17.07.2026 15:50
The investigation into the helicopter crash that killed Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu and five others has revealed the positions of the suspects at the time of the incident and their current status in the probe. Here is the full list, name by name...
In the investigation conducted by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the helicopter crash that claimed the lives of the late Great Unity Party Chairman Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu and five others, 19 suspects were arrested, and judicial control measures were applied to 8 others. It was learned that two suspects mentioned in the file are in prison for the crime of 'attempted coup' on behalf of the FETÖ terrorist organization.
WHO HELD WHICH POSITION ON THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT?
Meanwhile, the positions on the date of the incident of 29 suspects, including high-ranking officers, members of the military/civilian crash investigation team, and some police officers, have been revealed.
Here are the suspects and their positions, name by name:
Fatih Bengi: Commander of Malatya 2nd Army Aviation Regiment (Arrested)
Ebubekir Semih Yüksekkaya: Army Pilot Lieutenant Colonel (Arrested)
Davut Uçum: Army Pilot Captain (In prison for the crime of attempting a coup on behalf of FETÖ)
Bekir Çerikçi: Non-commissioned Officer - Military Crash Investigation – (Arrested)
Suat Kaplan: Non-commissioned Officer - Military Crash Investigation – (Arrested)
Halil İbrahim Açan: Non-commissioned Officer - Military Crash Investigation – (Arrested)
Aydın Özsıcak: Non-commissioned Officer - Military Crash Investigation – (In prison for the crime of attempting a coup on behalf of FETÖ)
Ersöz Sağlam: Major - Military Crash Investigation – (Under judicial control)
Mehmet Çağlar: Army Pilot Major - Military Crash Investigation – (Under judicial control)
İrfan Yavuz: Army Pilot Captain - Military Crash Investigation – (Arrested)
Recep Ercan: Technician Senior Chief Sergeant - Military Crash Investigation – (Arrested)
Nedim Bakırhan: Non-commissioned Officer - Military Crash Investigation – (Arrested)
Nusret Memiş: Non-commissioned Officer - Military Crash Investigation – (Arrested)
Cemal Şahin: Non-commissioned Officer - Military Crash Investigation – (Arrested)
Ferudun Seren: Civilian Crash Investigation Team Member - Civilian Crash Investigation – (Under judicial control)
Mehmet Sevdim: Civilian Crash Investigation Team Member - Civilian Crash Investigation – (Arrested)
Kenan Köksal: Civilian Crash Investigation Team Member - Individual who went with Ferudun Seren's team despite not being part of the Civilian Crash Investigation Team – (Arrested)
Kerem Mumcuoğlu: Civilian Crash Investigation Team Member - Civilian Crash Investigation – (Arrested)
Sedat Kılıçarslan: Air Force Pilot Colonel – Pilot – (Under judicial control)
Tezcan Kaymaz: Air Force Pilot Colonel – Pilot – (Under judicial control)
Ahmet Turhan: Air Force Pilot Captain – Pilot – (Arrested)
Nihat Biçer: Air Force Pilot Colonel – Pilot – (Under judicial control)
Dursun Özmen: Police Chief at Kahramanmaraş Intelligence Branch Directorate (Arrested)
İsmail Kaya: Police Officer at Kahramanmaraş Intelligence Branch Directorate (Arrested)
Hikmet Tanıl: Non-commissioned Officer - Military Crash Investigation – (Arrested)
Melike Sinem Uçum: Wife of Pilot Davut Uçum (Under judicial control)
Gülseren Özsıcak: Wife of Aydın Özsıcak, who served in the Military Crash Investigation (Under judicial control)
Ali Armağan: Chief of Staff of the Air Force Commander - Staff Colonel – Pilot - (Arrested)
Şerife Armağan: Wife of Pilot Ali Armağan (Arrested)
INVESTIGATION
Within the scope of the investigation reopened by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, simultaneous operations were carried out in Istanbul, Izmir, Balıkesir, Adana, Antalya, Çanakkale, Bursa, Isparta, and Afyonkarahisar, centered in Ankara. The prosecutor's office initiated proceedings against 29 suspects for whom concrete evidence was found regarding the crimes of 'Establishing, Managing, and Being a Member of an Armed Terrorist Organization' and 'Premeditated Murder.'
As part of the operation, Ahmet Turhan, Bekir Cerikci, Cemal Şahin, Ebubekir S. Yüksekkaya, Sedat Kılıçaslan, Dursun Özmen, Nedim Bakırhan, Ersöz Sağlam, Nusret Memiş, Ferudun Seren, Gülseren Özişik, Halil İbrahim Açan, Hikmet Tanıl, Recep Ercan, İsmail Kaya, Kerem Mumcuoğlu, Mehmet Çağlar, Mehmet Sevdim, Melike Sinem Uçum, Suat Kaplan, Fatih Bengi, Tezcan Kaymaz, Ali Armağan, Kenan Köksal, and Şerife Armağan were taken into custody.
Among the suspects was former police chief Dursun Özmen, who had previously been tried in the case on charges of 'forgery of documents' and 'misuse of office.'
TWO IN PRISON, TWO ABROAD
It was determined that Davut Uçum and Aydın Özsıcak, who were seen removing GPS devices from the helicopter wreckage and are convicted in the FETÖ military structure case, are in prison, while suspects Nihat Biçer and İrfan Yavuz are abroad.