Dateline Istanbul -- WMR has learned from informed sources that the pro-Israel think tank, the Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP), formerly headed up by President Obama's current Middle East adviser on the National Security Council, Dennis Ross, has been identified as a key player in a Turkish and international psychological warfare effort to paint the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as "radical Islamist." Erdogan has come in for attack by the Israel Lobby because of his outspoken criticism of Israel over its attack on Gaza and his walking out of a 2009 Davos conference seminar where Israeli President Shimon Peres was also in attendance.
WINEP, through one of its Turkey experts, Soner Cagaptay, has attacked Erdogan as a dangerous Islamist. Cagaptay also crticizes Turkey over its prosecution of key members of the Ergenekon "deep state" network, which stands accused of trying to overthrow Erdogan in a military coup. WINEP acts in concert with the wishes of the Likud government of Israel and WMR has learned of close links between the Kemal Atatukist officials involved with Ergenekon and top Likud and Mossad officials. These links also extend to the Israeli Lobby operations in Washington, including WINEP, the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA), and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).
WMR has obtained a document on a planned Ergenekon operation code-named Operation Cage, which, among other things, outlines the plans of Ergenekon to plant stories in the media and on the Internet that were critical of Erdogan's government and attempted to stoke ethnic tensions against the ruling AKP government.
Operation Cage should serve as an example of how the U.S. "deep state" conducts similar operations in the United States and abroad. The Operation Cage document follows:
APPENDIX.II
OPERATION CAGE (KAFES) ACTION PLAN
No of Copy : 1/5
Headquarters Preparing : Special Operations Force Command
Place of Preparation : ISTANBUL
Date and Time Group : 300950 C MARCH 2009
Code Number : KF – 03
TIME SLICE: C
DIVISION OF TASKS: As indicated by Annex A
1. SITUATION:
a. General:Public opinion developed in the wake of the operations involving Priest Santaro, Malatya Zirve Publishing House and Hrant DINK that the non-Muslims living in Turkey were the target of the (Islamist) reactionary groups but intensive propaganda activities were staged by AKP (Justice and Development Party) with the support of the opposite media that the said incidents had been organized by Ergenekon.
- Enemy Elements:
(1) It has commissioned various news reports in the supporting media[1]
(2) It received intensive support in the wake of the reaction at Davos
(3) There has been deterioration in the confidence enjoyed by them following the allegations of corruption raised by the ruling[2] parties, particularly CHP
(4) There is partial opinion following the increase in the rate of unemployment as a result of the economic crisis that they have failed to score adequate success in administration
(5) It has failed to achieve success in the local elections of March 29, 2009 as it had expected
- Friendly Elements
(1) The campaign for support extended by the political parties, various organizations, establishments and associations in favor of the members of our staff arrested under Ergenekon Case is maintained successfully.
(2) The propaganda activities by the commonsensical press and publication organs against the reactionary groups continue at an increased tempo.
(3) The success scored in the local elections has boosted our morale.
(4) Although a part of the weapons, materials and equipment has been captured by the security forces, they are still sufficient for the next operations.
(5) Difficulty is experienced in recruitment of new members for the organization and the training level of the present staff is high.
2. DUTY:
To increase pressure by both local and foreign communities on AKP Government, to keep the public opinion pre-occupied and change the agenda, particularly Ergenekon Case.
3. EXECUTION:
- Operation Draft:
(1) General Information
(a) For the purpose of ensuring that the Special Operations Force Command extend support to those under arrest as part of Ergenekon Case, make the counter psychological warfare by AKP and its supporters ineffective, boost the morale of the organization and win public support, terrorizing propaganda will be staged targeting at the non-Moslems and such activities will be shown via black propaganda as if they were executed by AKP and other evil hubs supporting AKP.
(b) The psychological operation activities to be executed are indicated by Annex B Psychological Operation Campaign Control Form.
(2) The operation will be executed in four stages:
(a) Preparatory Stage:
(1) The names and addresses of the non-Muslim population will be determined
(2) The subscription lists of the newspapers, magazines, etc., owned by the non-Muslims will be obtained
(3) The students, parents and employees of the educational facilities owned by the non-Muslims will be identified.
(4) The community lists of the foundations and places of worship owned by the non-Muslims will be obtained.
(5) The religious festivals / major days of the non-Muslims as well as the locations where religious service and ceremonies are held by them.
(6) The cemeteries of the non-Muslims, which would fit action, will be identified.
(b) Terrorizing Stage:
(1) The lists of subscribers to AGOS Newspaper, which have been obtained, will be published on Internet, particularly the share sites and reactionary web sites.
