The Turkish army has started search operations to find and destroy the 42 helicopters which have gone missing from Turkey's military facilities in the wake of the failed coup attempt, a security source said on Monday.
Turkey Running Search Operation to Hunt Lost Choppers
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"Last night, the Turkish president ordered the air force to conduct patrolling missions across the country and the air force proposed that the F16 fighter jets fly over the country's sensitive regions, including Ankara, Istanbul and many other cities and important points," the source said.
He said that the Turkish Falcon warplanes have been ordered to directly fire and destroy the lost helicopters, adding that the IDs of all the lost choppers have been recorded on the fighter jets trace and targeting systems to prevent possible mistakes.
"Before this, the Turkish prime minister had announced that if the fighter jets and helicopters stolen by the coup plotters are not handed back to the Army General Staff and continue flying over the sensitive regions, the army's air defense units will be ordered to bring these fighters and choppers down," the source said.
Local sources in Turkey said on Monday that at least 42 helicopters have gone missing, sparking the concern over another attempt to overthrow the Turkish government.
Turkish special forces launched a search operation in the Air Force Academy, located in a suburb of Istanbul, as Turkish security forces started conducting fresh raids in a relentless crackdown against the suspected plotters of a botched coup in the country.
Dean of Istanbul’s Air Force Academy Detained, as Turkey’s Anti-Coup Plotters Operation Expands
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Turkish media reports suggest Istanbul counter-terror units and police arrived at the site, the academic buildings and dormitories are being searched, Vestnikkavkaza reported.
The Dean of the Istanbul Air force academy Colonel Ahmet Gumus was detained on suspicion of involvement in the coup.
Haberturk TV channel reported earlier today that 14 generals and one admiral were arrested in Turkey on Sunday night by the decision of the Istanbul Court. They are charged with an "attempted coup", an "attempt on the president’s life" and "intended killing of people."
The Turkish authorities have introduced a state of emergency in Istanbul. They also deployed additional police special forces in the city.
Saudi whistle-blower Mujtahid, who is believed to be a member of or have a well-connected source in the royal family, dislosed that senior government officials in Riyadh and Abu Dhabi had been informed of the coup in Turkey long before it took place.
Whistleblower: S. Arabia, UAE Involved in Turkey Coup
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Mujtahid wrote on his twitter page on Monday that the UAE leaders had played a role in the coup and the Turkish spy agencies have come to decode this involvement, adding that the UAE leaders had also alerted the Saudis about the impending coup.
"Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammad bin Salman had been informed of the military coup in Turkey," Mujtahid wrote on his twitter page on Monday.
"There are reasons which show that given his intimate relations with Mohammad bin Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan (the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces), Mohammad bin Salman was aware of this coup," he added.
According to Mujtahid, Turkish intelligence agencies have received information about some negative collaboration between bin Salman and bin Zayed, but the Saudis have managed to convince the Justice and Development party to rest assured and be optimistic about Riyadh's measures.
He revealed that bin Salman has been trying to convince the Turks to conceal the UAE's role in the coup and has promised a large amount of cash in reprisal.
Former Emir of Qatar, Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, harshly criticized Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir for his involvement in Friday’s coup attempt in Turkey while insisting the United States and another western country have orchestrated the abortive coup.
Saudi’s Al-Jubeir Accused of Involvement in Turkish Coup Attempt by Former Qatari Emir
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“Al-Jubeir remained silent even though he knew beforehand what was being plotted against the Turkish state,” the former Qatari emir said, Al Masdar reported.
He also strongly condemned the failed military coup, stressing his country’s solidarity with the legitimate Turkish government.
Al Thani, considered a former close ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, also commended the ‘positive and constructive’ role undertaken by Erdogan in the region.
Turkey’s police used water cannons during an operation to detain coup plotters at the airbase in Konya, local sources said.
Anti-Coup Plotters Operation Conducted at Turkey’s Konya Airbase
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Turkish news TV channel, Haber Turk TV channel said police forces came to the airbase with a warrant to arrest a number of officers suspected of being involved in the failed coup attempt and several pilots of fighter jets, TASS reported.
The use of water cannons may mean that the police met resistance. According to available information, the operation at the airbase is not yet over.
Turkey’s police have detailed 11 coup plotters at Istanbul’s second airport, Sabiha Gokcen, Dogan news agence said on Sunday.
The police arrived at the airport with a warrant to arrest several officers of the local Gendarmerie department but were met with resistance. Police officers fired warning shots. After a short clash, the coup plotters surrendered. No one was killed.
The Turkish police raided the Incirlik airbase where the US-led coalition's jets are based, local media reported.
Turkish Police Raid Incirlik Airbase
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Local newspaper, Hurriyet quoted informed sources as reporting that the Turkish prosecutor's office representatives, flanked by police forces are running search and investigation at the Incirlik base.
The development comes as the top commander of Incirlik air base was arrested by the Turkish police on Sunday after a coup attempt in the country ended in failure.
The Incirlik airbase's top commander, Bakir Ercan Van, was among the six thousand military and judiciary personnel arrested across Turkey on suspicion of involvement in the abortive coup.
Turkish authorities imposed a comprehensive ban on the Turkish government’s civil servants that effectively bars them from leaving the country, local sources reported.
Turkey Imposes Travel Ban on Civil Servants as Crack down on 'Gulenists' Widens
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The sources said the travel ban on the civil servants was imposed to stop supporters of Friday’s botched coup as well as “the public sector employees that Turkish government branded as Gulenists", an apparent reference by the Turkish authorities to the supporters of opposition leader, Fethullah Gulen, from leaving the country.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Kremlin's press service said the conversation was initiated by the Russian side.
Putin, Erdogan have telephone conversation after military coup attempt in Turkey — Kremlin
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"Vladimir Putin in relation to the attempt of a force overthrowing of democratically elected Turkish authorities at night to July 16 stressed Russia's principal line for categorical inacceptance of anti-constitutional actions and use of force in life of a country," the Kremlin said. "Recep Tayyip Erdogan was offered condolences following the many victims among the civilians and law enforcers opposing the plotters, as well as wishes of soonest recovery of stable constitutional order and stability in Turkey."
Russian tourists in Turkey
Presidents discussed safety of Russian tourists in Turkey after the military coup attempt in that country.
"The Russian president said after lifting of the limiting measures the number of Russian tourists in Turkey has jumped up, and expressed hope the Turkish side under the current complicated conditions would be able to provide maximum their safety," the Kremlin's statement reads. "Recep Tayyip Erdogan stressed all necessary steps in that sphere would be undertaken.".
Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan also confirmed earlier agreement to meet in person soon, the Kremlin's press service said