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7 years pass since FETÖ terror group's defeated July 15 coup bid of 2016

Seeking to infiltrate the Turkish state since it was founded, FETÖ attempted a coup on the night of July 15, 2016, exposing its unlawful acts it had committed under the guise of a religious community.

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Learning that Terzi, commander of the 1st Special Forces Brigade in southeastern Şırnak province, was assigned by the coup plotters to take over the his unit, Maj. Gen. Zekai Aksakallı, then-commander of the Special Forces Command, lost no time in ordering his right-hand man Ömer Halisdemir by phone to kill Terzi in order to abort their plan. When Terzi attempted to seize control, Halisdemir shot and killed him but was gunned down by the pro-coup general's accompanying FETÖ-affiliated soldiers.