(2) Calls of threat will be made and letters of threat sent to the subscribers to AGOS Newspaper.
(3) Slogans with threatening contents will be written on the intensive routes in Adalar region.
(4) The lists of subscribers will be duplicated and left at such locations where they are easily visible to the citizens living on Adalar.
(c) Stage of building public opinion:
(1) It will be ensured that the lists of subscribers are published by the press, thus receiving coverage.
(2) Columns will be commissioned about the issue.
(3) The issue will have coverage by the debate programs, with the nonsensical attitude of AKP government being raised.
(4) The media will again give coverage of the Incidents of September 6 – 7 and news articles on the Wealth Tax.
(5) Anti-AKP web sites will be increased so that they stage intensive activities.
(6) Web sites operating against the minorities will be supported in terms of their contents.
(7) By developing new websites under titles www.tehditaltindayiz.com (“we are under threat”) , www.agosasahipcikalim.com” (“let us protect Agos”), etc., in addition the present ones, broadcasting will be made in line with pre-determined themes and such sites will be effectively promoted.
(8) By establishing Web sites for which impression is created that they are funded by AKP and pro-government media, promotion of such sites shall be made as required and publications with religious contents will be mixed with messages showing the media of the minorities, particularly AGOS Newspaper, as targets.
(9) By showing AKP and reactionary groups as the culprit of the actions executed, “black propaganda” will be carried out in terms of origin.
(d) Stage of Action:
(1) Bombs will be exploded at various quarters in Adalar region.
(2) Assassination will be plotted against persons having a high profile as a fierce defender of minority rights.
(3) Sound bombs will be placed at the pre-determined spots such as the vicinity of AGOS Newspaper.
(4) By placing suspicious packages at many spots and informing the police of them, the security forces will be kept pre-occupied.
(5) Action involving bombs will be staged at the piers where boat journeys to Adalar are organized.
(6) Sensational actions will be executed at the cemeteries of the non-Moslems.
(7) One or several of the popular non-Muslim businessmen and artists will be kidnapped.
(8) Vehicles, houses and workplaces will be frequently will be set on fire in those regions having dense non-Muslim population.
(9) Similar actions will also be made in the provinces such as Istanbul and İzmir where the non-Muslims live densely.
(10) Actions of sabotage, kidnapping and assassination executed will be claimed on behalf of the reactionary organizations determined following coordination to be made with the special plan cell leaders.
- Tasks for the subordinate units:
Special Operations Force Command:
(1) Will implement psychological operation activities as per Annex B.
(2) By obtaining relevant members / units from other regions temporarily where necessary, the same will be allocated for use by the regional commands where they are needed.
- Coordination:
(1) The activities at the stage of terrorizing will be coordinated by the regional commands and planning details will be communicated to the special plan cell leader urgently.
(2) Identification and organization of opinion leaders, artists, academicians, journalists and writers as well as other key communication figures, who will be used under the public opinion building stage, are subject to the orders of the Consultative Assembly President.
(3) Detailed plans necessary for the stage of action will be prepared by the regional commanders and communicated to the special plan cell leader through a secure channel. The plans will be prepared in such a manner responding to the requirements identified below:
(a) Objective of the action
(b) Commencement time and total duration of the action
(c) Timing diagram for the action
(d) Staffs who will execute the action and their names
(e) Task matrices containing the questions who will do what when and where
(f) Map and aerial photograph, if any, of the action zone
(g) Planning sketch clearly explaining the method of performing the action
(h) Plan of withdrawal from the zone after action
(i) List of materials and equipment to be used in the action
(j) Diagram of communication procedures
(k) Reserve plans
(l) Sketches and definitions of the meeting points before and after the action
(m) The method of following developments in the wake of the action
(n) Procedures to meet medical support which may be needed during the action
(4) Support may be obtained from Lawyer Serdar ÖZTÜRK in any legal cases that may occur by first getting the approval of the Special Operations Force Command.
4. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS:
a. Transport, accommodation, catering and technical and tactical requirements of the staff shall be met by the regional commands.
b. The list of overall weapons, munitions and materials, which will be needed under Operation Cage as per assessment, is provided by Annex C.
c. The regional commands will first endeavor to meet the additional requirements locally and any requirements which cannot be met will be requested to be met by the Special Operations Force Command urgently.
5. COMMAND AND COMMUNICATION:
a. Command:
(1) Operation Cage shall be led and managed by the Special Operations Force Commander.
