Halil İbrahim Fırtına (born 1941 in Ordu, Turkey) is a retired Turkish Air Force General and Commander of the Turkish Air Force.[1]
Halil İbrahim Fırtına | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1941 (age 82–83) Ordu, Turkey |
| Allegiance |  Turkey |
| Service | Turkish Air Force |
| Years of service | 1962-2005 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Turkish Air Force |
| Battles / wars | Turkish invasion of Cyprus |
Fırtına retired in 2005. He was tried in the alleged "Sledgehammer" coup plan conspiracy by senior members of the Turkish armed forces.[2][3][4]
Fırtına was awarded with Legion d'honneur in 2006, but he declined the award.[5]
References
edit- ^ Shtauber, Zvi; Shapir, Yiftah (2006). The Middle East strategic balance, 2004-2005. Sussex Academic Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-84519-108-5.
- ^ Ex-military chiefs decide to sing same refrain Today's Zaman, 6 January 2010
- ^ Deputy launches campaign for investigation of coup plot Today's Zaman, 12 May 2008
- ^ Grove, Thomas. Turkish commanders testify in plot probe Reuters, 5 December 2009
- ^ "Liyakat nişanını Chirac'a iade etti". 4 November 2006.