places, so it won't be particularly revealing about much internal to Turkish affairs.

I'm starting to think the "purge list" was coming up for its own reasons, that Erdogan was not the instigator of the failed coup, but it certainly came as a "gift" to proceed with that. The recent policy shifts to rapprochement with Iran and Russia certainly wouldn't suit KSA, Qatar, etc., making them look more like the culprits.

"Those emails are mostly "outbound", that is, they will be communication to foreign places, so it won't be particularly revealing about much internal to Turkish affairs."

Still, they are very important what promise were given to gain governmental power to certain parties.(USA, Israel ,Saudis )
I Checked few hundreds e mail, it is impossible to find useful proofs with 1 man power over 300.000 e-mails it needs a team work, which Turkey political opposition party does not have.

Suddenly, he fires all University Deans and elementary, secondary schools' teachers 20.000. 6 000 judges , attorney generals.
It is a confession that, those people(Fetullah Gulen supporters) assigned by government to those position, prior to the coup attempt.

Those generals and lower rank officers were discharged by Military board but denied by Government 10 years ago.

[Wind]

This "coup" was nothing more than Erdogan's own false flag to purge his country from the last remnants of democracy.
It's absolutely hypocritical and sickening that the US government is supporting Erdogan's fascist actions, same goes for EU.
Karma will be a... Well you know what.

[Cidersomerset]

David commenting on the wider current situation From Brisbane 20 /7 /16

Chaos And Fear: The Currency of Control - The David Icke Videocast/Podcast Trailer

By Jaymie on 21 July 2016 GMT

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=nlsKhkc3JDw

Published on 20 Jul 2016
All David's Books Now Available Here http://www.DavidIckeStore.com

[Cidersomerset]

Questioning The Turkish Coup

By David on 21 July 2016 GMT


ACTIVIST POST......

Questioning the Turkish Coup

Devon Bowers
July 20, 2016



‘As readers may know, I generally do not delve into the ideas of false flags
and whatnot. It isn’t that I don’t think that false flags don’t exist, it’s just
that it isn’t what I do my research in. However, the information surrounding
the coup attempt gets more and more interesting and perplexing, certain
events and occurrences don’t make sense.

1. According to Reuters, pro-coup planes had Erdogan’s presidential plane in
their sights, but didn’t shoot him down. Specifically Reuters reported that “At
the height of the attempt to overthrow Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, the
rebel pilots of two F-16 fighter jets had Erdogan’s plane in their sights. And
yet he was able to fly on” and quoted a Turkish military official as saying “At
least two F-16s harassed Erdogan’s plane while it was in the air and en route
to Istanbul. They locked their radars on his plane and on two other F-16s
protecting him.”’

Read more: Questioning The Turkish Coup

https://www.davidicke.com/headlines


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Erdogan announces three month state of emergency in Turkey after coup attempt

By David on 21 July 2016 GMT Political Manipulation War and Terror

A state of emergency will be introduced in Turkey for three months following a coup
attempt last week, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Wednesday.

Speaking in a live broadcast address following a meeting with the National Security
Council in the capital of Ankara, the Turkish leader said the decision was not against
the rule of law, and did not violate any democratic freedoms.



INDEPENDENT.......

Turkey Coup: Erdogan declares three-month state of emergency


President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the measure was being taken
to counter threats to Turkish democracy
Alexandra Sims |
8 hours ago|

Turkey's president has declared a state of emergency for three months following a
failed coup to oust his government. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the measure
was being taken to counter threats to Turkish democracy. He said the move was not
intended to curb basic freedoms.

Speaking after a meeting of the National Security Council in Ankara lasting nearly five
hours, he said the state of emergency was needed "to remove this threat as soon as possible".

Read more: Erdogan announces three month state of emergency in Turkey after coup attempt

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...-a7147171.html

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Turkish gov’t using attempted coup as excuse for crackdown – Turkish professor

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=AuA_l_fUDEQ

Published on 20 Jul 2016


Turkey has banned all academics from going abroad as a part of the country-wide
crackdown that has resulted in thousands of people being detained or suspended
from their jobs over their suspected ties to the coup. Maya Arakon, associate
professor at Suleyman Sah University, says that many Turkish citizens are afraid of
the government using the coup as an excuse to remove those who oppose the
Erdogan administration. US-Turkish relations will also be impacted as the Turkish
government seeks to extradite an Islamic cleric suspected of inspiring the coup.
Former Pentagon official Michael Maloof and RT correspondent William Whiteman
join Anya Parampil to discuss.

