Tuesday, 19 July 2016
ISTANBUL
Mobile
phone messages between pro-coup officers appear to reveal they ordered
the shooting of people resisting the July 15 coup attempt.
As
part of the investigation into the thwarted coup attempt, the Istanbul
Prosecutor Office has compiled a series of WhatsApp messages between
pro-coup officers, apparently sent on the evening of July 15.
Documents
seen by Anadolu Agency appear to show that military officers in
Istanbul were told - and ordered - to shoot at crowds resisting the
coup. The messages then seem to translate a sense of panic after it
becomes apparent that the coup has failed.
In one instance, Lt. Col. Muzaffer Duzenli appears to order his subordinates to open fire as crowds amass.
“Repeat. Transmit. Open fire to disperse crowds,” Duzenli says in one of the WhatsApp messages shown to Anadolu Agency.
It is unclear, from the messages, where exactly the officers are stationed in Istanbul.
In
a reply to Duzenil, Col. Muslum Kaya says a group of protestors are
trying to approach a disaster coordination center in Istanbul. "Comrades
opened fire," he writes.
In his reply, Col. Uzay Sahin encourages Kaya to shoot at the group. "Do not let them approach. Open fire," he says.
Maj.
Mehmet Karabekir says he has also opened fire on the crowds: "I am
opening fire at crowds and waiting. Use this in a restrained fashion.
10-15 people are dead. Do not lose initiative."
Maj.
Muammer Aygar also lets the other officers know that there has been
heavy fighting in Kuleli, a district on the Asian side of Istanbul,
which hosts a military academy. "Opened fire at the group," he says.
The
latest toll has established that at least 208 people, including members
of the security forces and civilians, were martyred in Istanbul and
Ankara and nearly 1,500 others wounded as they protested Friday’s
attempted coup.
In
another exchange, Lt. Col. Ugur Coskun says officers and soldiers have
been overrun by a group of protestors at the Istanbul Governorship
building.
In a reply, Maj. Karabekir says: “Crush [them]. Burn [them]. No compromise.”
After
a flow of messages seem to attest that protestors are attacking
pro-coup soldiers, Maj. Murat Yanik says he has received an order from
Ankara: "Open fire."
Maj.
Mehmet Murat Celebioglu says: "Sir, we received information that [there
are] armed people. If people march towards us, we will open fire first
in the air then at them."
Col. Sahin advises Celebioglu to shoot down leaders of protestors. "Shoot down instigators," writes Sahin.
After it has become clear that the attempt has been thwarted, the messages seem to show a sense of disarray among the officers.
“Sir,
we have been trying to survive. Do as you see fit,” says Maj. Mehmet
Murat Celebioglu in an apparent message to someone asking for
instructions.
“Surrender or run,” he adds.
In
another exchange, Maj. Muhammer Aygar asks one of his peers whether the
attempt has been called off. Celebioglu replies: “Called off.”
“Are we leaving?”Aygar asks again. “Yes sir,” replies Murat.
Col. Cemalledin Dogan also asks whether he should run.
Aygar
says: “Stay alive. It is your choice. We have not decided. But we left
our post. I am closing down the [WhatsApp] group. Delete messages if you
like.”
The
Turkish government has said the failed military overthrow was organized
by followers of U.S.-based preacher Fetullah Gulen, who is accused of a
long-running campaign to overthrow the state through supporters within
Turkish institutions, particularly the military, police and judiciary,
forming what is commonly known as the parallel state.
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