Alparslan Çelik | |
|---|---|
 Alparslan Çelik in 2015 | |
| Born | 1982 (age 41–42) Keban, Turkey |
| Allegiance | Syrian Turkmen Brigades |
| Years of service | 2014-2016 |
| Rank | Second-in-command |
| Unit | Turkmen Coastal Division |
| Battles/wars | Syrian civil war 2015–2016 Latakia offensive 2015 Russian Sukhoi Su-24 shootdown |
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 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]
His father Ramazan Çelik was the Mayor of Keban for the Nationalist Movement Party[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.