Ample evidence to prove that Gülenists were behind Turkey's coup attempt: Journalist Sedat Ergin

There is little doubt that Turkey's deadly coup attempt of July 15, 2016 was masterminded by the Fethullah Gülen network, with both confessions and solid evidence pointing to this fact, journalist Sedat Ergin has told the Hürriyet Daily News.

"The confessors who actively took part in the coup attempt all admit to being part of the Gülenist organization ... They have confessed that they acted under directives from the organization," said Ergin, who has been publishing the details of the indictments against the coup suspects in a series of articles for daily Hürriyet.

He also highlighted certain key evidence, including footage from security cameras at the Akıncı Air Base, the command center of the coup attempt, that showed civilians linked to the Gülen network alongside soldiers carrying out the coup.

What is the picture that emerges after reading thousands of pages of indictments?

First of all, prior to my readings I was sure that this coup attempt was undertaken by members of the Gülen movement. And the more I read the more my conviction was confirmed. We see there was meticulously detailed coup planning; it was not an amateurish initiative by a handful of soldiers. The coup attempt was executed across almost all of Turkey, from east to west. Another point is that the civilian mechanisms of the movement were involved in this process, in the planning and execution phases. Thirdly, I think these indictments are largely well-documented; for example, in the case on events at the Akıncı air base - the central headquarters of the coup attempt - we see how actively the civilian cadre of the Gülenist secret network was involved.
 

How do you define the organization that emerges from the evidence?...