Şükrü Sarıışık

Şükrü Sarıışık (born 1945, Konya^[1]) is a retired Turkish general. He was Secretary-General of the National Security Council from 2003 to 2004,^[2] and then Commander of the Second Army.^[3]

Şükrü Sarıışık
Secretary-General of the National Security Council
In office 26 August 2003 – 16 August 2004
Preceded by	Tuncer Kılınç
Succeeded by	Mehmet Yiğit Alpogan
Personal details
Born	1945 Konya
Military service
Allegiance	Turkey
Branch/service	Turkish Army
Years of service	- 2007
Rank	General

Sarıışık was appointed Commander of the Aegean Army in August 2006.^[4] He was one of a number of officers retired in August 2007 for "indiscipline".^[5]

In 2012 Sarıışık was sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in the 2003 "Sledgehammer" coup plan.^[6]