Find RT America in your area: http://rt.com/where-to-watch/

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Turkey coup attempt: State of emergency announced


President Erdogan explains why he has declared a state of emergency

Turkey's president has declared a state of emergency for three months following
Friday night's failed army coup.The emergency allows the president and cabinet to
bypass parliament when drafting new laws and to restrict or suspend rights and
freedoms.Speaking at the presidential palace in Ankara, Recep Tayyip Erdogan
vowed that "all the viruses within the armed forces will be cleansed".

Thousands of people have been arrested or sacked since the failed coup.More than
600 schools have also been closed and thousands of state workers sacked in a
crackdown by the president.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36852080

[Cidersomerset]

The purge: Sharp backlash after failed coup in Turkey (part 1)

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=E4dz3jkok8s

Published on 20 Jul 2016

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The purge: Sharp backlash after failed coup in Turkey (part 2)

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=TBSlafvT7C4

Published on 20 Jul 2016

[Sophocles]

Fifth column hamstrung by post-coup purge: Turkey realigning with axis of resistance?

Harrison Koehli
Sott.net
Thu, 21 Jul 2016 19:41 UTC


© AP Photo/ Selahattin Sevi, File

CIA-backed terrorist trainer and recruiter Fethullah Gulen

Continuing our coverage of the coup in Turkey (see here for the previous updates, and here for my previous Focus), news from the past two days has not slowed down. It's coming fast and hard. Erdogan has just announced a 3-month state of emergency.

In FBI whistleblower Sibel Edmonds's recent commentary, she made the comment that detaining or firing a few thousand individuals would do little to counter the scope of the Gulenist fifth column in Turkey. Well, since those initial numbers, Turkish authorities have fired thousands more public officials and employees.

Breaking it down in numbers so far, the following have been suspended from their previous positions (close to 60,000 people in total): 21,000 private teachers (including 1,577 university deans, public and private - 626 institutions have been closed), 15,000 Education Ministry personnel (latest report adds an additional 6,500 staff members), 399 Ministry of Family and Social Policies employees, 257 employees in the office of the prime minister, 8,000 police officers, 3,500 soldiers, 3,000 judges and prosecutors (all of whom are under investigation) including 2 constitutional judges and 262 military judges/prosecutors, 492 clerics, 130 MIT spies, 120 generals and admirals (that's just under 30% of all generals), and the commander of the Turkish Gendarmerie Gen. Galip Mendi.

More than 9,300 people are currently under investigation for involvement in the coup. In addition to all government officials, all university professors have been banned from traveling abroad. Turkey's main religious body has banned all religious funeral services for military troops killed during the attempted coup; it only applies to those who actively took part, not those who participated "unwittingly or under duress".

There are conflicting reports over the possibility that 14 ships and 2 helicopters of the Turkish military - including 25 special forces involved in a raid on the hotel Erdogan was staying at during the coup - are still unaccounted for. (Turkish officials deny it; Turkish media reports they're missing and could seek asylum in Greece.) As I speculated in my previous article, the Turkish Armed Forces have confirmed that they knew the coup was to take place: "On July 15 the Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MIT) was informed [about the coup attempt]... in this regard... the country's airspace was closed, military aircraft flights were prohibited." (Speaking of helicopters, check out this footage of the attacks from Friday.)

Details leaked about the kill-or-capture mission directed against Erdogan on the day of the coup:

Hurriyet reported that First Army Commander Umit Dundar contacted Erdogan on Friday night, about an hour before the coup began, to inform him that putschists had started to move on his position, allowing time for the president to escape before soldiers stormed his place of residence.
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The newspaper said that special units backed by helicopters stormed the hotel to arrest or assassinate the president, about a half hour after he left. By that time, he was on his way to Istanbul.

