Rebel fighter jets followed Turkish president's plane
Reuters reported that two rebel fighter jets, F-16, followed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s plane from the Marmaris resort to Istanbul.
A former military officer told Reuters that although the rebels never fired upon Erdogan’s plane, the rebels did have their radar signals on Erdogan’s plane as well as the fighter jets protecting him.
After the military attempted a coup on Friday, Erdogan had to cut his trip short and fly back to Turkey.
While en route to his country, Erdogan went to his Twitter page and encouraged the citizens of Turkey to rise up. Erdogan tweeted , “I call on everyone to go to city squares and airports. I also will be with them.”
The Turkish people answered the call and took to the streets. The images of the Turkish people waving the Turkish flag and standing in front of soldiers and tanks were seen throughout world.
The coup, which lasted less than 24 hours, was DOA (dead on arrival). The coup leaders failed not only to get the support of the people, but they failed to get the support of the Turkish politicians and a crucial ally, the United States.
There were 265 killed and greater than 1,400 people were wounded. Erdogan is blaming Cleric Fethullah Gulen for the failed coup.
Gulen lives in Pennsylvania and he has been in the U.S. for greater than 15 years. Gulen denies any involvement in the coup and has said that the coup is a result of Erdogan limiting the Turkish people’s democratic freedoms, like free speech.
Erdogan has demanded that the U.S. extradite Gulen. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said that President Obama would consider it, but that Erdogan must provide evidence that Gulen was behind the coup.
And if the evidence was not sufficient, then Gulen would remain in the U.S. Since 2013, Erdogan has arrested over 2,000 of Gulen’s supporters.
After the military coup failed, Erdogan removed 2,745 judges who support Gulen.
A former military officer told Reuters that although the rebels never fired upon Erdogan’s plane, the rebels did have their radar signals on Erdogan’s plane as well as the fighter jets protecting him.
After the military attempted a coup on Friday, Erdogan had to cut his trip short and fly back to Turkey.
While en route to his country, Erdogan went to his Twitter page and encouraged the citizens of Turkey to rise up. Erdogan tweeted , “I call on everyone to go to city squares and airports. I also will be with them.”
The Turkish people answered the call and took to the streets. The images of the Turkish people waving the Turkish flag and standing in front of soldiers and tanks were seen throughout world.
The coup, which lasted less than 24 hours, was DOA (dead on arrival). The coup leaders failed not only to get the support of the people, but they failed to get the support of the Turkish politicians and a crucial ally, the United States.
There were 265 killed and greater than 1,400 people were wounded. Erdogan is blaming Cleric Fethullah Gulen for the failed coup.
Gulen lives in Pennsylvania and he has been in the U.S. for greater than 15 years. Gulen denies any involvement in the coup and has said that the coup is a result of Erdogan limiting the Turkish people’s democratic freedoms, like free speech.
Erdogan has demanded that the U.S. extradite Gulen. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said that President Obama would consider it, but that Erdogan must provide evidence that Gulen was behind the coup.
And if the evidence was not sufficient, then Gulen would remain in the U.S. Since 2013, Erdogan has arrested over 2,000 of Gulen’s supporters.
After the military coup failed, Erdogan removed 2,745 judges who support Gulen.
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