Halil İbrahim Fırtına | |
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Born | 1941 (age 82–83) Ordu, Turkey |
Allegiance | Turkey |
Service/ | Turkish Air Force |
Years of service | 1962-2005 |
Rank | General |
Commands held | Turkish Air Force |
Halil İbrahim Fırtına (born 1941 in Ordu, Turkey) is a retired Turkish Air Force General and Commander of the Turkish Air Force. [1]
Fırtına retired in 2005. He was tried in the alleged "Sledgehammer" coup plan conspiracy by senior members of the Turkish armed forces. [2] [3] [4]
Fırtına was awarded with Legion d'honneur in 2006, but he declined the award. [5]