Operation Cage (Kafes) Action Plan1

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OPERATION CAGE (KAFES) ACTION PLAN1

No of Copy : 1/5Headquarters Preparing : Special Operations Force CommandPlace of Preparation : ISTANBULDate and Time Group : 300950 C MARCH 2009Code Number : KF03

TIME FRAME: C

DIVISION OF TASKS: As indicated by Annex A

1. SITUATION:a. General: Public opinion developed in the wake of the operations involving Priest

Santoro, Malatya Zirve Publishing House and Hrant DINK2 that non-Muslims livingin Turkey were the target of (Islamist) reactionary groups. However, intensive

propaganda activities were staged by the AKP (Justice and Development Party) withthe support of opposing media, depicting the said incidents as having been organizedby Ergenekon.

b. Enemy Elements:(1)Commissioned various news reports in the [government-friendly] media reflecting

support of non-Muslims(2)Received intensive support in the wake of the incident at Davos3


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(5)Did not achieve the success they expected in the local elections of March 29,20095

c. Friendly Elements(1)The campaign in favour of the members of our staff arrested under the Ergenekon

Case organised by political parties, various organizations, establishments andassociationshas been successful.

(2)The propaganda activities by the commonsensical press and publication organsagainst 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,6 [the rest] is still sufficient for future operations.(5)A temporary difficulty is experienced in recruiting new members for the

organization and the training level of the present staff is high.

2. DUTY:To question the security of non-Muslims living in Turkey, increase pressure by both localand foreign communities on the AKP Government, to keep public opinion pre-occupied,and to change the agenda, particularly [with regard to] the Ergenekon Case.

3. EXECUTION:a. Operation Draft:

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(1)The names and addresses of the non-Muslim population7 will bedetermined

(2)The subscription lists of the newspapers, magazines, etc., owned by non-Muslims will be obtained

(3)The students, parents and employees of educational facilities owned bynon-Muslims will be identified.

(4)The community lists of the foundations and places of worship owned bynon-Muslims will be obtained.

(5)The religious festivals / major holidays of non-Muslims, as well aslocations where religious services and ceremonies are held, will becollected.

(6)The cemeteries of non-Muslims, which would be suitable for operationswill be identified.

(b)Fear creation stage:(1)The lists of subscribers to AGOS Newspaper8 which have been obtained

will be published on the Internet, particularly on share sites and reactionaryweb sites.

(2)Phone threats will be made and threatening letters sent to the subscribers toAGOS Newspaper.

(3)Threatening slogans will be written on widely used routes in the Adalar[Princes Islands] region.

(4)The lists of subscribers will be duplicated and left in locations where theyare easily visible to citizens living on Adalar.


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the present ones, broadcasting will be made in line with pre-determined themes.Such sites will be effectively promoted.

(8) Web sites that appear to be sourced by the AKP and pro-government media willbe established. Such sites will be promoted as required. Publications withreligious content will be mixed with messages depicting the media of minoritygroups, particularly AGOS Newspaper, as targets.

(9) By showing the AKP and reactionary groups as the culprit of the actions executed,black propaganda will be carried out.

(d)Operation stage:

(1) Bombs will be detonated at various quarters in the Adalar district/the Princesislands near Istanbul.

(2) Assassinations will be organized against persons known as fierce defenders ofminority rights.

(3) Sound bombs will be placed in identified locations such as the vicinity of AGOSNewspaper.

(4) By placing suspicious packages at many spots and informing the police of them,the security forces will be kept preoccupied.

(5) Actions with bombs will be carried out at piers from which boat journeys toAd l i i


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b. Tasks for the subordinate units:

Special Operations Force Command:

(1)Will implement fear creation activities as per Annex B.(2)Relevant members / units from other regions will be allocated for use by the

regional commands where necessary.

c. Coordination:(1)The activities at the psychological terror stage will be coordinated by the regional

commands. Planning details will be communicated to the special plan cell leaderimmediately.

