GUILTY Coup attempt underway in Turkey, 2016

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Why the U.S. Should Move Nukes Out of Turkey

http://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-07-21/why-the-u-s-should-move-nukes-out-of-turkey

 

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From the Embassy of the United States, Ankara, Turkey.

Messages for U.S. Citizens
Threat of Terrorist Activity
July 20, 2016

The U.S. Embassy in Ankara informs U.S. citizens that, as recent attacks in Istanbul, Dhaka, and Nice and elsewhere have demonstrated, the threat of terrorist activity (including attacks by firearms, explosives, vehicular assault, or other means, as well as kidnapping) remains elevated in many countries including Turkey. According to the State Department’s Turkey Travel Warning, Westerners in Turkey have been explicitly targeted, and the Embassy advises U.S. citizens to be mindful of the potential for danger in crowded public access areas and those frequented by tourists. Attacks in Turkey and other countries may come at any time without advanced warning.

more

http://turkey.usembassy.gov/mobile//sm-07202016.html

UN experts urge Turkey to respect the independence of the judiciary and uphold the rule of law

GENEVA (19 July 2016) – “In times of crisis, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms is more essential than ever,” today said a group of United Nations experts* calling on the Turkish Government to abide by its international human rights obligations when dealing with the aftermath of the military coup attempt.

“Constitutional order will only be fully re-established if the separation of powers and the rule of law are upheld,” stated the UN experts, while condemning in the strongest terms the recent events in which over 230 people have reportedly lost their lives.

Within hours of the failed coup attempt, the Turkish High Council for Judges and Prosecutors suspended a reported 2,745 judges and prosecutors of their functions. Hundreds of arrest warrants have allegedly been issued, resulting so far in the arrest of possibly up to 755 judges and prosecutors, including two judges of the Constitutional Court.

“We are particularly alarmed at the sheer number of judges and prosecutors who have reportedly been suspended and arrested since Saturday,” the experts stressed. “According to international law, judges can be suspended or removed only on serious grounds of misconduct or incompetence after fair proceedings.”

“We call on the authorities to release and reinstate these judges and prosecutors until credible allegations of wrong doing are properly investigated and evidenced. Any sanctions taken must be in line with international standards on judicial independence,” the experts added.

more

http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=20285&LangID=E

 

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Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters 6s7 seconds ago
BREAKING: Obama says reports that U.S. had previous knowledge of Turkish coup attempt are false; says rumors put Americans there at risk

[video=twitter;756530702095527936]https://twitter.com/FoxNews/status/756530702095527936[/video]

Fox NewsVerified account ‏@FoxNews 5m5 minutes ago
President #Obama: "We deplore the attempted coup [in #Turkey]."

margaret brennanVerified account ‏@margbrennan 5m5 minutes ago
.@POTUS says he takes Erdogan's "allegations" of #Gulen's role in coup "seriously" but extradition to #Turkey must go thru legal process

Steve HermanVerified account ‏@W7VOA 11m11 minutes ago Embassy of The Republic of Turkey
#Turkey Amb. @serdarkilic9 says cutting short his news conference for "appointment with high-level US official."

Steve HermanVerified account ‏@W7VOA 32m32 minutes ago Embassy of The Republic of Turkey
#Turkey Amb. @serdarkilic9: "We expect US to act in accordance with the time-tested alliance relationship."

KWDailyNEWS ‏@kwdailynews 1m1 minute ago
#BREAKING: #Obama says told Erdogan #Turkey should present US with evidence it thinks indicates involvement of Turkish cleric in failed coup

AFP news agency ‏@AFP 5m5 minutes ago
#BREAKING Turkey issues arrest warrants for 300 presidential guards: TV

Conflict News ‏@Conflicts 21h21 hours ago
BREAKING: No obstacle to extending #Turkey's state of emergency beyond initial three months - Erdogan tells @Reuters

 

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smh...