(2) The Special Operations Force Commander will be stationed at the main headquarters.
b. Communication:
(1) The Special Operations Force Communication Management Permanent Instructions are in force. Communication will be carried out subject to these principles.
(2) Any open channels will never be used except for the confidential communication and meeting procedures throughout the operation.
(3) Any reports and messages will strictly be encrypted and CPK method will be used to send them.
(5) Ultimate care will be paid to compartmenting and no face to face liaison will be provided between the cells without approval of the regional commanders.
Ercan KİREÇTEPE
Naval Officer
Acting Special Operations Force Command
ANNEXES :
Annex A (Action Units Task Status)
Annex B (Psychological Operation Campaign Control Form)
Annex C (List of Weapons, Munitions and Materials)
ANNEX - A
DISTRIBUTION OF TASKS
CONSULTATIVE ASSEMBLY :
Vice Admiral A. Feyyaz ÖĞÜTÇÜ : President
Vice Admiral Kadir SAĞDIÇ : Deputy President
Junior Rear Admiral M. Fatih ILGAR : Member
SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND :
Naval Staff Senior Colonel Mücahit ERAKYOL : Special Operations Force Command
(R) Naval Major Levent BEKTAŞ : Special Plan Cell Leader
MARMARA REGION COMMAND :
Naval Captain Ercan KİREÇTEPE : Marmara Region Command
Naval Major Erme ONAT : Cell 1 Leader
Y/S Sergeant Major Halil CURA : Cell 1 member
Radio Sergeant Major Sadettin DOĞAN : Cell 1 member
Eln. Sergeant Major Deniz ERKİ : Cell 1 member
Naval Worker Tanju Veli AYDIN : Cell 1 member
Naval Staff Senior Major Emre SEZENLER : Cell 2 Leader
Naval Senior Major Eren GÜNAY : Cell 2 member
Medical Sen. Sergeant Major Hüseyin DOĞANCI : Cell 2 member
Eln. Senior Sergeant Major Ferudun ARSLAN : Cell 2 member
Eln. Sergeant Major İsmail BAK : Cell 2 member
AEGEAN REGION COMMAND :
Naval Staff Senior Colonel Metin SAMANCI : Aegean Region Commander
Naval Senior Colonel Levent GÜLMEN : Cell 1 Leader
Naval Staff Senior Major Erbay ÇOLAKOĞLU : Cell 1 member
Naval Major A. Ayhan SARAÇOĞLU : Cell 1 member
Naval Captain Bülent Aydın : Cell 1 member
Naval First Lieutenant Bora COŞKUN : Cell 1 member
Eng.Sen. Sergeant Major Süleyman ERHARAT : Cell 1 member
Motor Senior Sergeant Major Murat ASLAN : Cell 1 member
Radio Sergeant Major Emre TEPELİ : Cell 1 member
Radar First Sergeant İbrahim ÖZTÜRK : Cell 1 member
Naval Staff Lieutenant Colonel Halil ÖZSARAÇ : Cell 2 Leader
Naval Major Gürol YURDUNAL : Cell 2 member
Naval Senior Captain Ümit ÖZBEK : Cell 2 member
Naval Officer Bülent KARAOĞLU : Cell 2 member
Radio Senior Sergeant Major Dalyan MUSLU : Cell 2 member
Radar Senior Sergeant Major Hüseyin EROL : Cell 2 member
Kaz. Senior Sergeant Major Mehmet İNCE : Cell 2 member
Artillery Sergeant Major Mehmet İNCE : Cell 2 member
BLACK SEA REGION COMMAND :
Naval Lieutenant Colonel Zühtü TÜMER : Black Sea REGION COMMANDER
Naval Captain İ. Levent OLCANER : Cell 1 Leader
Naval Staff Major Özgür ERKEN : Cell 1 member
Naval Major Metin FİDAN : Cell 1 member
Eng.Senior Sergeant Major Türker DOĞANCA : Cell 1 member
Adm. Sergeant Major Mesut ADANUR : Cell 1 member
Por. Senior Sergeant Major Metin KESKİN : Cell 1 member
Levent BEKTAŞ
(R) Naval Major
Special Plan Cell Leader
ANNEX – B
PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATION CAMPAIGN CONTROL FORM
1. TARGET:
It is to increase both local and foreign pressure on AKP Government, keep the public pre-occupied and change the agenda, particularly Ergenekon case by questioning the life and property safety of the non-Muslims living in Turkey.
2. TASK:
By using effective propaganda techniques and mass communication media, it is to build public awareness that the non-Muslims living in Turkey, particularly AGOS Newspaper, are in danger, that AKP Government does not protect their rights and that the government pursues religious discrimination.
