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Retired general serving life sentence for role in 1997 postmodern coup dies in prison

December 20, 2022

Vural Avar, one of a group of retired generals who were imprisoned last year due to their role in a military intervention in Turkey...

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Turkish general who sparked controversy in presidential election removed from command in Syria

December 31, 2018

Lt. Gen. İsmail Metin Temel, commander of Turkish troops in Afrin, Syria, who recently sparked a political controversy when he applauded a speech by...

Diplomacy

FSA general claims Turkey will remain in Idlib, provide weapons to rebel groups

September 9, 2018

As the Russian-backed Syrian government prepares to launch an offensive on rebel-held Idlib, Free Syrian Army (FSA) general Ahmad Rahhal announced on his Twitter...

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Turkish military returns to 1930s practices due to unending post-coup purges, report says

July 10, 2017

Similar to the post-Independence War period and the early 1930s in Turkey, most brigades are now commanded by colonels and captains due to a...

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Court releases 3 generals, 1 admiral in coup probe

October 14, 2016

An İstanbul court on Friday released three generals and an admiral who were detained as part of investigation into a coup attempt on July...

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