Watching the news this morning - 17th July - it occurred to me that this may very well be the case. It certainly wouldn't surprise me.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3693729/Did-Erdogan-STAGE-coup-based-Turkish-cleric-facing-extradition-botched-rebellion-claims-president-orchestrated-plot-justify-clampdown-civil-rights.html