Erdogan’s adviser stands behind assassination attempt on him
The investigation and the testimony of the arrested generals involved in the coup attempt in Turkey has revealed that Ali Yazici, adviser to Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, stands behind the assassination attempt on the president, the Sabah newspaper reported July 27.
Yazici gave information about Erdogan’s location to the servicemen who bombed the hotel where the president was staying.
Reportedly, Yazici was paying 20 percent of his salary to the organization of Fethullah Gulen each month as support to his movement.
On July 15 evening, Turkish authorities said a military coup attempt took place in the country. Meanwhile, a group of servicemen announced about transition of power to them.
However, the rebelling servicemen started to surrender July 16 and Turkish authorities said the coup attempt failed. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the death toll as a result of the military coup attempt stood at 246 people excluding the coup plotters and over 2,000 people were wounded.
Erdogan declared a three-month state of emergency in Turkey on July 20.
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