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Chief of the Turkish General Staff

May 02, 2024

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.

Chief of the General Staff
Turkish: Genelkurmay Başkanı
Shoulder insignia specifically for the chief
Flag of the Chief of the General Staff
Incumbent
General Metin Gürak
since 3 August 2023
General Staff
Ministry of National Defense
Member ofGeneral Staff
National Security Council
Supreme Military Council
Reports toMinister of National Defense
SeatGeneral Staff Building, Ankara
NominatorPresident
AppointerPresident
PrecursorChief of the Ottoman General Staff
Formation3 May 1920
First holderMirliva İsmet İnönü
DeputySecond Chief of the General Staff
WebsiteOfficial website

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

List of chiefs of the general staff edit

No. Portrait Chief of the General Staff Took office Left office Time in office Defence branch
1
 
İnönü, İsmetMirliva
İsmet İnönü
(1884–1973)
[a]		3 May 19203 August 19211 year, 92 days  Ground Forces
2
 
Çakmak, FevziMareşal
Fevzi Çakmak
(1876–1950)
[b]		5 August 192112 January 194422 years, 160 days  Ground Forces
3
 
Orbay, KâzımGeneral
Kâzım Orbay
(1887–1964)		12 January 194430 July 19462 years, 199 days  Ground Forces
4
 
Omurtak, SalihGeneral
Salih Omurtak
(1889–1954)		1 August 19468 June 19492 years, 311 days  Ground Forces
5
 
Gürman, Abdurrahman NafizGeneral
Abdurrahman Nafiz Gürman
(1882–1966)		10 June 19495 June 1950360 days  Ground Forces
6
 
Yamut, NuriGeneral
Nuri Yamut
(1890–1961)		6 June 195010 April 19543 years, 308 days  Ground Forces
7
 
Baransel, NurettinGeneral
Nurettin Baransel
(1897–1967)		28 May 195425 August 19551 year, 89 days  Ground Forces
8
 
Tunaboylu, İsmailGeneral
Hakkı Tunaboylu
(1895–1958)		25 August 195510 October 19572 years, 46 days  Ground Forces
9
 
Mengüç, FeyziGeneral
Feyzi Mengüç
(1896–1966)		11 October 195722 August 1958315 days  Ground Forces
10
 
Erdelhun, RüştüGeneral
Rüştü Erdelhun
(1894–1983)		23 August 195827 May 19601 year, 278 days  Ground Forces
11
 
Gümüşpala, RagıpGeneral
Ragıp Gümüşpala
(1897–1964)		3 June 19604 August 196062 days  Ground Forces
12
 
Sunay, CevdetGeneral
Cevdet Sunay
(1899–1982)		4 August 196016 March 19665 years, 224 days  Ground Forces
13
 
Tural, CemalGeneral
Cemal Tural
(1905–1981)		16 March 196616 March 19693 years  Ground Forces
14
 
Tağmaç, MemduhGeneral
Memduh Tağmaç
(1904–1978)		16 March 196929 August 19723 years, 166 days  Ground Forces
15
 
Gürler, FarukGeneral
Faruk Gürler
(1913–1975)		29 August 19726 March 1973250 days  Ground Forces
16
 
Sancar, SemihGeneral
Semih Sancar
(1911–1984)		6 March 19737 March 19785 years, 1 day  Ground Forces
17
 
Evren, KenanGeneral
Kenan Evren
(1917–2015)		7 March 19781 July 19835 years, 55 days  Ground Forces
18
 
Ersin, NurettinGeneral
Nurettin Ersin
(1918–2005)		1 July 19836 December 1983158 days  Ground Forces
19
 
Üruğ, NecdetGeneral
Necdet Üruğ
(1921–2021)		6 December 19832 July 19873 years, 208 days  Ground Forces
20
 
Torumtay, NecipGeneral
Necip Torumtay
(1926–2011)
[c]		24 July 19873 December 19903 years, 132 days  Ground Forces
21
 
Güreş, DoğanGeneral
Doğan Güreş
(1926–2014)		6 December 199030 August 19943 years, 267 days  Ground Forces
22
 
Karadayı, İsmail HakkıGeneral
İsmail Hakkı Karadayı
(1932–2020)		30 August 199430 August 19984 years  Ground Forces
23
 
Kıvrıkoğlu, HüseyinGeneral
Hüseyin Kıvrıkoğlu
(born 1934)		30 August 199828 August 20023 years, 363 days  Ground Forces
24
 
