Şükrü Sarıışık Explained

Şükrü Sarıışık
Birth Date:1945
Birth Place:Konya
Office:Secretary-General of the National Security Council
Term Start:26 August 2003
Term End:16 August 2004
Predecessor:Tuncer Kılınç
Successor:Mehmet Yiğit Alpogan
Allegiance:Turkey
Branch:Turkish Army
Serviceyears:- 2007
Rank:General

Şükrü Sarıışık (born 1945, Konya[1]) is a retired Turkish general. He was Secretary-General of the National Security Council from 2003 to 2004,[2] and then Commander of the Second Army.[3]

Sarıışık was appointed Commander of the Aegean Army in August 2006.[4] He was one of a number of officers retired in August 2007 for "indiscipline".[5]

In 2012 Sarıışık was sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in the 2003 "Sledgehammer" coup plan.[6]

Notes and References

  1. kimkimdir.gen.tr, Orgeneral Şükrü Sarıışık (1945 - ....)
  2. mgk.gov.tr, Eski Genel Sekreterlerimiz
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