Cadets arrested in coup in Turkey were duped, relatives say

ISTANBUL (AP) — Military school cadets who were arrested following the failed coup in Turkey were unwitting participants because their commanders told them they would be attending a "surprise party" for the new head of the academy, relatives of the youths said Friday.

Standing outside the juvenile detention facility in the Istanbul suburb of Maltepe, families of about 60 cadets called on authorities to release them and put their commanders on trial instead.

The cadets were rounded up after daybreak Saturday from outside the Kuleli Military High School, one of Turkey's largest and most prestigious academies, as the rebellion by a faction of the military fell apart.

The families said they have not been able to see the youths since their arrest, and neither have their lawyers. An official complaint was filed Thursday against the commanders by the relatives.

Lawyers say 62 cadets are accused of attempting to overthrow the government, but no official charge sheet has been released yet.

The father added: "A 13- or 14-year-old can't be a traitor."

http://bigstory.ap.org/88e4bf08c67a404e80014da20d5ab15a

 

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100 jihadis still entering Syria from Turkey each week: Le Figaro

"According to the Direction for Military Intelligence (DRM) in Paris, each week, about 100 foreigners continue to cross Turkey into Syria to join Islamic State," Le Figaro reported, citing sources.

The defense ministry did not immediately comment on the report.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-idUSKCN1000VU

 

[SophieRose]

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/n...to-access-detainees-amid-torture-allegations/

Amnesty International has gathered credible evidence that detainees in Turkey are being subjected to beatings and torture, including rape, in official and unofficial detention centres in the country.
The organization is calling for independent monitors to be given immediate access to detainees in all facilities in the wake of the coup attempt, which include police headquarters, sports centres and courthouses. More than 10,000 people have been detained since the failed coup.

Amnesty International has credible reports that Turkish police in Ankara and Istanbul are holding detainees in stress positions for up to 48 hours, denying them food, water and medical treatment, and verbally abusing and threatening them. In the worst cases some have been subjected to severe beatings and torture, including rape.

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Two lawyers in Ankara working on behalf of detainees told Amnesty International that detainees said they witnessed senior military officers in detention being raped with a truncheon or finger by police officers.

A person on duty at the Ankara Police Headquarters sports hall saw a detainee with severe wounds consistent with having been beaten, including a large swelling on his head. The detainee could not stand up or focus his eyes and he eventually lost consciousness. While in some cases detainees were afforded limited medical assistance, police refused to allow this detainee essential medical treatment despite his severe injuries. The interviewee heard one police doctor on duty say: “Let him die. We will say he came to us dead.”

 

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Report: Turkey shuts down media, fires more troops
Newspapers, TV stations closed

UPDATED 8:12 PM EDT Jul 27, 2016

Amid a state of emergency, 45 newspapers, 16 television stations and three news agencies have been closed, state-run news agency Anadolu said Wednesday.

Anadolu said nearly 1,700 soldiers -- including 87 generals -- have been fired.

In total, Turkey has closed about 130 media and publishing outlets, Anadolu said.

http://www.wesh.com/national-news/r...=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=wesh

Turkey crackdown by the numbers: Statistics on brutal backlash after failed coup

http://www.amnestyusa.org/news/pres...atistics-on-brutal-backlash-after-failed-coup

 

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RT ‏@RT_com 34s34 seconds ago
BREAKING: 1,000s Turkish forces surround #NATO’s #Incirlik air base for ‘inspection' amid rumors of #coup attempt

https://twitter.com/RT_com

1,000s Turkish forces surround NATO’s Incirlik air base for ‘inspection’ amid rumors of coup attempt

Some 7,000 armed police with heavy vehicles have surrounded and blocked the Incirlik air base in Adana used by NATO forces, already restricted in the aftermath of a failed coup. Unconfirmed reports say troops were sent to deal with a new coup attempt.

https://www.rt.com/news/354042-turkish-police-incirlik-nato-coup/
I was afraid something like this would happen.

