Balyoz suspect found dead

ANKARA - Anatolia News Agency

Retired Turkish Air Force Col. Tarık Akça, a suspect released pending trial in an ongoing coup plot case, was found dead with a pistol bullet in his head at his Ankara office yesterday.

Akça, 50, who reportedly owed 300,000 Turkish Liras in connection with an aviation firm he had established, was also a suspect in the “Balyoz” (Sledgehammer) case, according to reports.

Police sources said they were investigating the reason for his death but were considering the possibility of suicide.