Engin Alan

{{Short description|Turkish lieutenant general}}

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|name = Engin Alan

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1945|3|31}}

|birth_place = Üsküdar

|allegiance = Turkey

|branch = Turkish Land Forces

|serviceyears = 1965–2005

|rank = Lieutenant general

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|commands = 16th Armed Brigade
Special Forces Command
2nd Corps
8th Corps
Logistics Command

|known_for =

|battles = Turkish invasion of Cyprus
Kurdish-Turkish conflict

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Engin Alan (born 31 March 1945 in Istanbul)tbmm.gov.tr, [http://www.tbmm.gov.tr/develop/owa/milletvekillerimiz_sd.bilgi?p_donem=24&p_sicil=6951 Engin ALAN] is a former Turkish general. He was Chief of the Special Forces of the Turkish Army from 1996 to 2000. He retired in 2005.

After his retirement he became General Director of the Foundation to Strengthen the Turkish Armed Forces (TSKGV), and was later charged in the Sledgehammer coup plan trials, relating to an alleged 2003 plot.Today's Zaman, 8 July 2010, [http://www.sundayszaman.com/news-215392-retired-gen-alan-back-in-office-as-tskgv-head.html Retired Gen. Alan back in office as TSKGV head] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130705154010/http://www.sundayszaman.com/news-215392-retired-gen-alan-back-in-office-as-tskgv-head.html |date=2013-07-05 }} In the 2011 Turkish general election he was elected to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey representing Istanbul for the Nationalist Movement Party. A court ruled against releasing Alan so that he could take up his seat.

In 2012, he was sentenced to 18 years for his role in the Sledgehammer coup plan, and later detained in connection with the 1997 "post-modern coup".Today's Zaman, 22 October 2012, [http://www.sundayszaman.com/news-296074-court-orders-second-arrest-of-gen-alan-in-feb-28-investigation.html Court orders second arrest of Gen. Alan in Feb. 28 investigation] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130705154033/http://www.sundayszaman.com/news-296074-court-orders-second-arrest-of-gen-alan-in-feb-28-investigation.html |date=2013-07-05 }}Hurriyet Daily News, 23 October 2012, [http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/jailed-mp-arrested-in-a-separate-trial.aspx?pageID=238&nID=33036&NewsCatID=338 Jailed MP arrested in a separate trial]Hurriyet Daily News, 16 May 2013, [http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/coup-suspects-to-remain-under-arrest-after-court-ruling.aspx?pageID=238&nID=46981&NewsCatID=338 Coup suspects to remain under arrest after court ruling] He remained an MP while the case was under appeal.Hurriyet Daily News, 22 September 2012, [http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/suspect-alan-to-remain-mp-until-top-court-rules.aspx?pageID=238&nID=30732&NewsCatID=338 Suspect Alan to remain MP until top court rules] He was acquitted in 2015.{{Cite web |date=2015-03-31 |title=Balyoz Davası'nda beraat kararı |url=https://www.bbc.com/turkce/haberler/2015/03/150331_balyoz |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=BBC News Türkçe |language=tr}}