Türkİye
Turkish military chief rescued at Ankara air base
Chief of Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar had been taken hostage during coup attempt
16.07.2016 - Update : 16.07.2016
Chief of Staff Ge. Hulusi Akar had been held hostage
By Ferdi Turkten and Hatice Ozdemir
ANKARA
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Saturday confirmed reports that Turkey’s military chief had been rescued from pro-coup forces.
He said Gen. Hulusi Akar, the chief of the general staff, had been rescued and taken to the operations center dealing with attempt to unseat the government.
“Chief of Staff Hulusi Akar was rescued unharmed and now is on duty at the crisis center in Cankaya,” Yildirim said on Twitter.
Akar was rescued from an air force base to the north of the capital Ankara, where he had been held hostage.
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