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THURSDAY, JULY 03, 2025
Turkish pilot jailed 648 years for plotting coup against Turkish President Erdogan 

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TBS Report
08 December, 2020, 01:45 pm
Last modified: 08 December, 2020, 01:55 pm

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Turkish pilot jailed 648 years for plotting coup against Turkish President Erdogan 

Initially, Ozkan denied his role in the coup, saying he did not fly that night and knew nothing of the attempt

TBS Report
08 December, 2020, 01:45 pm
Last modified: 08 December, 2020, 01:55 pm
Photo: Anadolu Agency
Photo: Anadolu Agency

A Turkish court convicted a former pilot lieutenant with three aggravated life sentences and over 640 years in prison for his role in the deadly July 15 coup attempt in 2016 in the country. 

In a recent trial of officers at the Akinci Airbase, which served as the headquarters for the failed coup attempt four years ago by by the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), the court ruled in favor of aggravated life sentences for several military officers, including former pilot lieutenant Mustafa Ozkan, reports Anadolu Agency. 

Ozkan was sentenced to 648 years for attempting to overthrow Turkey's constitutional order and attempted premeditated murder.

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During the coup attempt, Ozkan, who flew an F-16 fighter jet at speeds that broke the sound barrier above the capital Ankara where he bombed the police headquarters, killing two people and injuring 39 others.

Initially, Ozkan denied his role in the coup, saying he did not fly that night and knew nothing of the attempt in claims prosecutors later disproved.

Separately, 1,511 convicts were handed jail terms ranging from 14 months to 20 years, while some defendants were acquitted in the nationwide cases.

The remaining trials continue in the capital Ankara, Istanbul and seven other provinces.

FETO and its US-based leader Fetullah Gulen orchestrated the defeated coup of July 15, 2016, which left 251 people dead and some 2,200 injured.

Turkey accuses FETO of being behind a long-running campaign to overthrow the state through the infiltration of Turkish institutions, particularly the military, police and judiciary.

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