(2)The identification and organization of opinion leaders, artists, academicians, journalists and writers as well as other key communication figures to be usedduring the public opinion building stage is subject to the orders of the Consultative

Assembly President.(3)Detailed plans necessary for the operation stage will be prepared by the regionalcommanders and communicated to the special plan cell leader through a securechannel. The plans will be prepared in a manner corresponding to the requirementsidentified below:

(a)Objective of the operation(b)Commencement time and total duration of the operation( ) Ti i di f h i


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4. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS:a. Transport, accommodation, catering and technical and tactical requirements of thestaff 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 endeavour to meet the additional requirements at thelocal level. Requests for any requirements that cannot be met at the local level willimmediately be requested from the Special Operations Force Command.

5. COMMAND AND BATTLE: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. Battle: Communication?(1) The Special Operations Force Communication Management Permanent Instructions

are in force. Action will be carried out subject to these principles.(2) No open channels will ever be used except for confidential communication and

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ANNEX - A

DISTRIBUTION OF TASKS

CONSULTATIVE ASSEMBLY :

Vice Admiral A. Feyyaz T12 : PresidentVice Admiral Kadir SADI : Deputy PresidentJunior Rear Admiral M. Fatih ILGAR : Member

SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND :Naval Staff Senior Colonel Mcahit ERAKYOL : Special Operations Force Command(R) Naval Major Levent BEKTA : Special Plan Cell Leader

MARMARA REGION COMMAND :

Naval Captain Ercan KRETEPE : Marmara Region CommandNaval Major Erme ONAT : Cell 1 LeaderY/S Sergeant Major Halil CURA : Cell 1 member

Radio Sergeant Major Sadettin DOAN : Cell 1 memberEln. Sergeant Major Deniz ERK : Cell 1 memberNaval Worker Tanju Veli AYDIN : Cell 1 member

Naval Staff Senior Major Emre SEZENLER : Cell 2 LeaderNaval Senior Major Eren GNAY : Cell 2 memberMedical Sen. Sergeant Major Hseyin DOANCI : Cell 2 memberEln. Senior Sergeant Major Ferudun ARSLAN : Cell 2 member

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Radio Senior Sergeant Major Dalyan MUSLU : Cell 2 memberRadar Senior Sergeant Major Hseyin EROL : Cell 2 member

Kaz. Senior Sergeant Major Mehmet NCE : Cell 2 memberArtillery Sergeant Major Mehmet NCE : Cell 2 member

BLACK SEA REGION COMMAND :

Naval Lieutenant Colonel Zht TMER : Black Sea REGION COMMANDER

Naval Captain . Levent OLCANER : Cell 1 LeaderNaval Staff Major zgr ERKEN : Cell 1 memberNaval Major Metin FDAN : Cell 1 memberEng. Senior Sergeant Major Trker DOANCA : Cell 1 memberAdm. Sergeant Major Mesut ADANUR : Cell 1 memberPor. Senior Sergeant Major Metin KESKN : Cell 1 member

Levent BEKTAS13(R) Naval MajorSpecial Plan Cell Leader


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ANNEXB

PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATION CAMPAIGN CONTROL FORM

a. TARGET:[The target] is to increase both local and foreign pressure on the AKP Government, to

keep the public pre-occupied and to change the agenda, particularly the Ergenekon case, byquestioning the safety of non-Muslims life and property.

b. TASK:Effective propaganda techniques and mass communication media will be used to shape

public awareness that non-Muslims living in Turkey, particularly AGOS Newspaper, are indanger, that the AKP Government does not protect their rights, and that the governmentpursues religious discrimination.

c. PSYCHOLOGICAL TARGET:Intimidating propaganda will be used to negatively impact the non-Muslims, as its source

the public will be convinced by black propaganda that the AKP and the AKP supporting evilaccomplices are against non-Muslims.

d. CONDITIONS:a. In the wake of the murder of Hrant DINK, groups of people stood up for Hrant DINK

and non-Muslims living in Turkey by shouting slogans like, We are all Armenianand We are all Hrant.

b. The AKP commissioned various news articles in the press and publication organs,hi h d h h li


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4. Our non-Muslim citizens living on the Islands [Adalar] are suffering oppressionand under threat.

5. The AKP Government ignores the oppression of, and threats to, the non-Muslims.6. A significant segment of the media in Turkey acts under the control of the AKPand fundamentalist terror organizations.

7. Attempts are being made to silence the limited number of media, particularlyAGOS Newspaper, that defend the rights of minorities.

