Mehmet Şener Eruygur (17 June 1941 – 20 February 2023) was a Turkish army general. He was
general commander of the gendarmerie from 2002 to 2004, and was later head of the
Atatürk Thought Association. He graduated from the
Turkish Military Academy
The Turkish Military Academy () or as it is known historically and popularly Harbiye is a four-year co-educational military academy and part of the National Defense University (Turkey), National Defence University. It is located in the cent ...
in 1960.
Eruygur was born on 17 June 1941. He was one of those charged in the
Ergenekon trials
The Ergenekon trials or the Ergenekon conspiracy, were a series of high-profile trials which took place in 2008–2016 in Turkey in which 275 people, including military officers, journalists and opposition lawmakers, all alleged members of Erge ...
due to their alleged participation in the
Sarıkız, Ayışığı, Yakamoz and Eldiven 2004 coup plans; in August 2013 he was sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment.
Eruygur was also accused of establishing the
Republican Working Group (CÇG), an illegal organization similar to the
Batı Çalışma Grubu
The Batı Çalışma Grubu (BÇG; ) was an alleged clandestine grouping within the Turkish military said to be linked to the Ergenekon organization. It was allegedly set up in 1997 by General Çevik Bir (then deputy-chief of the General Staff of ...
(BÇG, West Working Group).
Eruygur died on 20 February 2023, at the age of 81. He was buried one day later at
Karacaahmet Cemetery
The Karacaahmet Cemetery () is a 700-year-old historic cemetery located in Üsküdar, on the Asian side of Istanbul. Karacaahmet cemetery is the largest and second oldest in Istanbul at , and the largest burial ground in Turkey by number of interr ...
.
References
1941 births
2023 deaths
Turkish Army generals
General Commanders of the Gendarmerie of Turkey
People from Erzurum
Kuleli Military High School alumni
Turkish Military Academy alumni
People convicted in the Ergenekon trials
Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by Turkey
Burials at Karacaahmet Cemetery
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