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The critical moment that changed the tide in the July 15 air wars SEDAT ERGİN

The critical moment that changed the tide in the July 15 air wars

Air Forces Secretary General Staff Colonel Veysel Kavak is talking to Brigadier General Kemal Mutlum, the head of Air Defense and Command.

September 01 2017
Aerial wars on the night of the coup attempt SEDAT ERGİN

Aerial wars on the night of the coup attempt

There was big chaos and a power struggle in the Turkish airspace on the night of the July 15, 2016, coup attempt.

August 22 2017
The talk with US officer on the morning of the coup attempt SEDAT ERGİN

The talk with US officer on the morning of the coup attempt

“At around 8:00 a.m., we got on a vehicle with the commander and arrived in front of a building belonging to the Americans. The commander went inside and I stayed in the vehicle,” an eyewitness said.

August 18 2017
A sleepy general on the night of the coup SEDAT ERGİN

A sleepy general on the night of the coup

They are all actually well aware that they are in an abnormal situation. For example, the co-pilot of the tanker aircraft “ASENA 3,” Lieutenant Fatih Akbulut, said in his testimony, “The base commander said, ‘You will go north in the direction of Ankara, you will supply fuel to the aircraft that asks for fuel from you.

August 17 2017
July 15 and İncirlik Air Base (1): ‘ASENA’ in the sky SEDAT ERGİN

July 15 and İncirlik Air Base (1): ‘ASENA’ in the sky

The recording starting at 9:34 a.m. on July 16, 2016 is between the tanker aircraft pilot returning to the İncirlik Air Base and Staff Captain Mustafa Mete Kaygusuz who directed the flights in the air from the Akıncı Aır Base at the 141st Fleet until the morning. It is a farewell speech.

August 16 2017
F-16 taking off to prevent the presidential plane SEDAT ERGİN

F-16 taking off to prevent the presidential plane

When staff pilot captains İlker Hazinedar and Oğuz Alper Emrah were assigned on a flight mission, it was nearly midnight.

August 03 2017
July 15 and the Akıncı base (15): How did FETÖ massacre from the air SEDAT ERGİN

July 15 and the Akıncı base (15): How did FETÖ massacre from the air?

On the night of the coup attempt of July 15, 2016, an order from the Akıncı Base was given to the quartet F-16 team that had recently taken off, according to radio records of the 141st fleet at 10:15 p.m.

August 02 2017
Why can an F-16 pilot not look his children in the face SEDAT ERGİN

Why can an F-16 pilot not look his children in the face?

Hasan Hüsnü Balıkçı who flies with the call sign “ASLAN 5” says, “We are going towards the target and dropping [the bomb].”

August 01 2017
July 15 and Akıncı Airbase (13): How to be a staff officer through fraud SEDAT ERGİN

July 15 and Akıncı Airbase (13): How to be a staff officer through fraud

Becoming a staff officer who opens the door to the path leading to become a general in the Turkish Armed Forces is possible by passing a tough exam.

July 31 2017