Name Korkut Eken | Role Armed force officer | |
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Similar People Ibrahim Sahin, Mehmet Agar, Ayhan Carkin, Mehmet Eymur, Tarik Umit | ||
Korkut eken den bdp lilere tokat gibi yan t
Korkut Eken (born 1945) is a Turkish security officer trained in special warfare. He became involved in the Susurluk scandal in Turkey after some of his subordinates, notably Ayhan Çarkın, were convicted of extrajudicial killings.
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- Korkut eken den bdp lilere tokat gibi yan t
- 24 nisan 2012 tarihli korkut eken r portaj
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24 nisan 2012 tarihli korkut eken r portaj
Career
Eken joined the Turkish Military Academy in 1963. He took part in the Cyprus landings on 20 July 1974. He joined the Special Warfare Department (Turkish: Özel Harp Dairesi) in 1978. He received training in special warfare in Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States. He gained fame in 1981 after he led a raid to rescue a plane seized by Islamic militants in Diyarbakır.
Eken was once involved in an ice producing business in Antalya with an MİT colleague called Mehmet Eymür; however this partnership ended after five years on acrimonious terms.