LEAHY VETTING: REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT REVIEW OF

UNCLAS ANKARA 001186 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 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. ¶3. Candidates to attend SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMBATING TERRORISM 08/22/09-09/04/09 Course: Name: Oguzhan Oncul Title: Captain Unit: Team Commander-Ankara Organization: Turkish Army DPOB: July 9, 1976-Bursa ¶4. Candidates to attend BASIC OFFICER CRS USMC 09/03/09-04/02/10 Course: Name: Caglar Akar Title: OF-1 Unit: Platoon Commander-Izmir Organization: Turkish Navy DPOB: December 19, 1983-Izmir Name: Ismail Aykut Tokgoz Title: OF-1 Unit: Platoon Commander-Izmir Organization: Turkish Navy DPOB: September 19, 1983-Istanbul Name: Osman Tinaz Title: ENSIGN Unit: Platoon Leader-Izmir Organization: Turkish Navy DPOB: January 1, 1983-Hatay Name: Fatih Yildiz Title: OF-1 Unit: Platoon Commander-Izmir Organization: Turkish Navy DPOB: March 9, 1984-Balikesir Name: Semih Barbaros Ustun Title: OF-1 Unit: Platoon Commander-Izmir Organization: Turkish Navy DPOB: August 11, 1984-Tekirdag ¶5. Candidates to attend INTL CIC WATCH OFFICER 09/04/09-09/25/09 Course: Name: Tayfun Temeltas Title: Lieutenant Jr. Unit: Principle Warfare Officer-Kocaeli Organization: Turkish Army DPOB: July 10, 1980-Istanbul Name: Halim Bilir Title: Lieutenant Jr. Unit: PWO Organization: Turkish Navy DPOB: March 1, 1980-Erzincan Name: Atilla Aydin Title: Lieutenant Jr. Unit: CIC Officer-Kocaeli Organization: Turkish Navy DPOB: September 20, 1980-Istanbul Name: Ertugrul Aktan Title: Lieutenant Jr. Unit: CIC Officer-Mugla Organization: Turkish Navy DPOB: February 28, 1981-Sakarya Name: Bekir Cebeci Title: Lieutenant Jr. Unit: CIC Officer-Kocaeli Organization: Turkish Navy DPOB: August 2, 1981-Mecitozu Name: Ilkay Bezil Aydemir Title: Lieutenant Jr. Unit: PWO-Kocaeli Organization: Turkish Navy DPOB: January 25, 1981-Diyarbekir Name: Ahmet Ersoy Title: Lieutenant Jr. Unit: CIC Officer-Kocaeli Organization: Navy DPOB: August 31 1981-Ankara ¶6. Candidates to attend INTELLIGENCE IN COMBATING TERRORISM 09/14/09-10/02-09 Course: Name: Engin Durmaz Title: Major Unit: Desk Officer-Ankara Organization: Turkish Army DPOB: January 15, 1975-Istanbul ¶7. Candidates to attend GEORGE C. MARSHALL CENTER, EUROPEAN CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES, PROGRAM IN ADVANCED SECURITY 09/21/09-12/18/09 Course: Name: Muhittin Dasli Title: Major-Ankara Unit: Counter Intelligence Officer Organization: Turkish Airforce DPOB: September 1, 1973-Tarsus Course: Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Turk ey Silliman