Erdogan makes an important statement
The Turkish army confirmed in a statement Tuesday that it had received intelligence about the preparations for a coup by a group of military personnel in the country hours before it was attempted. According to the army statement, the Turkish armed forces have taken over the entire territory of the country. The Turkish daily Nokta reported earlier that the Turkish National Intelligence Agency was aware of the preparation of the coup attempt several hours before its implementation and informed the army command. According to Nokta, Turkish intelligence had received information about preparations for a coup attempt on Friday (July 15th) at 16:00. At 16:30, Deputy Director of the Turkish National Intelligence Service, Hakan Vidan, informed the Deputy Commander of the Turkish Armed Forces, Yachar Güler, of this. Turkey's Chief of Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces, Kholosi Akkar, ordered the closure of Turkish airspace and the banning of flights of warplanes and the movement of t...