Operation Cage Action Plan

Operation Cage Action Plan (Turkish: Kafes Operasyonu Eylem Planı) is an alleged coup plan by elements of the Turkish military (specifically, within the Naval Forces Command), which became public in 2009. The plan forms part of the Poyrazköy case of the Ergenekon trials, as the munitions found at Poyrazköy in 2009 are alleged to have been resources belonging to the same group.[1] The indictment listed retired Admiral Ahmet Feyyaz Öğütçü along with two other admirals as the lead organisers.[2]

Prosecutors allege that one of the contributors to the plan is the West Study Group (BÇG) - a group allegedly formed as part of the 1997 "post-modern" coup.[1] According to an Istanbul Police report, the plan was masterminded by İbrahim Şahin and was devised by Ergenekon, and has links with the Zirve Publishing House massacre.[3][4] Yeni Şafak claimed in 2010 that according to documents retrieved by police, Şener Eruygur had attended Cage Plan meetings.[5]

The plan first came to light when prosecutors were told anonymously of the Rahmi M. Koç Museum finding explosives in the bottom of an exhibited submarine in December 2008.[6] The plan itself was found on a CD seized in the office of retired Major Levent Bektaş. The document was published by Mehmet Baransu in the Taraf newspaper on 19 November 2009.[7][8] An English translation of it exists.[9][10] The plan allegedly calls for political terrorism and assassinations to be enacted against various groups of Eastern Orthodox, Armenians, Kurds, Jews and Alevis.[11] The plan apparently originates from secret societies within the Turkish military.

Other documents allegedly relating to the Cage Plan were found at Gölcük Naval Command in 2010.[12] It has been suggested that the plan had already begun to be put into effect when it was exposed: in mid-2009 colored stickers had appeared (and just as suddenly, disappeared) on the doors of hundreds of non-Muslim households in Kurtuluş, an incident that remains unexplained.[13][14]

Mıgırdiç Margosyan linked the Cage Plan with previous conspiracies, including the provocation of the 1955 Istanbul riots.[15][16]

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References

  1. 1 2 Today's Zaman, 29 January 2010, Cage plan mentioned in Poyrazköy indictment
  2. ↑ Today's Zaman, 18 June 2010, Cage admiral points to Adm. Ataç for submarine explosives
  3. ↑ Today's Zaman, 4 January 2010, Police report links Cage plan to Ergenekon
  4. ↑ Today's Zaman, 8 December 2010, Malatya massacre victim's widow wants case merged with Cage plan
  5. ↑ Today's Zaman, 26 February 2010, Report: Gen. Eruygur attended Cage meeting despite ‘amnesia’
  6. ↑ Today's Zaman, 30 January 2010, Cage probe deepens with Poyrazköy indictment
  7. ↑ Today's Zaman, 22 November 2009, Junta’s Cage Operation Action Plan against non-Muslims uncovered.
  8. ↑ http://www.silkroadstudies.org/new/inside/turkey/2009/091123B.html
  9. ↑ See the relevant link at turkishgladio.com; accessed on 14 May 2011. http://www.esiweb.org/pdf/turkey%20-%20Operation%20Cage%20%28Kafes%29%20Action%20Plan%20%28English%20translation%29.pdf
  10. ↑ Today's Zaman, 1 December 2009, Forensic report confirms authenticity of Cage plan
  11. ↑ Plot Targeting Turkey’s Religious Minorities Allegedly Discovered
  12. ↑ http://todayszaman.com/news-245492-cage-generals-explored-churches-targeted-by-action-plan.html
  13. ↑ Today's Zaman, 20 November 2009, ‘Cage action plan’ put into operation in Kurtuluş, Adalar
  14. ↑ http://todayszaman.com/news-221274-plan-to-tamper-with-test-results-part-of-cage-plot.html
  15. ↑ Today's Zaman, 26 April 2010, Turkish-Armenian writer: Cage plan similar to earlier plots
  16. ↑ Today's Zaman, 14 December 2010, Gölcük Naval Base revelations prove all shady plans interconnected
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