Around 150 plotters, who are suspected of being members of the Fetullah Terrorist Organization, had been holding out at the headquarters of the General Staff and the nearby gendarmerie compound in central Ankara.
Three prosecutors went to the headquarters to receive the surrender of the group, which included 13 high-ranking naval officers, the source said on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on speaking to the media.
Two buses carried senior officers away while other ranks, many wearing just their underwear, were put on three buses to be taken to a sports hall in Baskent on the western edge of the capital.
Riot police guarded the General Staff headquarters, which had been one of the focal points of Friday night’s coup attempt and where senior officers who refused to participate were held, including the Chief of the General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar.
The source said counter-terrorism officers would make detailed search of the compound, where earlier Saturday around 700 coup troops surrendered to police
The government has said the coup bid was organized by followers of U.S.-based preacher Fetullah Gulen, who is accused of a long-standing campaign to overthrow the government through supporters within the Turkish state, particularly the military, police and judiciary.
[aa.com.tr/By Cankut Tasda]
16/7/16
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Summary of the key developments:
ReplyDeleteTurkey's PM Binali Yildirim has declared the attempted coup over, describing it as a "black stain on Turkish democracy" and saying the plotters will "face justice they deserve"
More than 160 people are dead, 1,440 are wounded and some 2,800 soldiers are under arrest after a night in which a faction of the army tried to seize power
Explosions and gunfire were heard in Ankara, Istanbul and elsewhere, and soldiers stormed state media, as the coup unfolded
President Erdogan made a dramatic televised address, via a mobile phone, urging his supporters to take to the streets to oppose the uprising
Exiled Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen denied he was behind the coup after accusations from Mr Erdogan
American diplomats in Turkey say the authorities there have imposed a security lockdown at the Incirlik air base in the southern province of Adana which is used by the US in the fight against militants in Syria
Some 2,745 judges have also been dismissed in the wake of the coup, state media say
Echoing other politicians around the world, the US secretary of state John Kerry said his country supported the Turkish government
BBC