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At 4:41, pictures emerge of young soldiers being taken taken by civilians from both Ankara and Istanbul. The soldiers look terrified. “Privates”, people comment. “They are just doing their mandatory military service.” While units stationed elsewhere could flee or stand down with more ease, the soldiers on the bridge were stuck. Two hours later, they also surrender.
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Video shows Turkey soldiers surrendering on bridge following coup attempt. Live updates: http://cnn.it/29XfsZI
3:37 PM - 16 Jul 2016
The names of the senders in this article have been standardised to make the article more readable. Telephone numbers are replaced by [phone number]. The names, which only includes high-ranking military officials, have not been anonymised, as the persons involved have already been exposed in many Turkish media outlets. For that reason, Bellingcat considers this conversation as public information and will use the real names of those involved.
[1] Translator’s note: The nature of the text, hastily written WhatsApp messages littered with spelling errors and military abbreviations, makes it very challenging to translate. To wit, I have done my utmost to translate the messages from the Turkish in the most literal sense possible to prevent interpretation of the meaning and intent of the text from being altered in English. I do apologise in advance for any errors.
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Christiaan Triebert is currently pursuing a MA at the War Studies Department of King's College London. He has conducted fieldwork in Syria, Iraq, and Ukraine, among other countries. Contact via Twitter: @trbrtc Or e-mail: christiaan.triebert@gmail.com
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Video shows Turkey soldiers surrendering on bridge following coup attempt. Live updates: http://cnn.it/29XfsZI
3:37 PM - 16 Jul 2016
The names of the senders in this article have been standardised to make the article more readable. Telephone numbers are replaced by [phone number]. The names, which only includes high-ranking military officials, have not been anonymised, as the persons involved have already been exposed in many Turkish media outlets. For that reason, Bellingcat considers this conversation as public information and will use the real names of those involved.
[1] Translator’s note: The nature of the text, hastily written WhatsApp messages littered with spelling errors and military abbreviations, makes it very challenging to translate. To wit, I have done my utmost to translate the messages from the Turkish in the most literal sense possible to prevent interpretation of the meaning and intent of the text from being altered in English. I do apologise in advance for any errors.
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Christiaan Triebert is currently pursuing a MA at the War Studies Department of King's College London. He has conducted fieldwork in Syria, Iraq, and Ukraine, among other countries. Contact via Twitter: @trbrtc Or e-mail: christiaan.triebert@gmail.com
