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that at that time he had taken orders to make arrangements for the conversion of the unit into a high readiness force headquarters assigned to NATO only. Therefore, they had no time for any plot preparations. Nevertheless, he was convicted and sentenced to 18 years in prison. However, he was released following a heart surgery due to his critical health condition.
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in a construction tender held in the years 2002–2003. In May 2007, he was convicted for corruption to eleven and half months in prison. Erdağı became so the highest-ranked military officer in Turkey to be prisoned. He was forced to retire by the
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624:(in Turkish). Pendik Son Söz
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298:. It was established at
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984:95th Armored Brigade
532:. NATO. 21 May 2022.
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229:commanders
198:Commanders
94:First Army
1262:9th Corps
1211:8th Corps
1140:7th Corps
1112:6th Corps
1080:4th Corps
1033:5th Corps
1005:3rd Corps
966:2nd Corps
752:Habertürk
482:8th Corps
406:Çerkezköy
330:of 1922.
264:3rd Corps
203:Commander
103:Ayazağa,
33:3rd Corps
1202:3rd Army
1071:2nd Army
957:1st Army
921:Commands
725:Hürriyet
504:See also
292:Istanbul
282:and the
109:Istanbul
74:Infantry
1426:Sarıyer
1322:Turkish
600:Radikal
551:"About"
488:In the
324:Sakarya
320:Kutahya
288:Sarıyer
278:of the
274:) is a
268:Turkish
227:Notable
105:Sarıyer
46:Country
38:Founded
1320:Cyprus
485:2007.
396:Kartal
314:, the
310:, the
191:(1922)
185:(1921)
179:(1921)
135:(1913)
60:Branch
54:Turkey
804:Sabah
340:Çorlu
84:Corps
322:and
262:The
80:Size
70:Type
41:1911
290:in
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