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Here the plan
The plan was to cause tension with Greece in order to ridicule the government Erdogan
Started planning a series of acts of sabotage aimed at causing the desired tension within and external relations of the country that would justify the imposition of martial law in many areas and could open the way to overturning. Objective, the presentation of the elected government to the eyes of public opinion as impotent and powerless to stop the drift towards chaos. Projects which received the name Enterprise Security "Balioz (" sledgehammer ") included the placement of bombs in mosques, and Fatih Begiazit City during Friday Prayer, the impressions of Islamists staged attacks against the Air Force Museum, and The project "Oraz 'envisaged the collapse of Turkish aircraft over the Aegean in order to" send the message to public opinion that the Greeks prevented or invalidate our airplanes. "
Based on the taped presentations made during the seminar business plans at the headquarters of the 1st Army, in Istanbul (5-7 March 2003), the commander of the 1st Armoured Brigade (1. Zirhli Tugay), Commander Giourntaer Oltzan (Tuggeneral Yurdaer Olcan), in his contribution, said:
The proposal says for the invasion northern of Evros river by the Turkish army and cause an artificial crisis. While, if necessary, will ensure a break with our own aircraft from aircraft of the PSC and if it is not possible, a pilot from the SPECIAL FATE (OZEL FILO), which is set again at an appropriate time and place will affect an aircraft of its own formation and ensure the shooting.
It was a very good prepered and detailed plan, with relevant actions to sabotage detailed step by step secret documents to the newspaper's possession. The newspaper cites literally the second paragraph of the company "Oraz": "On the order will be harassed aircraft of the Greek Air Force during the overflight in the Aegean to the challenges of building air collision. Wherever possible, we try to collapse our aircraft from the Greek Air Force, if not met, would ensure the collapse of our aircraft by pilots of the Special Squadron, which will organize again a reasonable time and place. In the media will broadcast the news that the aircraft broke the Greek Air Force, to be presented as incompetent, the AKP government.
"Mr Governor, in my opinion, having become an internal threat as a first priority, should take appropriate measures and the necessary steps for radical treatment. To make this possible and to ensure and strengthen the solidarity and unity between people throughout the country will have to resort to minor conflicts with Greece - the resolution of the issue of miles to Greece is a challenging issue and requires a large company or political processes - conflicts that will provide psychological support to our operation. For this reason, Mr Governor, I believe that such events can cause the Air Force and Navy, and even (our army) to the border with Greece, which can spread events in the world using if necessary and SMEs to obtain the clustering of the world. Then, taking the necessary policy and measures, we will attempt to resolve the internal problem and once this becomes possible, will provide the conditions for solving the problem in SE Turkey and Northern Iraq (Kurdistan) over time. "
In a crisis in the northern Ebro.
On the third day of the seminar, the first commander of the Army, General Tsetin Ntogan (Org. Cetin Dogan), with an introduction, brings a proposal to talk to senior officers involved in this. The proposal provides for the invasion Ntogan a part of the Turkish army in northern Evros and cause an artificial crisis.
Specifically, when discussing the idea of energy first Army to eliminate the internal threat, the Ntogan propose an alternative idea of energy as follows:
"Besides, we consider an alternative energy idea. There is a suggestion, proposal according to which, along with the operation of internal security, bringing our region the necessary air power by the Air Force and a limited number of forces can invade and understand predetermined and limited area of Northern Evros south of Sulucadere, the Tarafeyni and Kizildere (Erythropotamos). That suggested the idea that we can carry out both business and domestic security and the occupation of northern Evros region simultaneously. According to the paragraphs of justification, the idea of power, because it includes firm and inside and outside our borders may provide us with clustering and national unity that is sought.
How kick the Greeks out of Imbros.
At the same seminar, the Director of the Department of Business Plans, Colonel Tountzai (Albay Tuncay), in his presentation referred to the base plan expulsion of Greeks from the island of Imbros.
The Tountzai, referring to the challenges accepted the Greek inhabitants of the prisoners transferred deliberately to Imbros, which featured an open prison in 1965, said: "Now we will tackle the top-secret plans and secret action we have. Besides, this is the goal of a discussion-review business plan. For example, to compel the Greeks of Imbros to leave the island, first to first sent a commando unit (jandarma komando). After we open prison on the island. As a result of these actions, increased the exodus from the island. Step by step, I think the state services were some things in an open prison, some transplants and seams (probably meant rapes and pregnancies as a result of rape). Not talking to them because there are few such proposals for now. That was then, under the conditions of the time, now can not be done. Then they were in Greek-Turkish relations of age and in response to policies of the Greek state in Thrace.
Carsaf Eylem Plani Harekat Emri - Action Plan "Carsaf" (sheet), Operation Plan
Sakal Eylem Harekat Plani Emri - Action Plan "Sakal" (Beard), Operation Plan
Oraj Hava Harekat Plani - Air Operations Plan "Oraj" (Zyklon-Storm).
Under 'MISSION »(Vazife) Air Operations Plan" Oraj ", which was signed by Air Marshal Ibrahim Firtina, Governor of the Turkish War Academies Air Force, signed in February 2003, listed verbatim as follows:
"To ensure state of emergency across the Turkish territory and the successful functioning of local administrations of emergency, the Air Force Command (Hava Kuvvetleri Komutanligi):
It will increase the tension with Greece and stir (with provocation) the Islamists, to ensure the beginning of their activities against the LDCs. Will exert pressure on the government and the Turkish National Assembly (TBMM), exerting psychological pressure through the use of weapons available to its ranks. It instructed the staff of missions in support of the local Administrations of Emergency. "
Under 'OUT »(Icra) Plan states:
"In order, during flights in the airspace of the Aegean, it harassed warplanes SIA will undergo challenges and create climate war. If necessary, we will ensure a break with our own aircraft from aircraft of the PSC and if it is not possible, a pilot from the SPECIAL FATE (OZEL FILO), which is set again at an appropriate time and place will affect a aircraft of its own formation and ensure the shooting. Then we will take appropriate actions in order to disseminate to the public through our own media that our aircraft was shot down by the PSC, highlighting the weakness of the AKP government in this matter.
War provocation in the Aegean.
Then the project "Oraj" are detailed reports on those aspects that will bring Turkey and Greece to the brink of military conflict:
"In the TIE classes, especially in the squadrons will take place steps to increase the controlled aggression and intensity to the forces of the PSC and will ensure increased aggressiveness of our pilots during their flights in the Aegean. To be announced informally to pilots that in such cases in self-defense, we can use fire against rival aircraft.
The tension in Thrace.
While continuing this provocative action by air, designed to increase tension in border in Thrace, to create atmosphere recruitment across the region.
Specifically mentioned in the plan:
"The tension will increase in the border region of Thrace, where it performed patrol missions, and will take place adjacent joint training in the Aegean Sea, in cooperation with the forces of TPN. Air bases in Balikesir (Balikesir), the Bantirma (Bandirma), the Tsigli (Cigli), of Chorley (Corlu) and Dalaman (Dalaman) there will always aircraft on standby 24 hours a day, while departing aircraft Scramble even small-scale incidents. The 134th Squadron aircraft Workshop months (Turk Yildizlari) every other day will hold demonstrations in different cities, then calls for cooperation with local chambers of commerce, bar associations, businessmen, etc., to ensure complete sympathy he feels for the people LDC, and during demonstrations will share gifts, especially among children.