Engin Alan

Engin Alan
Born (1945-03-31) March 31, 1945 (age 79)
Üsküdar
AllegianceTurkey
Service / branchTurkish Land Forces
Years of service1965-2005
RankLieutenant general
Commands16th Armed Brigade
Special Forces Command
2nd Corps
8th Corps
Logistics Command
Battles / warsTurkish invasion of Cyprus
Kurdish-Turkish conflict

Engin Alan (born 31 March 1945 in Istanbul)[1] is a former Turkish general. He was Chief of the Special Forces of the Turkish Army from 1996 to 2000. He retired in 2005.

After his retirement he became General Director of the Foundation to Strengthen the Turkish Armed Forces (TSKGV), and was later charged in the Sledgehammer coup plan trials, relating to an alleged 2003 plot.[2] In the 2011 Turkish general election he was elected to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey representing Istanbul for the Nationalist Movement Party. A court ruled against releasing Alan so that he could take up his seat.[3]

In 2012, he was sentenced to 18 years for his role in the Sledgehammer coup plan, and later detained in connection with the 1997 "post-modern coup".[3][4][5] He remained an MP while the case was under appeal.[6] He was acquitted in 2015.[7]

  1. ^ tbmm.gov.tr, Engin ALAN
  2. ^ Today's Zaman, 8 July 2010, Retired Gen. Alan back in office as TSKGV head Archived 2013-07-05 at archive.today
  3. ^ a b Today's Zaman, 22 October 2012, Court orders second arrest of Gen. Alan in Feb. 28 investigation Archived 2013-07-05 at archive.today
  4. ^ Hurriyet Daily News, 23 October 2012, Jailed MP arrested in a separate trial
  5. ^ Hurriyet Daily News, 16 May 2013, Coup suspects to remain under arrest after court ruling
  6. ^ Hurriyet Daily News, 22 September 2012, Suspect Alan to remain MP until top court rules
  7. ^ "Balyoz Davası'nda beraat kararı". BBC News Türkçe (in Turkish). 2015-03-31. Retrieved 2024-07-03.