The General Staff of Turkey named conspirators and brought new data on the victims of the coup. Deputy head of the General Staff General Umit Dundar said that the instigators of the coup attempt were troops from the Turkish Air Force, as well as military police. He said that the army elite opposed the revolt, and many generals were taken "in an unknown direction," reported by Reuters.
Dundar also cited recent data about the victims of the rebellion and detained: 104 rebels were killed, 90 people died, including 47 civilians; 1154 people were injured;1563 involved in the coup were detained. Dundar was put in charge of the General Staff after reports of abduction by rebels of the Turkish Armed Forces, Hulusi Ankara. On Saturday morning, the authorities reported that Ankara is released and safe.
Official account of the Turkish President warned on Twitter on Saturday of the possibility of new attempts to destabilize the situation and called on citizens to be extremely careful. -02D-
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On the evening of February 5, it was reported that journalist Shahnaz Beylargizi had been arrested. She had been a presenter on the Toplum TV channel for several years. After a criminal case was initiated against the channel in March 2024 and nearly all of its staff were arrested, Beylargizi was questioned multiple times. According to relatives, the police conducted a search of her apartment.
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By a presidential decree dated February 5, Mukhtar Babaev has been appointed the presidential representative for climate issues.
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On February 5, President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine. According to the document, the Ministry of Energy has been allocated 1 million US dollars to purchase and send electrical equipment, manufactured in Azerbaijan, to Ukraine.
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The trial of Aziz Orudjev, the head of the online publication Kanal-13, continued on February 5 at the Sabail District Court.
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