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Turkey sends diplomatic note to Germany over possible sighting of main coup attempt suspect Öksüz

Turkey sent a diplomatic note to Germany on Aug. 16 over Adil Öksüz, a runaway suspect thought to be the civilian leader of the Gülen movement in the Air Force, following reports that he was seen in Germany, according to diplomatic sources. 

U.S. launches unarmed ICBM from California, 4th such test this year

 

The U.S. Air Force successfully launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile from California, the fourth such test this year.

The 30th Space Wing says the Minuteman 3 missile launched at 2:10 a.m. local time Wednesday from Vandenberg Air Force Base, about 130 miles northwest of Los Angeles.

Concerns raised over military presence, nukes stored in Turkey

The U.S. should move its nuclear weapons from Incirlik Air Base and start looking for alternatives to the longtime military hub in Turkey, a country that can no longer be fully relied on, analysts and former military officials said.

The U.S. military maintains about 50 nuclear warheads at Incirlik, according to nuclear watchdog organizations.

July 15 and Akıncı Air Base (10): Recording of the F-16 pilot who bombed the palace

The conversations between the 93-0671 tail-numbered F-16 jet's pilot who took off with the code name "Lion 6" and the tower at the Akıncı Air Base were fully recorded. The dialogues happened in the morning of July 16, 2016. It was the last F-16 flight to take off from the base used by the coup plotters. 

Main opposition CHP MP hands flash drive containing list of Gülenists in army in 2007 to prosecutor's office

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy Tuncay Özkan handed a copy of a flash drive containing a list of military personnel in the army with links to the Gülen network in 2007, including former air force commander and key coup general Akın Öztürk, to the Istanbul Chief Prosecutor's Office on July 25, according to the party's leader. 

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