Friday, July 15, 2016

Turkish PM says: top general may be held hostage

Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said that Turkey is facing an uprising attempt from inside the army, with the state-run Anadolu Agency reporting that Chief of General Staff Hulusi Akar is being kept as a hostage with a group.

"This cannot be called a coup for the moment. This is an uprising," he said.

The security forces are in action against this he said, in phone call to broadcaster NTV.

We will punish it the hardest way," he also said.

“No clas have been reported yet but it is normal to take all measures,” Yıldırım said.

“Our security forces will use force against force, he said.”



  • Ambulances await in front of the General in Staff headquarters in Ankara, as entrance to the building is denied.

Atatürk Airport has been closed to traffic, with tanks waiting in front of it.

Gendarmerie has blocked entrances to bridges in Istanbul from the Anatolian to the European side of the city on July 15.

Reports said an explosion was heard in Ankara's Gölbaşı district.

Doğan News Agency reported that police in Ankara called personnel to office.
 [hurriyetdailynews.com]
15/7/16
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  1. Genelkurmay Başkanlığı tarafından yapılan yazılı açıklamada ülke yönetimine el konulduğunu duyurdu...

    Genelkurmay Başkanlığı tarafından yapılan açıklama şu şekilde; "Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri; anayasal düzeninin, demokrasinin, insan hak ve özgürlüklerinin tekrar temin ve tesisi; ülkede hukukun üstünlüğünün yeniden hakim kılınması; bozulan asayiş düzeninin tekrar sağlanması; maksadıyla ülke yönetimine bütünüyle el koymuştur. Tüm uluslararası anlaşmalarımız ve taahhütlerimiz geçerliliğini korumaktadır. Tüm dünya ülkeleri ile iyi ilişkilerimizin devam edeceğini temenni ederiz."

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  2. Askeri kalkışmaya ilişkin soruşturma başlatıldı

    İstanbul Emniyet Müdürlüğü Terörle Mücadele Şube Müdürlüğü (TEM), Cumhuriyet Savcılığının talimatı üzerine askeri kalkışmaya ilişkin soruşturma başlattı.

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  3. Turkey PM says army group engaged in 'coup attempt'...

    Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has announced that a group of military forces has engaged in a "coup attempt" against the government.

    Yildirim made the announcement late on Friday, as he vowed that the "perpetrators" will be contained.

    He said that a number of generals are involved in the takeover of the government, adding that it "will never give up democracy".

    Al Jazeera has learned that Istanbul's Ataturk international airport has been shut down, and all flights have been cancelled.

    An Al Jazeera reporter in Istanbul also reported seeing shops closing their doors in the Taksim Square area.

    "People are going home now," he said.

    Istanbul's Bosphorus Bridge and Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge have also been shut down by the Turkish army, local television channels reported, without giving a reason.

    The two major bridges connect the Asian side of Istanbul to the European side.

    Dogan News Agency footage showed cars and buses being diverted, according to Reuters.

    Reuters witnesses in Istanbul, Turkey's largest city, also spotted helicopters overhead.

    "It seems there is dissent in the military ranks," Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr, reporting from Gaziantep, said.

    In the capital Ankara, gunshots were heard, as military jets and helicopters were seen flying overhead, a Reuters witness said.

    Turkey has had a history of coup attempts, the last time being carried out in 1997, which forced the resignation of then-prime minister Nemettin Erbakan.
    aljazeera.com

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  4. A statement from the military group read out on NTV television said: "The power in the country has been seized in its entirety." Who represents the group remains uncertain.

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  5. There are reports Turkey's top general has been taken hostage at the military HQ.

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    1. Güvenilir kaynaklar, Genelkurmay Başkanı Orgeneral Hulusi Akar'ın askeri kalkışmada bulunan bir grup asker tarafından rehin alındığını bildirdi.

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  6. An EU source monitoring events said the military coup attempt under way looked substantial and was "not just a few colonels"...

    They said the military has control of airports and strategic points in Istanbul.

    Turkish state broadcaster TRT said airports are closed and a curfew declared across the country.

    An announcer on Turkey's TRT said a new constitution would to be prepared as soon as possible.

    A Turkish official who did not want to be named said soldiers had been deployed in other cities in Turkey, but did not specify which ones.

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  7. The armed forces had taken power in the country to protect the democratic order and to maintain human rights, the military said in a statement sent by email and reported on Turkish TV channels.

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  8. MHP Genel Başkanı Devlet Bahçeli, Başbakan Binali Yıldırım'ı arayarak, askeri kalkışmanın kabul edilemez olduğunu bildirdi.

    Başbakanlık kaynaklarından yapılan açıklamaya göre, Bahçeli, Başbakan Yıldırım'ı telefonla aradı. Devlet Bahçeli, kalkışmanın kabul edilemez olduğunu belirterek, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Hükümeti'nin yanında olduklarını kaydetti.

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  9. Dışişleri Bakanı Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu twitter hesabından yaptığı açıklamada "Milletimizin iradesine, demokrasiye sonuna kadar sahip çıkacağız. Hiç bir güç bizi bu kutlu yolculuktan alıkoyamaz" ifadelerini kullandı

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  10. An army group in Turkey says it has taken over the country, with soldiers at strategic points in Istanbul and jets flying low in the capital, Ankara...

    A statement read on TV said a "peace council" now ran the country and there was a curfew and martial law. There would also be new constitution.

    It is unclear who the army group is. There are reports some senior army officials have been detained....BBC

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  11. Ankara'da MİT Kampüsüne askeri helikopterle ateş açıldı...

