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Ayşe arrived just past midnight, escorted only by one trusted aide. She wore no scarf this time. The rooftop of the small party office in Kızılay was a discreet enough venue, and the air was cold and still. Abdullah stood at the edge, watching the skyline, a thermos in his hand. He turned as...

The corridors of the General Staff building were antiseptic and silent, save for the distant shuffle of boots and the murmur of radios. The guards outside stood motionless as Ayşe Çiller entered the secured chamber, escorted by a silent junior officer. Her phone was already in a Faraday pouch...

The city below was dark. Electricity had returned only in scattered pockets across Ankara. The military had declared a curfew save for emergencies. TRT had been taken over by the Armed Forces, and all channels were now broadcasting statements from the military run National Security Council. But...

"I will raise the issue of a joint patrol with the Chief of Naval Operations and the Naval Planning Office and they will be able to see if we can provide the four ships for this patrol. However, I don't think it should be an issue on our end" Akın said, giving a tight nod to Haik. "I find the...

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The National Security Council of the Republic of Türkiye has taken the sovereign decision to terminate all diplomatic relations with the Socialist Republic of Thailand and close the Thai Diplomatic Mission in Türkiye, effective within 48 hours of formal notification. This action comes in...

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Nearly three days after the sudden military takeover that brought Türkiye’s civilian government to an abrupt end, the country remains under tight military control as the newly established National Security Council (NSC) consolidates its grip on power. Army units have assumed policing duties...

"I can not pledge nor commit the government to any course of action; however, I will raise this proposal to them and see their views on it," Akın said. Then, an aide would walk into the building and hand him a note, which he read before giving the aide a nod. Akın whispered into the ear of...

General Veysel Kurt General Arda Yılmaz Admiral Erden Zaimoglu For the third time in eighty-three years, tanks have rolled into Ankara, not as part of a national celebration, but to unseat a sitting government. The Turkish Armed Forces, or at least a decisive faction within it, have taken...

LIVE... “My fellow Turks, thank you for sharing your time with me today. The subject I wish to speak on, peace and sovereignty, is both urgent and vital. It is urgent because, as many of you awoke during the early hours of this morning, our nation faced a crossroads, one that could shape the...

Ankara Esenboğa Airport – 03:24 a.m. The Turkish government jet touched down on Runway 19 with the conclusion of talks in Moscow. Minister Yusuf Koç, overworked and sleep-deprived, leaned back in his leather seat, adjusting the cuff of his shirt as the aircraft taxied to a halt. The visit to...

Time: 03:52 AM Location: 4th Mechanized Battalion Staging Ground outside of Ankara The yard behind the depot was filled with gravel and cracked asphalt. Oil drums lined the wall. The air was still as the evening shifted to dawn In the distance, the eastern sky bled the faintest shade of...

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Kırıkkale Agricultural Inspection Center H-20 Minutes to Breach The wheat fields around the compound whispered as the wind blew around them. The cold, dry air carried no scent, no hint of what was coming. From a distance, the Kırıkkale Agricultural Inspection Center looked abandoned. Windows...