Why Was Semih Terzi Targeted and Killed on July 15? – Part 1

Medical intervention of Special Forces Brigade Commander Brigadier General Semih Terzi was prevented in GATA.

General Semih Terzi was portrayed in the media as one of the key figures of the July 15 coup attempt and was shot by Chief Sergeant Ömer Halisdemir on the orders of Special Forces Commander Zekai Aksakallı as he entered the headquarters. Battalion Commander Major Fatih Şahin took the injured Semih Terzi to GATA by helicopter.

Did Aksakallı order the GATA Chief of Staff Colonel Muammer Alper not to give medical attention to the injured Semih Terzi?

It is known that Muammer Alper stated that after July 15, he put pressure on doctors not to intervene in the injured Semih Terzi in various settings.

How was it ensured that the time of death was reset to an earlier time in the autopsy report? Was Muammer Alper awarded as a result of these "great achievements" and promoted to Brigadier General?

These questions still remain. It seems that it will take some time to clarify these questions unless there is a fair trial and people who took part in every stage of July 15, such as Zekai Aksakallı, Hulusi Akar, Hakan Fidan, are not questioned.

As it will be remembered, Aksakallı calls Ömer Halisdemir 8 times to persuade him of the "unlawful order". For now, we don't know what they talked about. However, the execution of Ömer Halisdemir by First Lieutenant Mihrali Atmaca, again with the previous order of Zekai Aksakallı, shows that the evidence was deliberately obscured.

It doesn't end here. Aksakallı also gives orders to Ahmet Karaaslan for the execution of Mihrali Atmaca. However, this execution was prevented by the intervention of Captain Halil Elverişli. Halisdemir, who executed Semih Terzi, was executed by Atmaca. Atmaca was also wanted to be executed, but it did not happen.

So why all the effort? Why was Semih Terzi prevented from surviving and, if he was guilty, from being tried? In order to illuminate this question, it is necessary to know General Semih Terzi and understand why he was targeted.

Who is Semih Terzi?

• He graduated from the Military Academy in 1989. He was one of the legendary commanders of the Special Forces.
• In 2007, while commanding the 26th Battalion at the Special Forces Command, he was seriously injured in the chest on Mount Kato and became a veteran. In other words, if the helicopter had been 2 minutes late, he would have been a martyr and would not have been the addressee of the "traitor" words spoken in the purchased media today. Semih Terzi never hesitated to fight terrorists. Many stories are told about how Semih Terzi became a hero and warrior in Special Forces.
• Semih Terzi is a commander who has held very critical missions. According to many of his comrades, he is the best general trained in the last 50 years.
• Chief of Private Secretary of the Chief of Land Forces in 2008-2010. He became the Chief of Private Secretary of the Chief of Staff in 2010-2011. Semih Terzi is the Chief of Private Secretary of General Işık Koşaner, both when he was the Commander of the Land Forces and after he became the Chief of the General Staff. After that, Necdet Özel was appointed as the Chief of General Staff and worked with him for one year as the Chief of the Private Secretary. He was then appointed as the Commander of the Special Forces Combat Search and Rescue Regiment in 2012. First staff officer appointed to this post.
• According to the traditions of the TAF, either the Military Academy Student Regiment Commander is promoted from the 1st place or the Presidential Guard Regiment Commander. However, in 2014, Semih Terzi was promoted from the first rank. The names in the Supreme Military Council that promoted Semih Terzi from the first rank are still important names of today: Necdet Özel, Hulusi Akar, Bülent Bostanoğlu, Akın Öztürk, Servet Yörük, Yalçın Ataman, Abdullah Atay, Ahmet Turmuş, Galip Mendi, Ümit Dündar, Salih Zeki Colak and Yaşar Güler.

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