Muharrem Köse | |
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Allegiance | Turkey |
Service | Turkish Land Forces |
Rank | Colonel |
Colonel Muharrem Köse is an officer in the Turkish Armed Forces. He was claimed by unnamed sources in the Turkish security forces to have been a leader of the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt on 15 July 2016.[1][2] Köse had reportedly been expelled from the military some months earlier.[3]
Colonel Köse was arrested on 19 July 2016, four days after the coup attempt. He was later released and appointed to the Chief General Staff's office on 27 August 2016.[4]