8. By terrorizing them with propaganda and slogans such as Die or Leave!,Whose are the Islands? and You will be thrown into sea again!, [the AKP]intends to force our non-Muslim citizens living on Adalar to emigrate.

b. Themes to be avoided:(1)The AKP Government respects all religions and beliefs.(2)All non-Muslims living in Turkey can freely worship and practice their beliefs.(3)Minorities in Turkey have equal rights and suffer no discrimination.

g. TARGET GROUPS TO BE REACHED BY ORDER OF PRIORITY:a. Subscribers of AGOS Newspaper living on Adalar:They must be placed under psychological pressure by emphasizing that they are under

very serious threat; it must be ensured that they voice this [concern].

b. Non-Muslims living in Turkey:By making it known that we have information on activities against the subscribers of

AGOS Newspaper, it must be ensured that they think they could be included on the hit listsooner or later.


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b. Members of the Opposition Party:They must be guided to carry out campaigns announcing that the AKP tolerates and

even supportsthreats and incidents against non-Muslims.

c. Writers, Editors, Program Producers and Presenters Working in the Press andPublication Organs:By contacting media organizations that own anti-AKP publications, the agenda must

be kept hot. Publications made by them should focus on the identified themes.

d. Non-Governmental Organizations and Trade Unions:It must be ensured that they organize events (marches, demonstrations, panels, etc.) in

line with the identified themes.

e. Popular Artists:They must draw public attention by making statements in line with the identified

themes during their programs.

i. COMMUNICATION TOOLS OF THE CAMPAIGN AND THEIR INTENSITYAND TIMING:Under the psychological terror propaganda:

(1)The lists of subscribers to AGOS Newspaper which have been obtained will bepublished on the Internet, particularly on share sites and reactionary web sites.

(2)Phone threats will be made and threat letters sent to the subscribers to AGOSNewspaper.


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(7)By developing new websites like www.tehditaltindayiz.com (We are underthreat) and www.agosasahipcikalim.com (Lets protect Agos), in addition the

present ones, broadcasting will be made in line with the identified themes. Suchsites will be effectively promoted.

(8)Web sites that appear to be sourced by the AKP and pro-government media will beestablished. Such sites will be promoted as required. Publications with religiouscontent will be mixed with messages depicting the media of minority groups,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.

Levent BEKTA(R) Naval MajorSpecial Plan Cell Leader
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ANNEX C

LIST OF WEAPONS, MUNITIONS AND MATERIALSPOS. NO TYPE OF WEAPON QUANTITY REMARKS

1 Sniper Rifles (Remington, 7.62 / Dragunov 7.62) 3 ea.

2 Sniper Rifles (Accracy 12.7) 2 ea.3 Guns with silencer (Glock / Smith & Wesson / Colt) 5 ea.4 Machine guns (Uzi) 4 ea.5 LAW 30 ea.

POS. NO TYPE OF MUNITIONS QUANTITY REMARKS

1 9 x 19 mm subsonic cartridges 900 ea.2 C4 plastic explosive 20 lbs3 C3 plastic explosive 20 lbs4 C8 plastic explosive 20 lbs5 Explosive fuse 100 feet6 Electric detonator 20 ea.7 Referee bombs 50 ea.8 Land type fog boxes 50 ea.9 MKE fog boxes 100 ea.

10 Ammonium nitrate 2 tons11 7.62 mm competition cartridges 200 ea.12 12.7mm anti-personnel cartridges 150 ea.13 12.7 mm anti-material cartridges 150 ea.14 Original munitions for the weapons to be allocated /

supplied5000 ea for each weapon

POS. NO TYPE OF MATERIAL QUANTITY REMARKS

1 High Zoom Binoculars 3 ea.2 Computers without Internet 9 ea.3 Desktop computers (which must be capable of running

PHOTOSHOP program efficiently)4 ea.

4 Unused mobile phones and lines 75 ea.5 Printers 3 ea.


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6 A4 paper 100 packs7 Unused portable hard drives (40 GB) 25 ea.8 Unused portable memory devices (4 - 8 GB) 50 ea.9 Unused SD cards (48 GB) 20 ea.

10 Digital cameras (Canon / Nikon) 6 ea.

11 Digital video cameras (Sony) 6 ea.

Eren GNAYNaval Senior MajorMarmara Region Cell 2 Leader

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