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The Prosecutor General’s Office of Ankara has confirmed the identity of the second suspect, who, according to the authorities, coordinated the coup plan and led the putschists during the July coup in Turkey, Hurriyet reports.

The man is the former General Director of a local paper processing company, Kemal Batmaz, TASS reports, citing Anadolu. According to the press, Batmaz along with another suspect, Adil Öksüz, left for Pennsylvania, U.S, to visit the Islamist preacher Fethullah Gülen, who Ankara considers the key ideologist and mastermind of the coup. On July 11, Batmaz left Istanbul for U.S. In two days – on July 13 – both suspects returned to homeland.

The investigation concluded that Batmaz and Öksüz were directly involved in preparing the coup. For this purpose they rented flats and houses, where they gathered their supporters. It is also confirmed that they left for the U.S. to visit Gülen four times this year – in March, June and July.

Batmaz was arrested, RIA Novosti reports, citing Anadolu. The former university professor Adil Öksüz was detained immediately after the attempted coup, but was later released. He is currently on the wanted list. 

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