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The Turkish fleet after a coup attempt short of 14 ships

Турецкий флот после попытки переворота недосчитался 14 кораблейThe Turkish government has refused to comment on the loss of ships.

Turkish Navy after the coup attempt was short of 14 ships, also, unknown fate the commander of the Turkish fleet.

As The Times reports, citing sources, fourteen warships of Turkish Navy had not been in contact after the military coup in the country. Fleet commander Veysel Kezele also not been in contact since July 16.

It is unknown whether it is held hostage by the rebels or he was one of the leaders of the coup.

All the missing ships were on active military service in the Aegean and Black seas. It is not excluded that some vessels may be sent in the Greek ports by the example of several officers who asked for political asylum in Greece.

At the same time, the Turkish media reports that Admiral Kezele tricked into the ship by the supporters of the coup, telling him the attack occurred.

The Turkish government has refused to comment on the incident with the commander of the fleet, but confirmed that searches of suspects provocateurs.

In the night of Saturday, July 16, the Turkish military made a coup attempt. In Istanbul and Ankara were carried out airstrikes on the street were removed tanks. By Saturday morning, the country’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the main centers of the rebels eliminated.

The authorities have accused the show of military Islamic preacher and opponent of Erdogan Fethullah Gulen living in the United States. However, Gulen has denied any involvement in the coup attempt.

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