Terzi notified the duty officer of the headquarters that he takes control of the Special Forces. At that moment, Terzi was shot dead by Sgt. Maj. Ömer Halisdemir, who was instructed by Gen. Maj. Zekai Aksakallı and was loyal to him. The putschist soldiers accompanying Terzi immediately killed Halisdemir in response.[3][4] Terzi's body was wrapped in a cloth, and was rushed by helicopter to GATA Gülhane Military Medical Academy Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.[5] Halisdemir's body remained in the front yard of the headquarters.