Osman Erbaş

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Osman Erbaş
Born1962
Yerköy district, Yozgat Province, Turkey
Died (aged 58)
Bitlis province, Turkey
Allegiance Turkey
Service/branch Turkish Land Forces
Years of service1982–2021
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands held
  • 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade (2010–2012)
  • 6th Mechanized Infantry Division (2015–2016)
  • 8th Corps (2017–2021)
Battles/wars
  • Kurdish–Turkish conflict
  • 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt

Lieutenant General Osman Erbaş (1962 – 4 March 2021) was a Turkish army officer. He was a keen proponent of the use of

15 July 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt. Erbaş later testified as a witness at the trial of soldiers accused of joining the coup attempt. In 2017 he was appointed to command 8th Corps
and while serving in this role was killed in a helicopter crash in 2021.

Early career

Osman Erbaş was born in a village in

Armed Forces College (Silahlı Kuvvetler Akademisi) in 2000.[1]

As a general officer

In 2008, Erbaş was promoted to the rank of brigadier general and was appointed to a role in the Ministry of National Defense's inspection department. In 2010, he was appointed commander of the 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade. Erbaş was a keen proponent of

unmanned aerial vehicles and brought in comprehensive training in their use in anti-terrorism operations for the men in his brigade. In 2012, he was promoted to major general and appointed head of army intelligence.[1]

In 2015, Erbaş was appointed commander of the 6th Mechanized Infantry Division. He was in this role during the

15 July 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt and gave orders to his subordinates to resist the attempt. He afterwards attended ceremonies for those men of the security services who were killed in the coup attempt, stating that their killers "are not soldiers", but "murderers".[1] Erbaş was a witness in the March 2017 trial of 35 former soldiers of the 106th Artillery Regiment who were accused of participating in the coup.[3]

Erbaş was promoted to lieutenant general on 4 August 2016 and appointed chief of intelligence on the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces. In 2017 he was appointed commander of 8th Corps.

Death

Erbaş was one of 11 military personnel killed in

a military helicopter crash on 4 March 2021 in Bitlis.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Şehit Korgeneral Osman Erbaş kimdir? Korgeneral Osman Erbaş aslen nereliydi, kaç yaşındaydı? İşte bilinmeyenleri..." Milliyet. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Şehit Korgeneral Osman Erbaş'ın ablası konuştu: Ana baba hasreti ile yandı, vatan sağ olsun". Sabah (in Turkish). 5 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Korgeneral Osman Erbaş'ın o sözleri hiç unutulmadı FETÖ'cü hain için 'vur emri' çıkarmıştı". Hurriyet (in Turkish). 4 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
Military offices
Preceded by
Yılmaz Uyar
Commander of the Turkish 8th Corps Command
2017-2021
Succeeded by
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