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List of commanders of the Turkish Land Forces
This list includes commanders of the Turkish Land Forces (Turkish: Türk Kara Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı), who were, in their time of service, nominal heads of the Turkish Land Forces (or Turkish Army).
| Commander of the Turkish Land Forces | |
|---|---|
| Türk Kara Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı | |
Incumbent General Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu since 3 August 2023 | |
| Ministry of National Defense Turkish Land Forces | |
| Member of | National Security Council Supreme Military Council |
| Reports to | Minister of National Defense |
| Nominator | President |
| Appointer | President |
| Formation | 1 July 1949 |
| First holder | Nuri Yamut |
| Website | www.kkk.tsk.tr |
The current Commander of the Turkish Land Forces is General Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu, since 3 August 2023.[1]
| No. | Commander | Picture | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Nuri Yamut | 1 July 1949 | 5 June 1950 | |
| 2 | General Kurtcebe Noyan | 6 June 1950 | 7 May 1951 | |
| 3 | General Şükrü Kanatlı | 28 December 1951 | 15 January 1954 | |
| 4 | General Nurettin Baransel | 6 April 1954 | 28 May 1954 | |
| 5 | General Abdülkadir Seven | 10 July 1954 | 25 April 1955 | |
| 6 | General Hakkı Tunaboylu | 13 September 1955 | 6 June 1956 | |
| 7 | General Ahmet Nurettin Aknoz | 25 June 1956 | 16 September 1957 | |
| 8 | General İbrahim Necati Tacan | 30 November 1957 | 28 July 1958 | |
| 9 | General Rüştü Erdelhun | 1 August 1958 | 21 August 1958 | |
| 10 | General Cemal Gürsel | 21 August 1958 | 2 June 1960 | |
| 11 | General Cevdet Sunay | 3 June 1960 | 2 August 1960 | |
| 12 | General Mehmet Muzaffer Alankuş | 4 August 1960 | 6 January 1961 | |
| 13 | Lieutenant general Celal Alkoç | 6 March 1961 | 26 June 1961 | |
| 14 | General Muhittin Önür | 31 August 1961 | 23 February 1962 | |
| 15 | General Mehmet Ali Keskiner | 23 February 1962 | 28 August 1964 | |
| 16 | General Cemal Tural | 28 August 1964 | 15 March 1966 | |
| 17 | General Ahmet Refik Yılmaz | 21 March 1966 | 23 August 1968 | |
| 18 | General Memduh Tağmaç | 23 August 1968 | 16 March 1969 | |
| 19 | General Fikret Esen | 18 March 1969 | 28 August 1969 | |
| 20 | General Nazmi Karakoç | 28 August 1969 | 28 August 1970 | |
| 21 | General Faruk Gürler | 28 August 1970 | 28 August 1972 | |
| 22 | General Semih Sancar | 28 August 1972 | 7 March 1973 | |
| 23 | General Eşref Akıncı | 7 March 1973 | 1 April 1976 | |
| 24 | General Namık Kemal Ersun | 29 March 1976 | 1 June 1977 | |
| 25 | General Semih Sancar | 1 June 1977 | 4 September 1977 | |
| 26 | General Kenan Evren | 5 September 1977 | 6 March 1978 | |
| 27 | General Nurettin Ersin | 9 March 1978 | 1 July 1983 | |
| 28 | General Necdet Üruğ | 1 July 1983 | 6 December 1983 | |
| 29 | General Haydar Saltık | 6 December 1983 | 12 August 1985 | |
| 30 | General Necdet Öztorun | 12 August 1985 | 2 July 1987 | |
| 31 | General Necip Torumtay | 2 July 1987 | 24 July 1987 | |
| 32 | General Kemal Yamak | 24 July 1987 | 23 August 1989 | |
| 33 | General Doğan Güreş | 23 August 1989 | 6 December 1990 | |
| 34 | General Muhittin Fisunoğlu | 1 January 1991 | 30 August 1993 | |
| 35 | General İsmail Hakkı Karadayı | 30 August 1993 | 30 August 1994 | |
| 36 | General Hikmet Bayar | 30 August 1994 | 27 August 1996 | |
| 37 | General Hikmet Köksal | 27 August 1996 | 28 August 1997 | |
| 38 | General Hüseyin Kıvrıkoğlu | 28 August 1997 | 27 August 1998 | |
| 39 | General Atilla Ateş | 27 August 1998 | 25 August 2000 | |
| 40 | General Hilmi Özkök | 27 August 2000 | 29 August 2002 | |
| 41 | General Aytaç Yalman | 27 August 2002 | 29 August 2004 | |
| 42 | General Yaşar Büyükanıt | 29 August 2004 | 25 August 2006 | |
| 43 | General İlker Başbuğ | 25 August 2006 | 27 August 2008 | |
| 44 | General Işık Koşaner | 27 August 2008 | 27 August 2010 | |
| 45 | General Erdal Ceylanoğlu | 27 August 2010 | 29 July 2011 | |
| 46 | General Necdet Özel | 29 July 2011 | 4 August 2011 | |
| 47 | General Hayri Kıvrıkoğlu | 4 August 2011 | 23 August 2013 | |
| 48 | General Hulusi Akar | 23 August 2013 | 17 August 2015 | |
| 49 | General Salih Zeki Çolak | 17 August 2015 | 23 August 2017 | |
| 50 | General Yaşar Güler | 23 August 2017 | 10 July 2018 | |
| 51 | General Ümit Dündar | 10 July 2018 | 13 August 2021 | |
| 52 | General Musa Avsever | 13 August 2021 | 3 August 2023 | |
| 53 | General Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu | 3 August 2023 | Incumbent |
See also edit
- Chief of the Turkish General Staff
- 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 Army
References edit
- ^ "Erdoğan vows stronger army as new names appointed". Daily Sabah. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
Sources edit
- Harp Akademileri Komutanlığı, Harp Akademilerinin 120 Yılı, İstanbul, 1968. (in Turkish)