TURKISH COLONEL APPOINTED AS ADVISOR TO ABIYEV
Aysor
May 11 2010
Armenia
A Turkish gendarme has been appointed as an Advisor to Azerbaijan’s
Defense Minister Safar Abiyev, Sabah paper reported.
The appointment comes as an implementation of the dealing between
Turkey and Azerbaijan on training courses for officers.
The appointed Turkish officer is Colonel Unal Odemish, who becomes
responsible for forming and training the gendarmerie forces of
Azerbaijan within the six months term. The gendarmes in Turkey serve
as police officers in the rural regions of the country and rebuff
attacks by Kurdish rebels, according to Turkish media.
It’s worth mentioning that the Turkish advisors trained Azerbaijani
soldiers and prepared the military operations against Armenia since the
Karabakh war. A Military Advisor to President Elchibey of Azerbaijan
was Turkish General Yashar Demirbulak, who later became a member of the
Security Council of Azerbaijan. Nearly 150 Turkish officers, including
10 retired Generals, served in Azerbaijan along with Yashar Demirbulak.