Mustafa Levent Göktaş (born June 8, 1959[1]) is a Turkish colonel, who took part in the 1999 operation to catch Abdullah Öcalan, the leader of the Kurdish terrorist organization PKK, designated as a terrorist organisation in Turkey. In January 2009, Göktaş was detained in the Ergenekon investigation.[2] Göktaş was released on 10 March 2014, along with other Ergenekon defendants.
Mustafa Levent Göktaş | |
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| Birth name | Mustafa Levent Göktaş |
| Born | June 8, 1959 Erbaa, Tokat, Turkey |
| Allegiance | Turkey |
| Service/ | Turkish Land Forces |
| Years of service | 1980–2005 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Children | 2 |
| Other work | Lawyer |
He is a member of the Special Forces Command (Turkish: Özel Kuvvetler Komutanlığı); an elite special forces unit.[3]
References edit
- ^ Ergenekon indictments
- ^ Yavuz, Ercan (2009-01-10). "Key colonel in Öcalan's capture among detainees". Today's Zaman. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
- ^ "9 muvazzaf subay adliyede sorgulanıyor". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 2009-01-09. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
https://www.state.gov/j/ct/rls/other/des/123085.htm
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