İbrahim Fırtına

Halil Ibrahim Fırtına (born 1941 in Ordu, Turkey) is a retired Turkish Air Force General and Commander of the Turkish Air Force.^[1]

Firtina retired in 2005 following revelations of the alleged "Sledgehammer" coup plan conspiracy by senior members of the Turkish armed forces.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Military offices
Preceded by	Commander of the Turkish Air Force August 27, 2003–August 25, 2005	Succeeded by Faruk Cömert

References[]

^ Shtauber, Zvi; Shapir, Yiftah (2006). The Middle East strategic balance, 2004-2005. Sussex Academic Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-84519-108-5.
^ Ex-military chiefs decide to sing same refrain Today's Zaman, 6 January 2010
^ Deputy launches campaign for investigation of coup plot Today's Zaman, 12 May 2008
^ Grove, Thomas. Turkish commanders testify in plot probe Reuters, 5 December 2009

[1] Shtauber, Zvi; Shapir, Yiftah (2006). The Middle East strategic balance, 2004-2005. Sussex Academic Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-84519-108-5.

[2] Ex-military chiefs decide to sing same refrain Today's Zaman, 6 January 2010

[3] Deputy launches campaign for investigation of coup plot Today's Zaman, 12 May 2008

[4] Grove, Thomas. Turkish commanders testify in plot probe Reuters, 5 December 2009

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