Alparslan Çelik
Alparslan Çelik | |
|---|---|
 Alparslan Çelik in 2015 | |
| Born | 1982 (age 43–44) |
| Allegiance | Syrian Turkmen Brigades |
Service years | 2014–2016 |
Rank | Second-in-command |
| Unit | Turkmen Coastal Division |
Conflicts | |
Alparslan Çelik (born 1982) is a Turkish Islamist Nationalist.[1] In 2014 he joined the Syrian Turkmen Brigades of the Free Syrian Army and fought against the Syrian Arab Army (SAA). On 24 November 2015, 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] In 2017, he was sentenced to five years in prison for the illegal possession of firearms in a separate case.[6]
His father Ramazan Çelik was the Mayor of Keban for the Nationalist Movement Party[7]
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. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
- ↑ "Alleged killer of Russian pilot sentenced to 5 years in prison". Daily Sabah. 2017-05-22. Retrieved 2026-06-15.
- ↑ "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.