MUSA UCAN: Intrigue And Turmoil In Istanbul ~ THE 5TH ESTATE ASIA

Friday, October 28, 2016

MUSA UCAN: Intrigue And Turmoil In Istanbul

Friday, October 28, 2016

Turkey teeters on the brink of all out war with Iraq and Syria as the Middle East becomes further destabilised by foreign imperialists

THE 5TH ESTATE
By Musa Uçan

10/28/2016

It has now been three months since the Gülenist terror organization (FETO) attempted a coup in Turkey that killed hundreds of people, wounded Turkish public conscience and discredited Turkey in the eyes of both allies and enemies.

We continue to read aggressive reports and editorial commentary from Western columnists and political analysts who assert that the coup was staged and that Erdogan knew and allowed it under his control in order to increase his popularity while strengthening his position and enhancing his presidential aspirations.

It is clearly evident that the Turkish government remains incapable at convincing the U.S. authorities and the world that the Gülenist movement is a terrorist organisation and his followers are responsible for the coup attempt.

It is documented that the Gülenist movement (who sponsors 120 schools in the U.S.) is now funding lobbyist former politicians and organisations.

An invisible war has been taking place in Turkey since the July 15th incident, and it is clear that the Turkish president is not hesitating make clear his requests regarding U.S. policies about FETO and the extensions of the PKK in Syria; YPG - PYD.

Erdogan is calling upon the the U.S. to deport Gülen (now living in Pennsylvania), however U.S. officials are demanding proof of his involvement in order to consider initiating deportation proceedings while declaring they will evaluate such proof objectively.

This is not the first time Erdogan has openly questioned imperialist hypocrisy. U.S. support to PYD - YPG in Syria (an extension of ultra-Kurdist terror organisation PKK) against all petitions from Erdogan and the now documented links of the Gülenist terror organisation FETO, the Clinton Foundation and finally the Zarrab file and Judge Richard Berman's alleged links with FETO. Turkish authorities are already discussing the possibility of leaving NATO and the question now is are U.S. government officials ready to lose an ally located in the "heart" of the Middle East?

A favorite word is being tossed around by columnists in the aftermath of the failed coup attempt has been "mastermind," and indeed who is this "mastermind" Erdogan is referring to?

Clinton, Gulen

President Erdogan was pointing to a "mastermind" when asked by reporters who is behind this betrayal and defined "mastermind" as the individual or individuals controlling the ringleader Gülen and the Gülenist movement FETO.

Well known investigative reporter and author Soner Yalçın has asked "[W]hat Henri Barkley was doing at the [H]otel Splendid Palace in Istanbul [on] July 15, who else was there with him [and] what was the topic while [the] military was attempting a coup outside," (http://tinyurl.com/z9lsays Soner Yalçın's article at 20.07.16).

OdaTV published an interview with one of participants of Barkley's dinner at Splendid Palace.

There were 10 individuals in attendance, and some of the participants of that mysterious dinner were Ahmed Morsy (Carnegie Endowment Institute), Iran specialist Ali Vaez, Middle East specialist from Beyazit University Bayram Sinkaya along with columnist and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Dr. Mensur Akgün. The participants were seated around a U shaped table with Barkley placed in the middle. The topic of discussion is unknown as per Odatv's exclusive report.

The OdaTV report also highlighted quotes from Akgün's columns he wrote after the coup:

"Akgün wrote a column two days after [the] failed coup attempt (July 17th) and stated [the] possibility of a foreign link with [the] coup 'there might be [other] states behind the coup but [the] Turkish government shouldn't express it unless they have strong evidences in the hand.'"

As one may remember the former Minister of Labor and Social Security Süleyman Soylu has said, "it's [the] USA behind this failed coup attempt."

In Akgün's column of July 20 he warned the government and supporters; "Even some of us are underestimating Turkey's relationship with [the] U.S. and EU [it] is very important" he said. He also stated that both Europe and the U.S. are not satisfied with the AKP government and even may have supported the coup attempt. Akgün then simply threatened the government: "We should keep in mind that organizing or supporting a coup in Turkey isn't [the] only thing that [the] USA is capable of."

Was Brennan and the CIA behind the failed coup?

Details are scarce to non-existent, a nebulous "mastermind" who controls Gülenist terror organization FETO remains unidentified. What is known is that an effort was made to end the secular Turkish Republic (the one and only secular, Unitarian republic of the world with a Muslim majority) that resulted in the deaths of hundreds of civilians by helicopters, armored vehicles and an army built and fed by these civilian's taxes.

And a group of coup plotters penetrated the 5.000 year old Turkish Army, one of strongest and most active in NATO and attempted to overtake control of the state. These individuals attempted to initiate a multifaceted civil war which would definitely trigger bloody ethnic and sectarian conflicts in the Balkans, Caucasus, Cyprus, Azerbaijan - Armenia while at the same time destabilising the entire Middle East region.

This group lodged itself in the deepest cells and veins of the army and published secrets of the State and military above the fold of a CIA funded so-called "newspaper" (Taraf), jailed loyal Kemalists, independent and patriotic generals with manufactured, bogus evidence spread by CIA-linked journalists.

It definitely seems now that the "mastermind" will lose more allies as a consequence of "Soft Power" foreign policy and promised "change" to the nation. What remains now is a bankrupted economy, more homeless people, more refugees, more bullets and more weapons, more dictators, more discussions, more terrorists, bloody petrodollars and more and more victims.

The bloody events at the Incirlik NATO base on July 15th and the importance of Barkley & Fuller, Carnegie Endowment, RAND Corporation will be the topic of the next report. We will unveil some faces and links here to expose the dirty face and hypocrisy of imperialism.

Understanding these incidents in Turkey during the last three decades is the key to understanding what is happening now and will happen in Middle East, Europe, Balkan and Caucasus in the near and distant future. It will affect us all.

Musa Uçan

Musa Uçan is a freelance journalist reporting on international affairs and global politics and has traveled widely throughout the Middle East, Russia, Northern Africa and Asia. He has witnessed first-hand the before and after Arab Spring and Orange Revolutions.

He resides in Turkey.