İbrahim Fırtına

Halil İbrahim Fırtına
Born1941 (age 83–84)
Ordu, Turkey
Allegiance Turkey
Branch Turkish Air Force
Years of service1962–2005
RankGeneral
CommandsTurkish Air Force
Battles / warsTurkish invasion of Cyprus

Halil İbrahim Fırtına (born 1941 in Ordu, Turkey) is a retired Turkish Air Force general and Commander of the Turkish Air Force.

Fırtına retired in 2005. He was tried in the alleged "Sledgehammer" coup plan conspiracy by senior members of the Turkish armed forces.

Fırtına was awarded with Legion d'honneur in 2006, but he declined the award.

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