Turkish mobster claims AKP supporters secretly armed after putsch - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Metin Gurcan

Metin Gurcan

Jul 13, 2021

Aftermath of 2016 coup attempt in Ankara — People flee the streets as Turkish police officers operate in front of the courthouse on July 18, 2016, in Ankara, in the aftermath of an attempted coup against the government. There are allegations that government weaponry was handed over to ruling party members following the putsch. — ILYAS AKENGIN/AFP via Getty Images

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