    Ankara Yenimahalle'de bulunan Milli İstihbarat Teşkilatı (MİT) kampüsüne askeri helikopterlerce ateş açılması üzerine MİT'in çevre güvenliğini sağlayan unsurlarca saldırıya silahla karşılık verildi.

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  12. VATAN CADDESİ TRAFİĞE KAPATILDI...

    Vatan Caddesi, TIR'larla her iki yönde trafiğe kapatıldı. Aksaray Ordu Evi'nin önünde 9 tane tankın beklediği görülüyor. Sikorsky helikopterlerin uçtuğu görülüyor. Bazı vatandaşlarında tanklardaki askerleri indirmeye çalıştığı dikkat çekiyor.

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  13. Erdoğan'dan açıklama...

    Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan, CNN Türk'te yaptığı açıklamada: Bu gelişme silahlı kuvvetlerimizin içindeki bir azınlığın ne yazıkki kalkınma hareketidir...Ülkemizin birliği, beraberliğine yönelik bu harekete milletçe vereceğimiz cevapla bunlar bu cezayı alacaklardır... Bunun bedelini, yargı önünde çok ağır ödeyecekler...'

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  14. Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan, CNN Türk'e yaptığı açıklamada...

    Kesinlikle burada emir komuta zinciri filan çalışmamaktadır. Şu anda emir komuta zinciri askıya alınmıştır, çiğnenmiştir. Şu anda altın üste yönelik adımlar söz konusudur. Ben Cumhurbaşkanı'yım, aynı zamanda Başkomutan'ım...' dedi.

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    1. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has urged people to take to the streets to protest against what he described as a coup attempt by a minority faction within the military.

      He vowed that it would meet with a "necessary response".

      Speaking to a CNN Turk reporter via mobile phone, Mr Erdogan said that Turkish people must gather in public squares to show their response to the attempted military takeover, in comments broadcast live on television.

      He said he believed the attempted coup would be over within a "short time" and said those responsible would pay a heavy price in the courts.

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  15. Turkish state broadcaster TRT has gone off air in the last few minutes, Reuters reports. Earlier, soldiers reportedly took control of its offices and an announcer read out a statement declaring martial law.

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  16. EU's foreign affairs chief urges 'restraint and respect for democratic institutions'

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  17. The two opposition parties have announced their stance against the military coup attempt late July 15 amid news reports that a group within the army attempted to stage a coup on late July 15.

    “This country had suffered a lot from the coups. We do not these difficulties be repeated,” Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the leader of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) said in a written statement. He stressed that the CHP will protect the Republic and democracy, saying “It should be known that the CHP fully depends on the free will of the people as indispensable of our parliamentary democracy.”

    Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli phoned to Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım after news broke, expressing his party’s support to the democracy and free will of the people.

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  18. A military helicopter was shooting fire at the TRT building.

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  19. The main offices of the intelligence service [MIT] came under attack from a helicopter, online daily T24 said, while large numbers of police were seen on the streets of Ankara.

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  20. Vatan Caddesi'nde geçen tanklara vatandaşlar tepki gösterdi. Bir kişinin tanka tekme attığı görülürüken bazı vatandaşlar bir tankın önünü kesmeye çalıştı.

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  21. Supporters of President Erdogan turned out to Taksim Square in the centre of Istanbul as reports of the attempted coup emerged...

    There have since been reports of clashes there, with some on Twitter saying that gunfire has been heard near the square.
    BBC

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  22. İstanbul ve Ankara'daki askeri kalkışmaya, birçok ilde olduğu gibi Uşak'ta da vatandaşlar tepki gösterdi.

    Köme Mahallesi'ndeki AK Parti İl Başkanlığı binası önünde toplanan kalabalık, askeri kalkışmaya tepki gösterdi.

    AK Parti Uşak Milletvekilleri Mehmet Altay ve Alim Tunç, Belediye Başkanı Nurullah Cağan, AK Parti İl Başkanı Servet Kuş'un da aralarında bulunduğu kalabalık, Türk bayraklarıyla İsmetpaşa Caddesi üzerinden kent merkezine doğru yürüyüş başlattı.

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  23. The private Turkish Dogan news agency is reporting that the military has deployed tanks outside the parliament building in Ankara, according to AFP.

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  24. Türkiye askeri kalkışmaya karşı ayakta. FETÖ mensuplarının, İstanbul ve Ankara'daki silahlı kalkışmasına isyan eden vatandaşlar, 81 ilde cadde ve meydanlara çıktı. Bazı illerde vatandaşlar, tankların üzerine çıktı. Birçok tank, birliklerine geri döndü.

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  25. Former Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has condemned the ongoing military coup in the country as an "attack against democracy"...

    "Turkey is a democracy. There is no question of legitimacy in Turkey. There is a legitimate government," Davutoglu said in an interview with Al Jazeera.

    "I don't think this attempt is going to be successful. Whatever is the price we will protect our democracy," Davutoglu, a former foreign minister said, appealing to international organisations to support the elected government.

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  26. A senior Turkish government official tells the Reuters news agency that a faction of the military was attempting to seize power. It had control of some tanks and had ordered troops to try to take over the streets, but had been unable to do so in many areas, the official said.

    Insecurity was likely to continue for the next 24 hours, the official added.
    BBC

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  27. An official with the Turkish president has said army F-16s jets have launched air strikes on tanks stationed by coup backers outside the presidential palace in Ankara.

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