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<strong>JULY</strong> <strong>15</strong>: GÜLENIST COUP ATTEMPT<br />
CHRONOLOGY OF THE FAILED COUP<br />
<strong>JULY</strong> 16, 2016 SATURDAY<br />
7:50 a.m.<br />
Interior Minister<br />
Efkan Ala suspends<br />
29 colonels and five<br />
generals linked with<br />
FETO.<br />
8:30 a.m.<br />
Gen. Akar, who was<br />
taken as hostage by<br />
coup forces, is released.<br />
9:40 a.m.<br />
The Justice Ministry<br />
announces that 1,563<br />
Turkish Armed Forces<br />
personnel have been<br />
detained.<br />
11:45 a.m.<br />
A no-fly zone is<br />
declared in the<br />
Marmara region, which<br />
includes Istanbul.<br />
1:35 p.m.<br />
MİT Chief Fidan says<br />
anti-coup operations<br />
will finish within the<br />
hour.<br />
5:00 p.m.<br />
Parliament’s General Assembly<br />
held an emergency session<br />
where all four parties issued a<br />
joint declaration condemning the<br />
failed coup attempt.<br />
8:00 a.m.<br />
Reuters reports<br />
that the General<br />
Staff building is<br />
under the control of<br />
soldiers loyal to the<br />
government.<br />
8:36 a.m.<br />
Gendarmerie General<br />
Command is secured<br />
by another team of<br />
Special Forces<br />
10:30 a.m.<br />
A judicial process for<br />
charges of treason<br />
is initiated against<br />
generals affiliated with<br />
the coup attempt.<br />
11:51 a.m.<br />
A helicopter lands in<br />
Greece with seven<br />
coup-affiliated soldiers<br />
and one civilian seeking<br />
asylum.<br />
2:55 p.m.<br />
The Supreme<br />
Board of Judges<br />
and Prosecutors<br />
(HSYK) suspends<br />
2,745 judges.<br />
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