LEAHY VETTING: REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT REVIEW OF

UNCLAS ANKARA 001187 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 COMBINED LOGISTICS CAPTAINS CAREER COURSE 09/08/09-03/15/10 Course: Title: Captain Unit: Supply Officer-Istanbul Organization: Turkish Army DPOB: May 31, 1976-Varna ¶4. Candidates to attend PRINCIPLES OF MILITARY PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE 09/09/09-11/13/09 Course: Name: Alper Bulut Title: Captain Unit: Desk Officer-Samsun Organization: Turkish Navy DPOB: March 13, 1976-Kirkagac ¶5. Candidates to attend AVIATION SAFETY OFFICER 09/10/09-10/16/09 Course: Name: Ufuk Isik Ondes Title: LCDR Unit: Base Commander-Antalya Organization: Turkish Navy DPOB: May 4, 1970-Istanbul Name: Murat Oglakci Title: Lieutenant Unit: Wing Commander-Antalya Organization: Turkish Navy DPOB: July 6, 1973-Ankara Name: Oguzhan Turedi Title: Lieutenant Unit: Pilot-Izmir Organization: Turkish Navy DPOB: September 10, 1976-Bursa Name: Ismail Yagcilar Title: Lieutenant Unit: Pilot-Antalya Organization: Turkish Navy DPOB: August 25, 1976-Kocaeli ¶6. Candidates to attend ELECTRONIC WARFARE, NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL 09/12/09-09/23/11 Course: Name: Erdal Arslan Title: Lieutenant Unit: Project Officer-Ankara Organization: Turkish Army DPOB: June 14, 1984-Erbaa ¶7. Candidates to attend AH-1W SIMULATOR TRAINING 09/14/09-10/01/09 Course: Name: Okan Ozturk Title: Major Unit: Pilot-Ankara Organization: Turkish Army DPOB: November 20, 1970-Eskisehir Name: Ahmet Okur Title: CDT Unit: Pilot-Ankara Organization: Turkish Army DPOB: August 11, 1972-Antalya ¶8. Candidates to attend INTELLIGENCE IN COMBATING TERRORISM 09/14/09-10/02/09 Course: Name: Gungor Gundogdu Title: Major Unit: Project Officer Organization: Turkish Army DPOB: June 3, 1972-Istanbul Name: Selcuk Akbey Title: Captain Unit: Team Commander-Ankara Organization: Turkish Army DPOB: September 17, 1978-Erzurum ¶9. Candidates to attend AH-W1 SIMULATOR TRAINING 09/14/09-10/01/09 Course: Name: Hikmet Duman Title: Captain Unit: Pilot-Ankara Organization: Turkish Army DPOB: February 16, 1978-Germany-Lutwigsburg Name: Serdar Egri Title: Captain Unit: Pilot-Ankara Organization: Turkish Army DPOB: March 19, 1974-Konya Name: Yucel Parmaksiz Title: Captain Unit: Pilot-Ankara Organization: Turkish Army DPOB: August 25, 1973-Antalya ¶10. Candidates to attend ORDINANCE BASIC OFFICER LEADERSHIP 09/21/09-1/20/10 Course: Name: Kursat Karabulut Title: Lieutenant Unit: Platoon Leader-Erzurum Organization: Turkish Army DPOB: February 11, 1983-Germany ¶11. Candidates to attend ENGINEER CAPTAINS CAREER 10/05/09-04/16/09 Course: Name: Erdost Yener Title: Lieutenant Unit: Operational Manager-Mugla Organization: Turkish Navy DPOB: February 6, 1975-Mugla Name: Mustafa Cem Oztekmen Title: Lieutenant Jr. Unit: Company Commander-Izmir Organization: Turkish Navy DPOB: June 10, 1979-Mersin Name: Naci Altan Title: Lieutenant Jr. Unit: Maintenance Officer-Istanbul Organization: Turkish Navy DPOB: January 12, 1976-Istanbul ¶12. Candidates to attend INTERNATIONAL LAW DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 10/07/09-12/18/09 Course: Name: Mehmet Emin Yapar Title: Major Unit: Legal Advisor-Ankara Organization: Turkish Army DPOB: October 7, 1972 ¶13. Candidates to attend GENERAL ENGLISH, DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE 10/14/09-01/22/10 Course: Name: Ertugrul Sahin Title: Major Unit: Project Officer-Ankara Organization: Turkish Army DPOB: October 12, 1973-Sarikaya Name: Murat Oztas Title: S.F.C. Unit: Team Chief-Izmir Organization: Turkish Army DPOB: August 19, 1980-Uskudar ¶14. Candidates to attend AVIATION SAFETY OFFICER 10/19/09-11/24/09 Course: Name: Hakan Erentepe Title: Lieutenant Unit: Air Operations Officer-Ankara Organization: Turkish Navy DPOB: July 2, 1977-Amasya Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Turk ey Silliman