Osman Pamukoğlu

Osman Pamukoğlu
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Born	December 27, 1947 (1947-12-27) (age 63) Sinop, Turkey
Political party	Rights and Equality Party
Profession	Politician, Army General
Website	www.hakveesitlik.org.tr

Osman Pamukoğlu (born December 27, 1947) is a retired major general of the Turkish Army and politician who founded the Rights and Equality Party.

He is known for his achievements on the operations against the PKK between 1993 and 1995, as the commander of Hakkari Mountain and Commando Brigade. He holds the title of being only general in Turkish Army honored with 5 medals of 'Establishment of Superior Troops'. He also received two medals of High Courage and Sacrifice and other less significant awards during his service.

On July 28, 2008, he declared a statement on his personal website about the state of the circumstance in which Turkey was, and guiding principles and promised actions of the party. The strong support^{[citation needed]} of the public for his announcement enabled the Rights and Equality Party to be established within the following period of 36 days.

References

• http://www.hakveesitlik.org.tr/osman-pamukoglu-kimdir.html

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Name	Pamukoglu, Osman
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Date of birth	November 27, 1947
Place of birth	Sinop, Turkey
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