Details of the story were confirmed by Al-Jazeera Istanbul bureau chief Abdul Azim Mohammed, who added that the three helicopters from the military's special forces that arrived at Erdogan's hotel in Marmaris were carrying 40 soldiers with the intention of killing or capturing the president.

YeniSafak editor Ibrahim Karagul directly accused the U.S. of this plot to murder Erdogan. PM Yildirim's convoy was also targeted by Gendarmerie members on its way from Istanbul to Ankara

The leaks also included details on how the plotters communicated, and how they were forced to put their plans into effect prematurely:

Al Jazeera also received leaks of a series of WhatsApp messages between the coup leaders and participants. They had created a group on the smartphone application to communicate and send commands to their fellow conspirators. The leaks show that the group was active, with the coup leadership receiving responses from their subordinates. According to the leaked messages, the coup was planned to start at 3am, but an emergency forced them to bring forward the start of their plot in Ankara and Istanbul.
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The leaked messages include an order to the coup forces present on the Bosphorus bridges to allow some stranded citizens to leave and to kill any resisting police officers trying to cross the bridge.

Copies of the leaked messages confirmed that former air force commander General Akin Ozturk was the mastermind of the attempted coup, and that the original plan was to declare a state of emergency and curfew and halt air traffic at 6am.

In another leak, WikiLeaks has pushed forward their release of some 300,000 emails sent by Erdogan's AKP party members. WL assures its readers that the leaks come from a legitimate source not connected "in any way" to the recent coup (how they can be so sure of that is anyone's guess - do they know every individual involved in the failed coup?). The leak was allegedly obtained a week before the coup, with emails dating from 2010 to July 6, 2016. Upon their release, WikiLeaks reported coming under some intensive cyberattacks. For its part, the Turkish government has responded by blocking online access to WikiLeaks.

New arrests include: Erdogan's military air force aide Erkan Kivrak, Erdogan's chief military adviser Col. Ali Yazici, 14 servicemen who attempted to attack Erdogan during the coup attempt, and the 2 pilots accused of shooting down the Russian Su-24 back in November (arrested for coup involvement, not the shoot-down). As Joe Quinn wrote at the time, it seemed unlikely to us that Erdogan would do such a thing. He was "the last to know" and - put in the position of holding the blood-soaked dagger in his hand - took responsibility for what was probably carried out by the very fifth column he is now purging. The CIA/NATO/Gulen network wanted to make sure Turkey could not align more closely with Russia, and it worked. Now, that trend is reversing, dramatically.

The Turks shamed the U.S. for sheltering the CIA-backed terrorist Gulen. The Americans responded, saying, "Show us the evidence, send us the extradition request." Well, Ankara has done just that. PM Yildirim told parliament today:

We have sent four dossiers to the United States for the extradition of the terrorist chief. We will present them with more evidence than they want.... We have more than enough evidence, more than you could ask for, on Gülen. There is no need to prove the coup attempt; all evidence shows that the coup attempt was organized on his will and orders.

White House spokesman John Earnest told reporters:

There were materials presented by the Turkish government in electronic form to the US government related to Mr. Gulen's status, and the Department of Justice and Department of State will review those materials consistent with the requirements of the extradition treaty between the United States and Turkey that's been on the books for more than 30 years now.

The Western hypocrites are reacting as expected. After it became clear that the CIA coup was a failure, Obama expressed support for Erdogan's government. Now, the leaders of the "free" world are taking off the mask, bit by bit. For example, Nato SG Stoltenberg, sanctimoniously braying, "Being part of a unique community of values, it is essential for Turkey, like all other Allies, to ensure full respect for democracy and its institutions, the constitutional order, the rule of law and fundamental freedoms." Kerry: "NATO also has a requirement with respect to democracy. ... The level of vigilance and scrutiny is obviously going to be significant in the days ahead. Hopefully we can work in a constructive way that prevents a backsliding."

