Hikmet Köksal
| Hikmet Köksal | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Turkey |
| Service/branch | Turkish Army |
| Years of service | 1953 - 1997 |
| Rank | General |
Hikmet Köksal (born 1932, Yusufeli) is a retired Turkish general. 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).[1] He was one of those arrested in 2012 as part of the investigation of the coup and of the associated West Study Group.[2]
References
- ↑ 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
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