04.10.2024 21:00
Mahmut Çorumlu, who is one of the symbolic figures in the fight against FETÖ, has been reassigned from his position as Deputy Chief of Police. Previously responsible for the Department of Smuggling and Organized Crime and the Cyber Crime Department, Çorumlu has now been assigned to the Departments of Witness Protection, Document Management and Coordination, Social Services, and Health. This change has raised concerns and criticisms about whether the fight against FETÖ will be hindered.
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The new duty change circular was published with the signature of the Chief of Police, Mahmut Demirtaş. With the circular, the distribution of duties among the Deputy Chiefs of Police was reorganized. It was stated that the deputy chiefs would also be responsible for carrying out other tasks in addition to their assigned duties. Furthermore, in the absence of a Deputy Chief, the next deputy in written order will carry out the duties temporarily.
NEW ASSIGNMENT FOR MAHMUT ÇORUMLU, A SYMBOLIC NAME IN THE FIGHT AGAINST FETÖ
One of the changes immediately caught the eye. The duty of Mahmut Çorumlu, the Deputy Chief of Police who is among the symbolic names in the fight against FETÖ, has changed. Çorumlu, who previously had a connection to the Directorate of Smuggling and Organized Crime and the Cyber Crime Department, was assigned to a relatively passive presidency. He was given the responsibility of the Witness Protection, Document Management and Coordination, Social Services, and Health Departments.
THE CHANGE ALSO BROUGHT REACTIONS
The change in question caused reactions. With Çorumlu's new appointment, questions such as "Will the fight against FETÖ be hindered?" also arose.
"CUCKOO" POST WAS MUCH TALKED ABOUT
In a post he made in 2023, Mahmut Çorumlu stated, "Again cuckoo birds... there are so many that we are having a hard time distinguishing them." Çorumlu, who quoted this post again in 2024, said, "Again, cuckoo birds." This message from Çorumlu was interpreted as a reference to crypto FETÖ members trying to hide themselves.
WHO IS MAHMUT ÇORUMLU?
Mahmut Çorumlu was born in 1968 in the Emirdağ district of Afyonkarahisar. He graduated from the Police College in 1986 and from the Police Academy in 1990. He started his career in 1990 as an Assistant Commissioner at the Ankara Police Department. He served successively in the Provincial Police Departments of Kars, Sinop, Sivas, and Kastamonu; the KOM Department; and the Police Inspection Board.
Between 2008-2010 and 2012-2013, he served in the Ivory Coast under the UN (United Nations) peacekeeping force. In 2017, he completed his master's thesis on "The Relationships Between Intelligence and Counter-Intelligence Services." He served as the Kırıkkale Police Chief from October 2016 to September 2019. In September 2019, Mr. Mahmut ÇORUMLU was appointed to the Directorate of Smuggling and Organized Crime, speaks French well, and is married with two children.
Mahmut Çorumlu, the Head of Smuggling and Organized Crime, has been appointed as the Deputy Chief of Police.
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