Hikmet Köksal | |
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Commander of the Turkish Army | |
In office 27 August 1996 – 28 August 1997 | |
Preceded by | Mehmet Hikmet Bayer |
Succeeded by | Hüseyin Kıvrıkoğlu |
Personal details | |
Born | 1932 Yusufeli, Turkey |
Died | February 25, 2020 Istanbul, Turkey | (aged 87–88)
Military service | |
Allegiance | Turkey |
Branch/service | Turkish Army |
Years of service | 1953 - 1997 |
Rank | General |
Hikmet Köksal (1932 – February 25, 2020[1]) was a Turkish general, born in Yusufeli. He was the Commander of the Turkish Army during the 1997 "post-modern coup", and previously Commander of the First Army of Turkey (1994-1996).[2] He was one of those arrested in 2012 as part of the investigation of the coup and of the associated West Study Group.[3]
References
- ^ "Hikmet Köksal, who runs the tanks, dies on February 28". Hurriyet. 26 February 2020.
- ^ kimkimdir.gen.tr, Orgeneral Hikmet Köksal (1932 - .... )
- ^ Today's Zaman, 29 May 2012, Upper echelon of clandestine BÇG jailed in latest Feb. 28 wave of arrests Archived 2012-06-05 at the Wayback Machine