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UNCLAS ANKARA 001179 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR DRL/PHD, PM/ISO, PM/RSAT, L/PM AND EUR/SE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: MARR PREL PGOV TU
SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING: REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT REVIEW OF 
SENIOR TURKISH IMET CANDIDATES AUGUST 2009 
 
¶1.  This is an action request.  See para. 2. 
 
¶2.  Post has reviewed the following Turkish candidates for an 
International Military Education and Training (IMET) 
sponsored program. Action Request: Post requests that 
Department conduct a name check on these candidates in 
appropriate databases (DRL/PM/EUR/INR) and advise Post 
whether any derogatory information was found. Given the 
relatively senior rank of these candidates, Post requests a 
response no later than September 4 in order to avoid possible 
postponement of their travel/training. 
 
¶3.  Candidates to attend the George C. Marshall Center, 
College of International and Security Studies, Senior 
Executive Seminar (SES) Germany 09/09/09-09/17/09: 
 
Name:       Seref Ogus 
Title:      Brigade General (B6) 0-7 
Unit: Commander, 14th Infantry Mechanized Brigade-Kars 
Organization:     Turkish Army 
DPOB: February 14, 1960-Bursa 
 
Name:       Murat Halis 
Title:      Superintendent 
Unit: Station Commander-Bursa 
Organization:     Special Branch 
DPOB: September 27th, 1973-Erzurum 
 
Name:       Haydar Kol 
Title:      Senior Judge 
Unit: Criminal Affairs Department-Ankara 
Organization:     Ministry of Justice 
DPOB: February 2, 1970-Trabzon 
 
 
 
 
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http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Turk ey 
 
Silliman