Özkök, HilmiGeneral
Hilmi Özkök
(born 1940)		28 August 200230 August 20064 years, 2 days  Ground Forces
25
 
Büyükanıt, YaşarGeneral
Yaşar Büyükanıt
(1940–2019)		30 August 200630 August 20082 years  Ground Forces
26
 
Başbuğ, İlkerGeneral
İlker Başbuğ
(born 1943)		30 August 200830 August 20102 years  Ground Forces
27
 
Koşaner, IşıkGeneral
Işık Koşaner
(born 1945)		30 August 201029 July 2011333 days  Ground Forces
28
 
Özel, NecdetGeneral
Necdet Özel
(born 1950)		30 July 201118 August 20154 years, 19 days  Ground Forces
29
 
Akar, HulusiGeneral
Hulusi Akar
(born 1952)		18 August 201510 July 20182 years, 326 days  Ground Forces
–
 
Dündar, ÜmitGeneral
Ümit Dündar
(born 1955)
Acting
[d]		15 July 201616 July 20161 day  Ground Forces
30
 
Güler, YaşarGeneral
Yaşar Güler
(born 1954)		10 July 20183 June 20234 years, 328 days  Ground Forces
–
 
Avsever, MusaMusa Avsever
(born 1957)
Acting		5 June 20233 August 202359 days*  Ground Forces
31
 
Gürak, MetinMetin Gürak
(born 1960)		3 August 2023Incumbent272 days*  Ground Forces

* Incumbent's time in office last updated: 1 May 2024.

Timeline edit

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 edit

  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 edit

References edit

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

Sources edit

  • (in Turkish)
  • Harp Akademileri Komutanlığı, Harp Akademilerinin 120 Yılı, İstanbul, 1968. (in Turkish)

