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Turkey post-putsch round up for Friday, July 29
Turkey has intelligence Gülen could flee U.S.
Bozdağ told broadcaster Habertürk TV that Fethullah Gülen could flee to Australia, Mexico, Canada, South Africa or Egypt, which do not have extradition treaties with Turkey. Ankara says Gülen, who has lived in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania since 1999, is the mastermind behind the failed July 15 coup attempt to overthrow the government.
Turkish Parliament approves commission on coup attempt Lawmakers have unanimously approved the formation of a commission to investigate the failed coup attempt of July 15.
The commission will have the authority to question suspects, including those currently in detention, just as public prosecutors are able to do. The commission is aimed at establishing the facts surrounding the botched attempt to overthrow the government. Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ has warned parliament of the need to take precautions to guard against the “countdown to a new coup attempt.” Turkey dismisses 88 foreign ministry staff -Foreign Minister [AlAhram] Turkey has dismissed 88 employees of the foreign ministry, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday, the latest in a series of purges of suspected supporters of a U.S.-based Muslim cleric accused of organising a failed military coup. Turkey Warns Kyrgyzstan over 'Gulen Coup' Risk [AnNahar] Turkey on Thursday warned the ex-Soviet state of Kyrgyzstan over the risk of a coup by followers of the U.S.-based preacher Fethullah Gulen, saying they had infiltrated every state institution in the country. Turkey has sought to cultivate close ties with Turkic-speaking Kyrgyzstan but Bishkek has found itself targeted by angry accusations from Turkish officials that it has not done enough to crack down on Gulen's influence. In a cold statement, Kyrgyzstan's foreign ministry said it would take note of Turkey's warnings on education but reminded Ankara it was an "independent, sovereign state." "We think at the very least that it is not correct when a foreign minister tells another state to take this or that action and moreover in the language of ultimatums and blackmail," it said. Report: Erdogan wants to control army, intel agencies
CNN-Turk reports that the changes will affect both the army and the intelligence agencies. Turkey Reshuffles Military after Half of Generals Fired
In a possible move to pre-empt its decisions, two of Turkey's top ranking generals -- Land Forces Chief of Staff General Ihsan Uyar and Training and Doctrine Command head General Kamil Basoglu -- resigned just before the meeting, the Dogan news agency said. Lower-ranking officers were expected to be fast-tracked to fill gaps in top positions. Turkey's post-coup purge: almost 16,000 detained, 50,000 fired
According to Interior Minister Efkan Ala on Wednesday, a total of 15,846 people have been detained. These include 10,012 soldiers, 2,901 police and 2,167 judges and prosecutors. According to Ala, 8,113 of those detained have been placed under arrest. This means a judge has remanded in them in custody ahead of trial. These include 5,266 soldiers, 1,684 judges and prosecutors, and 1,019 police. Of those detained, around 3,000 have been already released, a Turkish official said, although no precise figures have been issued. According to the state-run Anadolu news agency, 51,322 people have been dismissed from their jobs in state institutions. Most of these were in the state education sector, where 42,767 people have lost their jobs, evenly split between teachers and administrative staff. In addition, hundreds of jobs have also been lost in every major Turkish ministry. The government also demanded the resignation of almost 1,600 deans, or faculty heads, from private and state universities. Some 21,000 people working in private education will have their licences revoked and be banned from teaching in the future. Eighty-seven land army generals, 30 air force generals, and 32 admirals -- a total of 149 -- have been dishonourably discharged over their complicity, a government decree said. In addition, 1,099 officers and 436 junior officers have received a dishonourable discharge, according to the decree. At least 178 generals have been detained -- with 151 of them already remanded in custody -- around one half of the 358 generals serving in Turkey. It is likely almost all those discharged have been detained. According to state media, among the most senior generals detained are former air force chief General Akin Ozturk and former Second Army Commander General Adem Huduti. Posted by: trailing wife 2016-07-29 |
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