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Former legal advisor Muharrem Kose 'mastermind' of coup attempt: State-run media

State-run media is reporting that a former legal advisor to the General Staff, which presides over the military, was behind the coup attempt.

Anadulo news agency named Col. Muharrem Kose, who was recently sacked, as the coup's "mastermind".

At least three other co-conspirators are believed to be complicit in the plot, the agency added.