Hikmet Köksal | |
Birth Date: | 1932 |
Birth Place: | Yusufeli, Turkey |
Death Place: | Istanbul, Turkey |
Office2: | Commander of the Turkish Army |
Term Start2: | 27 August 1996 |
Term End2: | 28 August 1997 |
Predecessor2: | Mehmet Hikmet Bayer |
Successor2: | Hüseyin Kıvrıkoğlu |
Allegiance: | Turkey |
Branch: | Turkish Army |
Serviceyears: | 1953 - 1997 |
Rank: | General |
Hikmet Köksal (1932 - February 25, 2020[1]) was a Turkish general, born in Yusufeli. He was the Commander of the Turkish Army during the 1997 "post-modern coup", and previously Commander of the First Army of Turkey (1994-1996).[2] He was one of those arrested in 2012 as part of the investigation of the coup and of the associated West Study Group.[3]