Pretpostavljeni plan za vršenje udara, pod kodnim nazivom "Malj", otkrio je u februaru list Taraf, a u njemu bi se radilo o bombaškim napadima na džamije i izazivanju vojnih napetosti s Grčkom, kako bi se stvorila nestabilnost kao izgovor za vojno preuzimanje.
The supposed coup plan, code-named Sledgehammer, was revealed by the Taraf newspaper in February, and would have involved bombing mosques and provoking military tensions with Greece to create instability as a pretext for a military takeover.