Alparslan Çelik
| Alparslan Çelik | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1982 (age 33–34) Keban, Turkey |
| Allegiance | Syrian Turkmen Brigades |
| Years of service | 2014-2016 |
| Rank | Second-in-command |
| Unit | Turkmen Coastal Division |
| Battles/wars | 2015 Russian Sukhoi Su-24 shootdown |
Alparslan Çelik is a Turkish Islamist-Nationalist Alperen Ocakları[1][2] member. In 2014 he joined the Syrian Turkmen Brigades and fought against Syrian Army. On 24 November, after Turkey shot down a Russian bomber jet, he allegedly killed the Russian pilot Oleg Peshkov.[3][4][5] Çelik was detained in İzmir, Turkey on 31 March 2016.[6][7] All charges against him were dropped on 9 May 2016.[8] However the investigation was subsequently reopened in which he denied killing the pilot, instead insisting that he was killed by another group.[9]
References
- ↑ Rusya'nın aradığı Alparslan Çelik'ten olay iddialar!
- ↑ Alparslan Çelik ve 13 arkadaşı için istenen ceza belli oldu
- ↑ "Killer of Russia's Su-24 Pilot Detained in Turkey | News". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
- ↑ "MIDEAST - I have no fear of the Russians, says alleged killer of Russian pilot". Retrieved 2016-04-19.
- ↑ Sputnik. "Alparslan Celik: What is Known So Far About Alleged Killer of Su-24 Pilot". sputniknews.com. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
- ↑ "Turkey detains alleged killer of Russian pilot downed over Syria border". RT International. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
- ↑ "CRIME - Alleged killer of Russian jet pilot detained in İzmir". Retrieved 2016-04-19.
- ↑ "Turkey sets free man charged with killing Russian pilot". Xinhua. 2016-05-10. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
- ↑ "Turkey reopens probe into suspected killer of Russian pilot". Retrieved 2016-06-28.
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