Ömer Halisdemir

✶February 20, 1974

†July 16, 2016

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About their life

Ömer Halisdemir was a Turkish non-commissioned officer, who was killed on duty in the night of failed 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt, immediately after he shot dead pro-coup general Semih Terzi and prevented the capture of the headquarters of the Special Forces Command in Ankara by the rebel forces. His actions are recognized as a major reason for the failure of the coup attempt.

Turkish military officer (1974–2016)

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Biography from the article Ömer Halisdemir on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.