LEAHY VETTING: REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT REVIEW OF

UNCLAS ANKARA 001332 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 - TRAVEL SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 21, 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 the Regional Security Threats Seminar in Bucharest, Romania 09/21/09-09/24/09: Name: Yavuz Ozdemir Title: Police Chief Superintendant Unit: Deputy Head of the Anti-Terrorism Department Organization: Turkish National Police DPOB: 10/09/1968-Samsun Name: Samih Teymur Title: Police Chief Unit: Turkish Institute for Police Studies Organization: Turkish National Police DPOB: 01/20/1970-Erzurum SILLIMAN "Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at http://www.intelink.s gov.gov/wiki/Portal:Turkey"