A list containing the names of hundreds of soldiers with corresponding
duty posts, allegedly naming their would-be titles if the July 15 coup
attempt had been successful, has surfaced, however its top two slots
were left blank.
The document listed the names of 413 senior-level
soldiers and their would-be post-coup appointments had the failed
attempt succeeded overnight on July 15.
Two slots, including the
name of the would-be Chief of General Staff and Commander of the Land
Forces, were omitted by the coup plotters, as reports claimed the former
post was planned to be offered to seating Chief of General Staff Gen.
Hulusi Akar, who was said to have turned down the proposal.
According
to the list, a number of senior soldiers including Commander of the
Turkish Gendarmerie Forces Gen. Galip Mendi, Commander of the 2nd Army
Gen. Adem Huduti and Commander of the 3rd Army Gen. İsmail Serdar Savaş
were set to continue their posts, while some others were to be given
additional titles, such as general manager of Turkey’s state-run TRT
television, the prestigious Turkish Airlines (THY) and mayoral posts in
Istanbul, Ankara and İzmir.
The
list suggested that Lt. Gen. Yıldırım Güvenç would have been appointed
general manager of TRT television, Lt. Gen. Satı Bahadır Köse –
currently the 3rd Army Corps Commander – would have been named the mayor
of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and Lt. Gen, Mustafa Özsoy –
head of intelligence at the Chief of General Staff- would have been
named undersecretary of the Prime Ministry.
The would-be governors of Istanbul, Ankara and İzmir were listed as Maj. Gen. Fethi Alpay, Brig. Kemal Akçınar and Brig. Veyis Savaş, respectively.