About Burhanettin Bigalı
Lived 1927 – 2016 (aged 89). Burhanettin Bigalı was a Turkish military personnel.
Burhanettin Bigalı (1927 – 17 September 2016) was a 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).
He was born in 1927 in Dereköy, Biga, Çanakkale. He belongs to the Chundyshk (Цундышк) dynasty of the Circassians.
Arif Doğan has claimed in court that he founded the Gendarmerie's JITEM in the late 1980s on the orders of Bigalı, with the approval of the Chief of Staff and of the Interior Ministry.
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Who was Burhanettin Bigalı?
Turkish military officer (1927–2016)
When was Burhanettin Bigalı born?
Burhanettin Bigalı was born on 29 August 1927 in Bergama.
When did Burhanettin Bigalı die?
Burhanettin Bigalı died on 19 September 2016 in Istanbul.
What was Burhanettin Bigalı's occupation?
Burhanettin Bigalı was a military personnel.
What nationality was Burhanettin Bigalı?
Burhanettin Bigalı was Turkish.
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