Hasan Hüsnü Balıkçı
Turkish court delivers full ruling on Akıncı Airbase 2016 coup trial
A Turkish court on July 12 delivered its reasoned decision on the case of the Akıncı Air Base, which was used as a command center during the 2016 defeated coup bid in the country by the FETÖ.
Coup plotters receive aggravated life sentences
Turkish court jailed 337 former pilots and other suspects for life in one of the largest trials stemming from the bloody 2016 coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
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Why can an F-16 pilot not look his children in the face?
Hasan Hüsnü Balıkçı who flies with the call sign "ASLAN 5" says, "We are going towards the target and dropping [the bomb]."
Mustafa Azimetli who flies with the call sign "ASLAN 1" says, "Okay," and adds, "May God help you…"
The wish "May God help you" is not communicated in the skies of Northern Iraq in Kandil, but the airspace above the capital Ankara's city center.