The experiences of Petty Officer Ömer Halisdemir, who became one of the symbolic figures of the July 15 coup attempt, that night are among the most curious topics years later. The task that Halisdemir took to prevent the attempt to take over the Special Forces Command and the details of the conflict that followed were revealed through case files and official records. Here are who Ömer Halisdemir shot, how he was martyred, and unknown aspects of the incident…

Ömer Halisdemir shot FETO member Brigadier General Semih Terzi, who came to the Special Forces Command headquarters in Gölbaşı, Ankara, on the night of July 15, 2016.

During the coup attempt, Semih Terzi came to Ankara with the coup plotter soldiers to take over the Special Forces Command. Acting in accordance with the order given by the then Special Forces Commander Zekai Aksakallı, Ömer Halisdemir carried out an operation against Semih Terzi in front of the headquarters.

Halisdemir killed Semih Terzi by shooting him in the chest. This incident was considered as one of the critical situations that prevented the control of the Special Forces Command from being taken over by the coup plotters during the coup attempt.

According to the information in the court files, Ömer Halisdemir's duty was carried out to prevent the coup plotters from seizing the command center.

Ömer Halisdemir was martyred as a result of fire opened by pro-coup soldiers after he shot Semih Terzi.

According to official case files and court records, the coup plotter soldiers accompanying Semih Terzi had a role in Halisdemir's death. In the trials held after the incident, the actions of the soldiers who shot at Halisdemir and were at the scene were evaluated in detail.

The fact that Halisdemir was martyred as a result of the attack carried out by coup soldiers after he was shot was recorded with autopsy reports and information in the judicial processes.

In the July 15 cases, various court decisions were made against those responsible for the death of Ömer Halisdemir. The perpetrators and those responsible for the incident were handled in the judicial processes in Ankara.

Ömer Halisdemir was shot in front of the Special Forces Command headquarters building in Ankara's Gölbaşı district on the night of July 15, 2016.

Immediately after neutralizing Semih Terzi, Halisdemir was exposed to fire by pro-coup soldiers in the same region. The place where the incident took place was recorded in official records as the area where the entrance of the Special Forces Command headquarters is located.

The spot where Martyr Petty Officer Ömer Halisdemir was shot has become one of the symbolic points of the events that took place on the night of July 15. This point became one of the most visited places with the memorial areas in the region and the arrangements made.

In the case files and official statements, it is stated that the incident took place in front of Ankara Gölbaşı Special Forces Command.

The official autopsy report regarding the death of Ömer Halisdemir includes the information that he was martyred due to 8 bullets hitting his body.

Although different figures were expressed publicly regarding how many bullets Halisdemir was shot after July 15, the number stated in official judicial records and autopsy reports is 8.

It is stated in the official case files that the person who fired the first bullet at Ömer Halisdemir was junta leader Major Fatih Şahin, one of the coup soldiers.

According to the information in the court minutes and case documents, Fatih Şahin was among the first people to shoot Ömer Halisdemir after Semih Terzi was shot.