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The Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces Turkish Turk Silahli Kuvvetleri Genelkurmay Baskani is the chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces Turkish Turk Silahli 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 Chief of the General StaffTurkish Genelkurmay BaskaniShoulder insignia specifically for the chiefFlag of the Chief of the General StaffIncumbentGeneral Metin Guraksince 3 August 2023General StaffMinistry of National DefenseMember ofGeneral StaffNational Security CouncilSupreme Military CouncilReports toMinister of National DefenseSeatGeneral Staff Building AnkaraNominatorPresidentAppointerPresidentPrecursorChief of the Ottoman General StaffFormation3 May 1920First holderMirliva Ismet InonuDeputySecond Chief of the General StaffWebsiteOfficial website The current Chief of the General Staff is General Metin Gurak since 3 August 2023 1 Contents 1 List of chiefs of the general staff 1 1 Timeline 2 Notes 3 See also 4 References 5 SourcesList of chiefs of the general staff editNo Portrait Chief of the General Staff Took office Left office Time in office Defence branch1 nbsp Inonu Ismet MirlivaIsmet Inonu 1884 1973 a 3 May 19203 August 19211 year 92 days nbsp Ground Forces 2 nbsp Cakmak Fevzi MaresalFevzi Cakmak 1876 1950 b 5 August 192112 January 194422 years 160 days nbsp Ground Forces 3 nbsp Orbay Kazim GeneralKazim Orbay 1887 1964 12 January 194430 July 19462 years 199 days nbsp Ground Forces 4 nbsp Omurtak Salih GeneralSalih Omurtak 1889 1954 1 August 19468 June 19492 years 311 days nbsp Ground Forces 5 nbsp Gurman Abdurrahman Nafiz GeneralAbdurrahman Nafiz Gurman 1882 1966 10 June 19495 June 1950360 days nbsp Ground Forces 6 nbsp Yamut Nuri GeneralNuri Yamut 1890 1961 6 June 195010 April 19543 years 308 days nbsp Ground Forces 7 nbsp Baransel Nurettin GeneralNurettin Baransel 1897 1967 28 May 195425 August 19551 year 89 days nbsp Ground Forces 8 nbsp Tunaboylu Ismail GeneralHakki Tunaboylu 1895 1958 25 August 195510 October 19572 years 46 days nbsp Ground Forces 9 nbsp Menguc Feyzi GeneralFeyzi Menguc 1896 1966 11 October 195722 August 1958315 days nbsp Ground Forces 10 nbsp Erdelhun Rustu GeneralRustu Erdelhun 1894 1983 23 August 195827 May 19601 year 278 days nbsp Ground Forces 11 nbsp Gumuspala Ragip GeneralRagip Gumuspala 1897 1964 3 June 19604 August 196062 days nbsp Ground Forces 12 nbsp Sunay Cevdet GeneralCevdet Sunay 1899 1982 4 August 196016 March 19665 years 224 days nbsp Ground Forces 13 nbsp Tural Cemal GeneralCemal Tural 1905 1981 16 March 196616 March 19693 years nbsp Ground Forces 14 nbsp Tagmac Memduh GeneralMemduh Tagmac 1904 1978 16 March 196929 August 19723 years 166 days nbsp Ground Forces 15 nbsp Gurler Faruk GeneralFaruk Gurler 1913 1975 29 August 19726 March 1973250 days nbsp Ground Forces 16 nbsp Sancar Semih GeneralSemih Sancar 1911 1984 6 March 19737 March 19785 years 1 day nbsp Ground Forces 17 nbsp Evren Kenan GeneralKenan Evren 1917 2015 7 March 19781 July 19835 years 55 days nbsp Ground Forces 18 nbsp Ersin Nurettin GeneralNurettin Ersin 1918 2005 1 July 19836 December 1983158 days nbsp Ground Forces 19 nbsp Urug Necdet GeneralNecdet Urug 1921 2021 6 December 19832 July 19873 years 208 days nbsp Ground Forces 20 nbsp Torumtay Necip GeneralNecip Torumtay 1926 2011 c 24 July 19873 December 19903 years 132 days nbsp Ground Forces 21 nbsp Gures Dogan GeneralDogan Gures 1926 2014 6 December 199030 August 19943 years 267 days nbsp Ground Forces 22 nbsp Karadayi Ismail Hakki GeneralIsmail Hakki Karadayi 1932 2020 30 August 199430 August 19984 years nbsp Ground Forces 23 nbsp Kivrikoglu Huseyin GeneralHuseyin Kivrikoglu born 1934 30 August 199828 August 20023 years 363 days nbsp Ground Forces 24 nbsp Ozkok Hilmi GeneralHilmi Ozkok born 1940 28 August 200230 August 20064 years 2 days nbsp Ground Forces 25 nbsp Buyukanit Yasar GeneralYasar Buyukanit 1940 2019 30 August 200630 August 20082 years nbsp Ground Forces 26 nbsp Basbug Ilker GeneralIlker Basbug born 1943 30 August 200830 August 20102 years nbsp Ground Forces 27 nbsp Kosaner Isik GeneralIsik Kosaner born 1945 30 August 201029 July 2011333 days nbsp Ground Forces 28 nbsp Ozel Necdet GeneralNecdet Ozel born 1950 30 July 201118 August 20154 years 19 days nbsp Ground Forces 29 nbsp Akar Hulusi GeneralHulusi Akar born 1952 18 August 201510 July 20182 years 326 days nbsp Ground Forces nbsp Dundar Umit GeneralUmit Dundar born 1955 Acting d 15 July 201616 July 20161 day nbsp Ground Forces 30 nbsp Guler Yasar GeneralYasar Guler born 1954 10 July 20183 June 20234 years 328 days nbsp Ground Forces nbsp Avsever Musa Musa Avsever born 1957 Acting5 June 20233 August 202359 days nbsp Ground Forces 31 nbsp Gurak Metin Metin Gurak born 1960 3 August 2023Incumbent272 days nbsp Ground Forces Incumbent s time in office last updated 1 May 2024 Timeline editNotes edit Minister of General Staff Minister of General Staff until 6 March 1924 Torumtay resigned due to strong opposition to President Turgut Ozal s stance in favor of joining the Coalition in the Gulf War against Iraq Dundar served as Acting Chief of the General Staff during the 2016 coup d etat attempt while Akar was being held hostage by coup forces See also editList of commanders of the Turkish Land Forces List of commanders of the Turkish Air Force List of commanders of the Turkish Naval Forces List of general commanders of the Turkish Gendarmerie List of commandants of the Turkish Coast Guard List of commanders of the First Army of Turkey List of commanders of the Second Army of Turkey List of commanders of the Third Army of Turkey List of commanders of the Aegean ArmyReferences edit Erdogan vows stronger army as new names appointed Daily Sabah 3 August 2023 Retrieved 27 October 2023 Sources editGenelkurmay Baskanlari listesi in Turkish Harp Akademileri Komutanligi Harp Akademilerinin 120 Yili Istanbul 1968 in Turkish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chief of the Turkish General Staff amp oldid 1203598475, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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