Muharrem Köse

Muharrem Köse
Allegiance  Turkey
Service/branch Turkish Land Forces
Rank Colonel

Colonel Muharrem Köse is an officer in the Turkish Armed Forces. He was claimed by unnamed sources in the Turkish security forces to have been a leader of the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt on 15 July 2016.[1][2][3] Köse had reportedly been expelled from the military some months earlier.[4]

Colonel Köse was arrested on 19 July 2016, four days after the coup attempt. He was later released and appointed to the Chief General Staff's office on 27 August 2016.[5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Military Coup Attempt in Turkey: Parliament Bombed as Protests Mount". Egyptian Streets. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Medios dan a conocer el nombre del posible organizador del golpe de Estado en Turquía". Sputnik (news agency). Retrieved 16 July 2016. "La agencia de noticias de Turquía, Anadolu, citando una fuente en el Ejército turco, afirmó que el organizador del golpe es el coronel Muharrem Kose", según AP.
  3. ↑ "Turkey coup attempt: Erdogan says uprising to be resolved shortly, calls on Turks to take to the streets - Turkey". Haaretz.com. Haaretz. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Turkey in Chaos After Coup Attempt by Military". Epoch Times. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Putschist Colonel Appointed under the command of the Office of the Turkish Chief of Staff - Darbeci Albay Köse, Genelkurmay emrine".
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