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Chief of the Turkish General Staff

Chief of the Turkish General Staff

Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces

The Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces (Turkish: Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri Genelkurmay Başkanı) is the chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces (Turkish: Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri). He is appointed by the President of Turkey, who is the commander-in-chief. The position dates to the period of the Government of the Grand National Assembly and the Turkish War of Independence. The post has its own rank insignia, which is the OF-9 (full General or Admiral of the Turkish Armed Forces) rank of the Chief of Staff's personal service branch surrounded by laurel wreaths. In practice, the position has always been held by a Turkish Land Forces officer.

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The current Chief of the General Staff is General Metin Gürak, since 3 August 2023.[1]

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* Incumbent's time in office last updated: 21 April 2024.

Timeline

Metin GürakMusa AvseverYaşar GülerÜmit DündarHulusi AkarNecdet ÖzelIşık Koşanerİlker BaşbuğYaşar BüyükanıtHilmi ÖzkökHüseyin Kıvrıkoğluİsmail Hakkı KaradayıDoğan GüreşNecip TorumtayNecdet ÜruğNurettin ErsinKenan EvrenSemih SancarFaruk GürlerMemduh TağmaçCemal TuralCevdet SunayRagıp GümüşpalaRüştü ErdelhunFeyzi MengüçHakkı TunaboyluNurettin BaranselNuri YamutAbdurrahman Nafiz GürmanSalih OmurtakKâzım OrbayFevzi Çakmakİsmet İnönü

Notes

  1. Minister of General Staff.
  2. Minister of General Staff until 6 March 1924.
  3. Torumtay resigned due to strong opposition to President Turgut Özal's stance in favor of joining the Coalition in the Gulf War against Iraq.
  4. Dündar served as Acting Chief of the General Staff during the 2016 coup d'état attempt, while Akar was being held hostage by coup forces.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Erdoğan vows stronger army as new names appointed". Daily Sabah. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.

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