US Edition‘I Was the Scapegoat’: Öztürk Denies Coup, Points to Uludere in High-Stakes Defense
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For the ninth consecutive year Turkey commemorated the failure of the coup d'état of 15 July 2016. Established since 2017, the Day of Democracy and Unity has become a national festival rhythmized by official ceremonies in Ankara and throughout the country. In cities throughout the country rallies were held in front of monuments and symbolic places especially in Istanbul. On the current Martyr Bridge of 15 July, the scene of clashes in 2016, fami…
‘I Was the Scapegoat’: Öztürk Denies Coup, Points to Uludere in High-Stakes Defense
Retired Air Force General Akın Öztürk, once one of the most senior figures in the Turkish Armed Forces, has delivered an explosive and defiant defense in his retrial over the 2016 coup attempt. Speaking for two days before the Ankara 17th High Criminal Court, Öztürk declared his complete innocence and said he had been made a scapegoat by Turkey’s top military commanders in a calculated effort to shield themselves and align with the ruling govern…
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