LEAHY VETTING: REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT REVIEW OF

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 Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Turk ey Silliman