serviceyears branch birth_place allegiance birth_date rank article_title name
1960-1999 turkish army yozgat , turkey turkey turkey 1940 lieutenant general altay tokat
 altay tokat
altay tokat

altay tokat -lrb- born 1940 -rrb- is a retired turkish general .
he served in south-eastern turkey -lrb- ohal -rrb- in the mid-1990s in the turkish-kurdish conflict , and led operation hammer -lrb- 1997 -rrb- into northern iraq against the kurdistan workers ' party -lrb- pkk -rrb- .
he retired in 1999 .
after his retirement he joined the nationalist movement party , and served on its central executive board .
in 2006 tokat made remarks in an interview with `` yeni aktüel '' about ordering grenades to be thrown near the homes of public servants who had moved to the region from western turkey , in order to `` acquaint them with the realities of the region '' .
no-one was hurt or injured in the attacks .
he compared his actions to the 2005 Şemdinli incident then under litigation , in which one person died , saying `` they were unskillful and inept in Şemdinli '' .
the remarks led to an investigation , and he was put on trial for `` attempting to erode the feeling of trust for commanders and making statements without authorization '' .
the military court dropped the charges in october 2006 when it concluded it did not have the appropriate jurisdiction , and that the matter belonged in a civilian court .
tokat graduated from the turkish military academy in 1960 .
tokat was awarded turkish armed forces medal of merit -lrb- tsk liyakat madalyası -rrb- , turkish armed forces medal of distinguished courage and self-sacrifice -lrb- tsk Üstün cesaret ve feragat madalyası -rrb- and turkish armed forces medal of achievement -lrb- tsk başarı madalyası -rrb- .
