Burhanettin Bigalı | |
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Born |
1927[1] Istanbul |
Predecessor | Adnan Doğu |
Successor | Eşref Bitlis |
Burhanettin Bigalı (born 1927) is a former Turkish general; he retired in 1990. He was head of the National Intelligence Organization (1981 - 1986) and later General Commander of the Gendarmerie of Turkey (1988 - 1990).
Arif Doğan has claimed in court that he founded the Gendarmerie's JITEM intelligence unit in the late 1980s on the orders of Bigalı, with the approval of the Chief of Staff and of the Interior Ministry.[2]
References
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- ↑ Hurriyet Daily News, 14 October 2010, Turkish dailies leak contradictory testimony from retired colonel
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