Media reveals the name of the leader of the coup in Türkiye.
The coup in Turkey was organized by former air force commander Akin Ozturk, local media reported this Saturday; however, the popular reaction was stronger than Ozturk's tanks.
From the Sputnik Agency – The coup in Türkiye was organized by former air force commander Akin Ozturk, local media reported on Saturday.
Ozturk, born in 1952, is a former four-star general in the Turkish Air Force. He retired from service in 2015 but remained a member of the country's Supreme Military Council.
During the night, those involved in the coup attacked a series of facilities in Ankara, including the General Staff building, the police headquarters, the Ministry of the Interior, and Parliament. Parliament suffered airstrikes, leaving an unknown number of injured.
A few hours after the start of the attempted coup, Turkey's National Intelligence Organization reported that the situation in the country had "returned to normal."