Alparslan Çelik
Turkish militant
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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]
AllegianceSyrian Turkmen Brigades
Serviceyears
2014–2016Alparslan Çelik | |
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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 | |
His father Ramazan Çelik was the Mayor of Keban for the Nationalist Movement Party[7]