Colonel Muharrem Köse is an officer in the Turkish Armed Forces. He was claimed by unnamed sources in the Turkish security forces to have been a leader of the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt on 15 July 2016.[1][2] Köse had reportedly been expelled from the military some months earlier.[3]
Muharrem Köse | |
|---|---|
| Born | Turkey |
| Allegiance |  Turkey |
| Service/ | Turkish Land Forces |
| Rank | Colonel |
Colonel Köse was arrested on 19 July 2016, four days after the coup attempt. He was later released and appointed to the Chief General Staff's office on 27 August 2016.[4]
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- ^ "Military Coup Attempt in Turkey: Parliament Bombed as Protests Mount". Egyptian Streets. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ "Turkey coup attempt: Erdogan says uprising to be resolved shortly, calls on Turks to take to the streets - Turkey". Haaretz. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ Gündoğan, Burcu (18 July 2016). "Utmost tension and turmoil in Turkey: Flashback to the first 24 hours". BirGün. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Putschist Colonel Appointed under the command of the Office of the Turkish Chief of Staff - Darbeci Albay Köse, Genelkurmay emrine". 27 August 2016.