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| − | '''General | + | '''General Mehmet İlker Başbuğ''' <ref name=tdnbio>{{cite news|url=http://www.nato.int/cps/ru/SID-7EFC54D3-99AC1947/natolive/who_is_who_50455.htm |
| + | |title=Biography: General İlker Başbuğ, Commander of the Turkish Armed Forces | ||
| + | |publisher=[[NATO]] | ||
| + | |date=24 February 2009 | ||
| + | }}</ref> was the [[Turkish Chief of General Staff|26th Chief of the General Staff of Turkey]]. | ||
==Ergenikon Trials== | ==Ergenikon Trials== | ||
| − | Başbuğ was sentenced to life imprisonment as part of the [[Ergenekon trials]]. | + | Başbuğ was charged with contravention of Articles 309, 310, and 311 of the Turkish Penal Code. In August 2013, he was convicted on charges "establishing and leading a terrorist organization" and "attempting to destroy the Turkish government or to attempting to partially or completely prevent its functioning" and sentenced to life imprisonment as part of the [[Ergenekon trials]].<ref>{{Cite news|title = Coup plot conviction deepens secularist-Islamist rift in Turkey|date = 5 August 2013|url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/coup-plot-conviction-deepens-secularistislamist-rift-in-turkey/article4992951.ece|newspaper = The Hindu|accessdate = 6 August 2013}}</ref> However, the [[Constitutional Court of Turkey]] determined that Başbuğ's legal rights were violated and overturned his conviction; he was released on 7 March 2014.<ref name= "Release7March2014-Hurriyet">{{cite news | url = http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkeys-former-chief-of-staff-ilker-basbug-to-be-released-from-jail-after-top-court-ruling.aspx?pageID=238&nID=63321&NewsCatID=338 | title = Turkey’s former Chief of Staff İlker Başbuğ released from jail after top court ruling | date = 7 March 2014 | accessdate = 7 March 2014 | newspaper = [[Hürriyet Daily News]] }}</ref> |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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General Mehmet İlker Başbuğ [1] was the 26th Chief of the General Staff of Turkey.
Ergenikon Trials
Başbuğ was charged with contravention of Articles 309, 310, and 311 of the Turkish Penal Code. In August 2013, he was convicted on charges "establishing and leading a terrorist organization" and "attempting to destroy the Turkish government or to attempting to partially or completely prevent its functioning" and sentenced to life imprisonment as part of the Ergenekon trials.[2] However, the Constitutional Court of Turkey determined that Başbuğ's legal rights were violated and overturned his conviction; he was released on 7 March 2014.[3]
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