Turkey is mulling reinstating the death penalty, which is verboten for an EU member. Thus, if brought back into practice, it would end Turkey's chances for accession to the EU. At this point, it doesn't look like Turkey cares. It may even be the opportunity for the EU to refuse them, sparing Turkey the bother of telling them to go to hell. What will they do now? Well, economic warfare is surely on the table (S&P just downgraded Turkey's sovereign credit rating), not to mention increased terror attacks in Turkey (from Gladio operatives as well as blowback from the 'moderate rebels' in Syria who won't be too pleased with their supply lines being cut). At this point, Turkey's relationship with the EU and NATO is looking shaky at best. What will NATO do to retain control of the coveted Incirlik air base?

As I mentioned in my previous article, Iran is pledging to stand by Turkey's government. Rouhani and Erdogan spoke recently by telephone, discussing "prospects for peace in the region". Azerbaijan has also renewed its support for the Turkish government by taking an Azeri TV station off the air which planned to broadcast an interview with Gulen, calling it "overt terrorist propaganda" and claiming it would damage Baku's strategic links with Turkey. Iraqi FM Ibrahim Jaafari says Iraq is willing to mediate between Syria and Turkey in order to help improve relations between the two countries. (Turkish forces pulled out from Iraqi territory during the coup attempt.) Speaking of which, in his discussion with Rouhani, Erdogan said, "we are even more determined to work hand-in-hand with Iran and Russia to resolve regional problems and to strengthen our efforts to return peace and stability to the region and to free it from the terrorists." Fars News Agency reports that Turkish intelligence agents were pulled from Aleppo back to Turkey.

If you have the time, check out this insightful analysis from William Engdahl. He writes:

What is interesting to watch now will be the foreign policy of Erdogan: Rapprochement with Russia, reopening talks on the Russia Turkish Stream gas pipeline to the Greek border. The simultaneous Erdogan rapprochement with Netanyahu. And most critical, Erdogan's apparent agreement, part of Putin's demands for resumption of ties, that Turkey cease efforts to topple Assad by covertly backing DAESH or other terrorists in Syria and training them in Turkey, selling their oil on the black market. This is a huge geopolitical defeat for Obama, probably the most incompetent President in American history (even though he has some serious competition for the title from George W. Bush and Clinton).

In short, the CIA really screwed the pooch on this one. They went all in and lost the pot. If anything, they have given Erdogan all he needs in order to align even further with Russia, China, Iran, Syria, Iraq.

However, there are still some uncertainties. After Erdogan's apology, Russia allowed tourists to travel to Turkey after the previous months' ban. Now, in response to the political situation in Turkey, Aeroflot has once again restricted tourist travel to Turkey "until the situation improves". Is this strictly a response to the immediate, tense political climate? Or a hint that Turkey's relationship with Russia is still very conditional. 'Chocolates, roses, and poems' won't be enough to regain Russia's trust and forge a strong international relationship.

And while some were speculating that Turkey would basically boot NATO out of Incirlik, airstrikes recommenced after the base was shut down and blockaded for only a day or so. Ankara is still set to receive its first two F-35 Joint Strike fighter jets from Lockheed, which makes sense: all companies like Lockheed care about is getting paid. Syria's Kurds are also blaming Turkey for fabricating "a pretext to attack us" by claiming that the pilots who bombed parliament have fled to the Kurds' Rojava autonomous region.

The situation in Turkey is far from clear. With the suspension of close to 60,000 government, military, and private employees, there is bound to be some loss of coordination and functioning until these institutions re-stabilize. Turkey isn't yet out of the dark, and it remains to be seen how reliable Erdogan will be in realigning his foreign policy according to anything resembling a sane approach. Stay tuned, because it's bound to be interesting!

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Turkey to temporarily suspend European Convention on Human Rights after coup attempt

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Turkey coup: Mark Urban reports from Ankara - BBC Newsnight

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=1VqlgjmKNaE

Published on 20 Jul 2016

The coup in Turkey collapsed within 14 hours. It caused deaths in the hundreds
and did almost the exact opposite of what its leaders had set out to achieve -
it appears to have strengthened the position of President Erdogan and given
him a pretext for a clampdown on opponents. Turkey in the aftermath of the
coup is a turbulent place, as Mark Urban reports from Ankara.

Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with
analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews.

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From Sundays papers....

First 'social media coup' in Turkey - BBC News

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=TNWjnXgKpsk

Published on 17 Jul 2016
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