 

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Derek Bisaccio @DerekBisaccio
#Turkey Protesters reportedly marching towards Incirlik airbase for anti-US rally - @thevocaleurope

https://twitter.com/DerekBisaccio/with_replies

Conflict News ‏@Conflicts 1h1 hour ago
TURKEY: All entrances & exits to Incirlik airbase have been closed amidst rumours of another coup attempt.

 

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‘Not Our Friends’: Erdogan Stokes Anti-US, Anti-NATO Fervor in Turkey © REUTERS/ Alkis Konstantinidis
MIDDLE EAST
22:00 30.07.2016(updated 02:51 31.07.2016) Ge

NATO finds itself in quite the predicament as one of its most important strategic partners continues to accuse the United States of aiding and sympathizing with Gulenists who attempted to overthrow the Erdogan government.

"The attitude of many countries and their officials over the coup attempt in Turkey is shameful in the name of democracy," Erdogan told hundreds of supporters at the presidential palace in Ankara.

"Any country and any leader who does not worry about the life of Turkish people and our democracy as much as they worry about the fate of coupists are not our friends," said Erdogan, who narrowly escaped capture and perhaps death on the night of the coup.

The statements come in response to US National Intelligence Director James Clapper’s statement on Thursday that the purges were harming the fight against Daesh in Syria and Iraq by stripping away key Turkish officers who had worked closely with the United States.

Comments made at Erdogan’s rally on Friday follow remarks made earlier in the day blasting four-star US General and CENTCOM commander Joseph Votel for criticizing Turkey’s post-coup attempt purge saying "Who are you? Know your place." Erdogan went on to hint once more that the United States planned the failed government overthrow bid.

"My people know who is behind this scheme… they know who the superior intelligence behind it is, and with these statements you are revealing yourselves, you are giving yourselves away."

more and it's Sputnik

http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/2...&utm_content=bNTh&utm_campaign=URL_shortening

 

[Dr. Know?]

I don't know there are tweets saying this was just an inspection but not with 7000 or even 5000 police, if true. MSM really hasn't picked it up. Hope it's not true.

 

[Elley Mae]

RT ‏@RT_com 34s34 seconds ago
BREAKING: 1,000s Turkish forces surround #NATO’s #Incirlik air base for ‘inspection' amid rumors of #coup attempt

https://twitter.com/RT_com

1,000s Turkish forces surround NATO’s Incirlik air base for ‘inspection’ amid rumors of coup attempt




https://www.rt.com/news/354042-turkish-police-incirlik-nato-coup/
I was afraid something like this would happen.

https://www.facebook.com/Incirlik-Air-Base-Turkey-135207298748/

http://www.incirlik.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/872556/incirlik-continues-operations


Turkish official: Gen. Bakir Ercan Van, commander of Incirlik air base, detained for complicity in coup

http://www.breakingnews.com/topic/incirlik-air-base-incerilik-adana-tr/

 

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I would stay away from that Breaking News site, or pay closer attention to the dates.

The link leads to a fourteen day old news event:

Liz Sly
Liz Sly – Verified account ‏@LizSly

The general in charge of Incirlik, Gen. Bakir Ercan Van, is among those detained in Turkey for complicity in the coup: Turkish official
5:09 AM - 17 Jul 2016​

 

[i.b.nora]

Clint Watts ‏@selectedwisdom
Fantastic Russian Troll operation right now: claims of Incirlik US airbase being surrounded stirring up fear amongst Trump supporters

JJ MacNab answers with:

JJ MacNab – ‏@jjmacnab

@selectedwisdom The fake story is spreading like wildfire in the groups I monitor.
7:57 PM - 30 Jul 2016

 

[Elley Mae]

I would stay away from that Breaking News site, or pay closer attention to the dates.