3. PSYCHOLOGICAL TARGET:
By developing negative impact on the non-Muslims through terrorizing propaganda, it is to persuade the public opinion into believing that AKP and other evil hubs supporting AKP are against the non-Muslims and eliminating any hesitancy on people’s minds by means of black propaganda in terms of source by developing adverse impact through terrorizing propaganda on the non-Muslims.
4. CONDITIONS:
- In the wake of the murder of Hrant DINK, a large mass stood up for Hrant DINK and the non-Muslims living in Turkey by shouting slogans: “We are all Armenian” and “We are all Hrant”.
- AKP commissioned various news articles in the press and publication organs, which stated that the government safeguards the non-Muslims.
- The atmosphere of enmity for foreigners has been partially developed in the wake of Davos Crisis.
5. ATTITUDE, SENSITIVITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE TARGET:
The segments, which are influenced by the propaganda, think:
- That the non-Muslims living in Turkey are oppressed and that they cannot practice their beliefs freely
- That AKP Government represents only the members of the Islamic Religion and does not endeavor for the rights of the minorities
- That the non-Muslims are targeted by radical Islamist formations and under threat and
- That it is attempted to suppress the press and publication organs, particularly AGOS Newspaper, endeavoring to voice the interests of the minorities.
6. THEMES:
- Themes to be used:
1. AKP’s target is to establish a theocratic Islamic dictatorship by making the provisions of Islam prevalent in all the systems of the state.
2. AKP attempts to keep any citizens from the religions other than Islam under pressure.
3. When AKP reaches a condition by which it could not be forced by any powers to step back, it pursues the objective of eliminating Atatürk’s principles and revolutions, topple the secular, democratic, social and legal state and establishing a regime based on religious principles.
4. Our non-Muslim citizens living on Islands are under oppression and threat.
5. AKP Governments ignores the oppression of and threats to the non-Muslims.
6. A significant portion of the media in Turkey acts under the control of AKP and fundamentalist terror organizations.
7. It is attempted to silence the limited number of media, particularly AGOS Newspaper, which defend the rights of the minorities.
8. It intends to force our non-Muslim citizens living on Adalar into migration with propaganda terrorizing them and slogans such as “Die or Leave!”, “Whose Are the Islands?” and “You will be thrown into sea again!”.
- Themes to be avoided:
(1) AKP Government is respectful towards all the religions and beliefs.
(2) All the non-Muslims living in Turkey can freely practice their beliefs and worship.
(3) The minorities in Turkey live having equal rights without suffering any discrimination.
7. TARGET MASSES REQUIRED TO BE REACHED BY ORDER OF PRIORITY:
- Subscribers of AGOS Newspaper living on Adalar:
They must be placed under psychological pressure by emphasizing that they are under very serious threat and it must be ensured that they voice this situation.
- Non-Muslims living in Turkey:
By making it known that we have information on the activities against the subscribers of AGOS Newspaper, it must be ensured that they would be on the hit list sooner or later.
- Non-Muslims living abroad:
By adopting the thought that the minorities and non-Muslims in Turkey are subjected to oppression, a comprehensive public opinion must be developed in this respect abroad.
- Citizens having a secular and democratic understanding:
They must be informed that the anti-secular formations get powerful steadily, that if measures are not taken, secularism would be replaced by Sharia (Islamic Law) and that nobody including the minorities would be able to live freely.
- Conservative Citizens:
They must be provoked by themes that AGOS Newspaper and similar publications are against Islam and that they pursue separatism.
- Members of the Opposition Party
They must be informed that AKP tolerates threats and incidents against the non-Muslims and that it even supports them.
8. KEY COMMUNICATION FIGURES:
- Religious Functionaries of the Minority Religions:
Both local and foreign public opinion is attracted to this issue thanks to their statements that they are under oppression and threats regarding their beliefs.
- Members of the Opposition Party:
They must be directed to carry out campaigns that AKP tolerates threats and incidents against the non-Muslims and that it even supports them.
- Writers, Editors, Program Producers and Presenters Working in the Press and Publication Organs:
By contacting the media organizations having anti-AKP publications, the agenda must be kept hot thanks to the publications to be made by them focusing on the pre-determined themes.
- Non-Governmental Organizations and Trade Unions:
It must be ensured that they organize events (marches, demonstrations, panels, etc.) in line with the pre-determined themes.
- Artists having social popularity:
They must draw public attention by making statements in line with the pre-determined themes during their programs.
