Alparslan Çelik
| Alparslan Çelik | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1982 (age 34–35) Keban, Turkey |
| Allegiance | Syrian Turkmen Brigades |
| Years of service | 2014-2016 |
| Rank | Second-in-command |
| Unit | Turkmen Coastal Division |
| Battles/wars | 2015 Russian Sukhoi Su-24 shootdown |
Alparslan Çelik is a Turkish Islamist-Nationalist Alperen Ocakları member. In 2014 he joined the Syrian Turkmen Brigades and fought against Syrian Army. On 24 November, after Turkey shot down a Russian bomber jet, he allegedly killed the Russian pilot Oleg Peshkov. Çelik was detained in İzmir, Turkey on 31 March 2016. All charges against him were dropped on 9 May 2016. However the investigation was subsequently reopened in which he denied killing the pilot, instead insisting that he was killed by another group.
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