Former Police Chief Metin Alper appointed to position at IMM

Former Trabzon Provincial Police Chief Metin Alper has become the Head of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Municipal Police Department.

Metin Alper, who was appointed as the police chief of Trabzon in 2019, has become a colleague of IMM Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu following his retirement.

In 2021, while he was the Trabzon Police Chief, a display stand featuring items seized during an operation—decorated with bullets and the word 'Andımız' (Student Oath) written out—following the Council of State's decision to abolish the 'Student Oath' had become a trending topic on social media. Following the 'Andımız' post by the Trabzon Police Department, Alper was appointed as an attaché to Khartoum, Sudan, in the first subsequent decree.

After completing his attaché duty, Alper retired and has now been appointed to the position of Head of the IMM Municipal Police Department.

Metin Alper is also known as a close friend of Ünal Karaman, a former Trabzonspor player and manager who is currently an IYI Party Member of Parliament for Konya.

WHO IS METIN ALPER?

Metin Alper graduated from the Police Academy in 1992 as an Assistant Commissioner. After completing the 20th Term Internal Security and Special Operations Course, Metin Alper was appointed to the Ardahan Special Operations Branch Directorate. He was then appointed to the Osmaniye Special Operations Branch Directorate, and in 1999, he passed the Mission Protection Exam and served as an attaché at the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Bishkek.

Having served in Osmaniye and Sivas starting in 2002, Metin Alper joined the United Nations mission in East Timor in 2010, serving in the Turkish Police Contingent for 1.5 years.

In May 2013, he served as the Police Advisor to NATO Commander General Joseph Dunford for 8 months during the NATO-ISAF mission in Kabul, Afghanistan. Later, he served as a Senior Police Advisor at the NATO Resolute Support Mission in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, as well as in Istanbul. He was appointed as the Adıyaman Provincial Police Chief in 2016 and as the Trabzon Provincial Police Chief in 2019.

News Source: 12punto