9. COMMUNICATION TOOLS OF THE CAMPAIGN AND THEIR INTENSITY AND TIMING:
- Under the terrorizing propaganda:
(1) The lists of subscribers to AGOS Newspaper, which have been obtained, will be published on Internet, particularly the share sites and reactionary web sites.
(2) Calls of threat will be made and letters of threat sent to the subscribers to AGOS Newspaper.
(3) Slogans with threatening contents will be written on the intensive routes in Adalar region.
(4) The lists of subscribers will be duplicated and left at such locations where they are easily visible to the citizens living on Adalar.
(5) Bombs will be exploded at various quarters in Adalar region.
(6) Assassination will be plotted against persons having a high profile as a fierce defender of minority rights.
(7) Sound bombs will be placed at the pre-determined spots such as the vicinity of AGOS Newspaper.
(8) By placing suspicious packages at many spots and informing the police of them, the security forces will be kept pre-occupied.
(9) Similar actions will also be made in the provinces such as Istanbul and İzmir where the non-Muslims live densely.
- As part of building public opinion:
(1) It will be ensured that the lists of subscribers are published by the press, thus receiving coverage.
(2) Columns will be commissioned about the issue.
(3) The issue will have coverage by the debate programs, with the nonsensical attitude of AKP government being raised.
(4) The media will again give coverage of the Incidents of September 6 – 7 and news articles on the Wealth Tax.
(5) Anti-AKP web sites will be increased so that they stage intensive activities.
(6) Web sites operating against the minorities will be supported in terms of their contents.
(7) By developing new websites under titles www.tehditaltindayiz.com (“we are under threat”) , www.agosasahipcikalim.com” (“let us protect Agos”), etc., in addition the present ones, broadcasting will be made in line with pre-determined themes and such sites will be effectively promoted.
(8) By establishing Web sites for which impression is created that they are funded by AKP and pro-government media, promotion of such sites shall be made as required and publications with religious contents will be mixed with messages showing the media of the minorities, particularly AGOS Newspaper, as targets.
(9) By showing AKP and reactionary groups as the culprit of the actions executed, “black propaganda” will be carried out in terms of origin.
Levent BEKTAŞ
(R) Naval Major
Special Plan Cell Leader
ANNEX – C
LIST OF WEAPONS, MUNITIONS AND MATERIALS
POS. NO | TYPE OF WEAPON | QUANTITY | REMARKS |
1 | Sniper Rifles (Remington, 7.62 / Dragunov 7.62) | 3 ea. |
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2 | Sniper Rifles (Accracy 12.7) | 2 ea. |
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3 | Guns with silencer (Glock / Smith & Wesson / Colt) | 5 ea. |
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4 | Machine guns (Uzi) | 4 ea. |
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5 | LAW | 30 ea. |
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POS. NO | TYPE OF MUNITIONS | QUANTITY | REMARKS |
1 | 9 x 19 mm subsonic cartridges | 900 ea. |
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2 | C4 plastic explosive | 20 lbs |
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3 | C3 plastic explosive | 20 lbs |
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4 | C8 plastic explosive | 20 lbs |
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5 | Explosive fuse | 100 feet |
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6 | Electric detonator | 20 ea. |
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7 | Referee bombs | 50 ea. |
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8 | Land type fog boxes | 50 ea. |
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9 | MKE fog boxes | 100 ea. |
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10 | Ammonium nitrate | 2 tons |
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11 | 7.62 mm competition cartridges | 200 ea. |
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12 | 12.7mm anti-personnel cartridges | 150 ea. |
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13 | 12.7 mm anti-material cartridges | 150 ea. |
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14 | Original munitions for the weapons to be allocated / supplied | 5000 ea for each weapon |
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POS. NO | TYPE OF MATERIAL | QUANTITY | REMARKS |
1 | High Zoom Binoculars | 3 ea. |
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2 | Computers without Internet | 9 ea. |
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3 | Desktop computers (which must be capable of running PHOTOSHOP program efficiently) | 4 ea. |
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4 | Unused mobile phones and lines | 75 ea. |
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5 | Printers | 3 ea. |
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6 | A4 paper | 100 packs |
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7 | Unused portable memories (40 GB) | 25 ea. |
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8 | Unused portable memories (4 - 8 GB) | 50 ea. |
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9 | Unused SD cards (4 – 8 GB) | 20 ea. |
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10 | Digital cameras (Canon / Nikon) | 6 ea. |
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11 | Digital video cameras (Sony) | 6 ea. |
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Eren GÜNAY
Naval Senior Major
Marmara Region Cell 2 Leader
