Alparslan Çelik
Alparslan Çelik (born 1982) is a Turkish Islamist-Nationalist.[1] In 2014 he joined the Syrian Turkmen Brigades and fought against the Syrian Army. On 24 November, after Turkey shot down a Russian bomber jet, he allegedly killed the Russian pilot Oleg Peshkov.[2][3] Çelik was detained in İzmir, Turkey on 31 March 2016.[4] All charges against him were dropped on 9 May 2016.[5]
Alparslan Çelik | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1982 (age 39–40) Keban, Turkey |
| Allegiance | Syrian Turkmen Brigades |
| Years of service | 2014-2016 |
| Rank | Second-in-command |
| Unit | Turkmen Coastal Division |
| Battles/wars | Syrian civil war 2015 Russian Sukhoi Su-24 shootdown |
His father Ramazan Çelik was the Mayor of Keban for the Nationalist Movement Party[6]
References
- "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.
- "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.
- "Eski MHP Keban Belediye Başkanı Ramazan Çelik'in oğlu İki yıldır Suriye'de." AyyıldızHaber.com (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2017-02-14. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
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