About Şener Eruygur
Lived 1941 – 2023 (aged 81). Şener Eruygur was a Turkish military personnel.
Mehmet Şener Eruygur (17 June 1941 – 20 February 2023) was a Turkish army general. He was general commander of the gendarmerie from 2002 to 2004, and was later head of the Atatürk Thought Association. He graduated from the Turkish Military Academy in 1960.
Eruygur was born on 17 June 1941. He was one of those charged in the Ergenekon trials due to their alleged participation in the Sarıkız, Ayışığı, Yakamoz and Eldiven 2004 coup plans; in August 2013 he was sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment.
Eruygur was also accused of establishing the Republican Working Group (CÇG), an illegal organization similar to the Batı Çalışma Grubu (BÇG, West Working Group).
Eruygur died on 20 February 2023, at the age of 81. He was buried one day later at Karacaahmet Cemetery.
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Who was Şener Eruygur?
Turkish general and statesperson (1941–2023)
When was Şener Eruygur born?
Şener Eruygur was born on 17 June 1941 in Erzurum.
When did Şener Eruygur die?
Şener Eruygur died on 20 February 2023 in Istanbul.
What was Şener Eruygur's occupation?
Şener Eruygur was a military personnel.
What nationality was Şener Eruygur?
Şener Eruygur was Turkish.
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