The link leads to a fourteen day old news event:

Liz Sly
Liz Sly – Verified account ‏@LizSly

The general in charge of Incirlik, Gen. Bakir Ercan Van, is among those detained in Turkey for complicity in the coup: Turkish official
5:09 AM - 17 Jul 2016​

I didn't say it was today's news, it was just 15 days ago though. That's recent to me.

How about 16 minutes ago. That's fresh.

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Reports Turkish troops have sealed off Incirlik US/NATO nuclear air base


August 1, 20167:40am
http://www.news.com.au/world/report...e/news-story/4d7bb16e4e86842218b5b0d7d70f582b

TURKISH citizens and police have ‘surrounded’ the Incirlik air base it operates with the United States — and where a large stockpile of NATO nuclear weapons is held — ahead of a visit by a senior US official tomorrow.

 

[i.b.nora]

I didn't say it was today's news, it was just 15 days ago though. That's recent to me.

How about 16 minutes ago. That's fresh.

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Reports Turkish troops have sealed off Incirlik US/NATO nuclear air base


August 1, 20167:40am
http://www.news.com.au/world/report...e/news-story/4d7bb16e4e86842218b5b0d7d70f582b

TURKISH citizens and police have ‘surrounded’ the Incirlik air base it operates with the United States — and where a large stockpile of NATO nuclear weapons is held — ahead of a visit by a senior US official tomorrow.

Oh, sorry, my mistake then. I have not been following this Turkish stuff as closely as some of you all have, and assumed it was a new development. The whole thing is very concerning however, imo.
Its very hard to get a grip on it though, because no one seems to be telling the truth about what is going on.

Again, my apologies.

 

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Turkish Lawmakers Visit U.S. to Press for Gulen’s Extradition

A delegation of lawmakers representing Turkey’s three main political parties met with U.S. Department of Justice officials Monday and will go to the Department of Homeland Security and the State Department later this week. They are demanding the extradition of Fethullah Gulen, a former ally turned rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has lived in rural Pennsylvania since the late 1990s.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...rs-visit-u-s-to-press-for-gulen-s-extradition

several articles at this link

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...s-trump-wall-boasting-gaza-tested-smart-fence

 

[i.b.nora]

Turkish Lawmakers Visit U.S. to Press for Gulen’s Extradition



http://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...rs-visit-u-s-to-press-for-gulen-s-extradition

several articles at this link

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...s-trump-wall-boasting-gaza-tested-smart-fence

I must say, the second Bloomberg article about fences is all new to me, and very very interesting. Sounds like its time to buy stock in fence companies.

 

[i.b.nora]

He’s 77, frail and lives in Pennsylvania. Turkey says he’s a coup mastermind.
The Washington Post
By Abigail Hauslohner, Karen DeYoung and Valerie Strauss
August 3 at 6:11 PM

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...1b2226-526f-11e6-bbf5-957ad17b4385_story.html

“SAYLORSBURG, Pa. — It was a weekday night in the Poconos, quiet but for the sound of cicadas in the wooded hills of rural Pennsylvania. In the secluded compound where he preaches nonviolence, tolerance and the value of education, Fethullah Gulen sat in a well-lit room, handing out candy to children.

Half a world away in his native Turkey, the 77-year-old Muslim cleric with a global following had just been accused of orchestrating the bloody July 15 coup attempt that left more than 200 people dead and a major U.S. ally in chaos.

Gulen’s many adherents and admirers have dismissed the allegations, which he has denied, as the ravings of a paranoid Turkish government and an attempt by its president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to rid himself once and for all of a former ally whose popularity challenges his increasingly autocratic rule.

Critics say Gulen is a conniving leader of what Turkish government lawyer Robert Amsterdam calls a “cult,” bent on taking over Turkey. They charge that the international network of universities, hospitals, charities, business associations, news outlets and schools — more than 1,000 of them spread across more than 150 countries — over which, they say, he presides, is little more than a front for the spread of what Erdogan’s government has labeled a “deviant religious ideology.””​

A long article.

 

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