Ä°smail Selen (1931,
Bolu
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- 23 May 1991,
Ankara
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) was a retired general in the
Turkish Gendarmerie. He was assassinated in 1991.
DHKP/C member
Necmi Suma was sentenced to 12 years for his murder. In 2011 Col.
Arif DoÄŸan
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claimed that the
Turkish Gendarmerie's
Cem Ersever
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had ordered Selen's assassination.
Selen graduated from the
Turkish Military Academy in 1954 and the
Turkish Military College
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...
in 1970. He was promoted to Brigadier-General in 1980 and to Major-General in 1984, becoming Chief of Staff of the Gendarmerie General Command in 1985. He retired at his own request on 15 July 1989.
[M. Metin Kaplan, 24 May 2011, ulkucudunya.com]
Ä°SMAÄ°L SELEN SUÄ°KASTI
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References
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1932 births
1991 deaths
People from Bolu
Turkish Army generals
Assassinated Turkish people
Turkish Gendarmerie personnel
Turkish Military Academy alumni
Army War College (Turkey) alumni