Fikri Karadağ

Fikret Karadağ (born 3 January 1953) is a retired Turkish army colonel who was indicted for treason in the Ergenekon investigation for allegedly heading ultra-nationalist organizations called the Association for the Union of Patriotic Forces , and the Kuvayı Milliye Derneği (National Forces Society).

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Start Finish Title Place 15 June 1998 17 August 2000 Teacher at the Armed Forces Academic Educational Command Yeni Levent, Istanbul 18 August 2000 14 June 2001 Staff Commander at the 3rd Army Corps Command ( Ayazağa, Istanbul 15 June 2001 9 August 2001 Assistant Commander at the 3rd Army Corps Command and Commander of the Mechanized Infantry Division Hasdal, Istanbul 10 August 2001 Administrator at the Armed Forces Academic Educational Command Yeni Levent, Istanbul

Ergenekon

It has been alleged that Karadağ is connected to the assassination of businessman Üzeyir Garih on the basis that the perpetrators knew or were subordinate to Karadağ. Garih was assassinated on 25 August 2001 by Yener Yermez, of the Hasdal barracks' café . Also working in the café was lieutenant Murat Oğuz, who got caught in 2001 for petty fraud with the Ergenekon investigation's key figure, Tuncay Güney. It is alleged that both Oğuz and Yermez were subordinate to Karadağ, in the capacity of Commander of the Mechanized Regiment .