This list includes general commanders of the Turkish Gendarmerie (Turkish: Türk Jandarma Genel Komutanlığı), who were, in their time of service, nominal heads of the Turkish Gendarmerie.
Commander of the Turkish Gendarmerie | |
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Türk Jandarma Genel Komutanlığı | |
since 16 August 2024 | |
Ministry of the Interior | |
Member of | Turkish Gendarmerie |
Reports to | Minister of the Interior |
Formation | 29 October 1923 |
First holder | Baha Hurşit Süel |
The current general commander of the Turkish Gendarmerie is General Arif Çetin, since 21 August 2017.[1]
No. | General Commander | Picture | Took office | Left office |
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1 | Colonel Baha Hurşit Süel | 29 October 1923 | 6 June 1924 | |
2 | Colonel Ahmet Zeki Soydemir | 6 June 1924 | 30 July 1930 | |
3 | Lieutenant general Kazım Orbay | 30 July 1930 | 24 August 1935 | |
4 | Lieutenant general Naci Tınaz | 3 September 1935 | 12 November 1939 | |
5 | Lieutenant general Cemil Cahit Toydemir | 12 November 1939 | 13 July 1940 | |
6 | Lieutenant general Ali Rıza Artunkal | 27 October 1940 | 11 October 1941 | |
7 | Lieutenant general Rüştü Akın | 1 October 1941 | 11 January 1943 | |
8 | Lieutenant general Rıfat Mataracı | 26 February 1943 | 3 May 1945 | |
9 | Lieutenant general Nazmi Gönenli | 9 May 1945 | 18 October 1947 | |
10 | Lieutenant general Şükrü Kanatlı | 23 October 1947 | 28 March 1949 | |
11 | Lieutenant general Nuri Berköz | 28 March 1949 | 28 June 1950 | |
12 | General Kemal Yaşınkılıç | 3 July 1950 | 24 May 1954 | |
13 | General Tahsin Çelebican | 27 May 1954 | 27 May 1960 | |
14 | Major general Nezihi Fırat | 28 May 1960 | 16 June 1960 | |
15 | Lieutenant general Hayati Ataker | 16 June 1960 | 4 August 1960 | |
16 | Lieutenant general Muhittin Önür | 7 September 1960 | 14 January 1961 | |
17 | Brigadier general Abdurrahman Doruk | 16 January 1961 | 24 February 1962 | |
18 | Brigadier general Fahri Ogan | 25 February 1962 | 25 July 1962 | |
19 | Lieutenant general Fikret Esen | 25 July 1962 | 12 July 1966 | |
20 | General Haydar Sükan | 12 July 1966 | 22 August 1968 | |
21 | General Kemal Atalay | 4 September 1968 | 28 August 1969 | |
22 | General Semih Sancar | 29 August 1969 | 28 August 1970 | |
23 | General Kemalettin Eken | 2 September 1970 | 28 August 1972 | |
24 | General Orhan Yiğit | 28 August 1972 | 30 August 1975 | |
25 | General Nurettin Ersin | 22 August 1975 | 5 January 1976 | |
26 | Lieutenant general Şahap Yardımoğlu | 26 February 1976 | 25 August 1978 | |
27 | General Sedat Celasun | 25 August 1978 | 6 December 1983 | |
28 | General Mehmet Buyruk | 6 December 1983 | 20 August 1985 | |
29 | General Fikret Oktay | 20 August 1985 | 30 August 1986 | |
30 | General Adnan Doğu | 15 August 1986 | 30 August 1988 | |
31 | General Burhanettin Bigalı | 23 August 1988 | 30 August 1990 | |
32 | General Eşref Bitlis | 20 August 1990 | 17 February 1993 | |
33 | General Aydın İlter | 23 February 1993 | 1 September 1995 | |
34 | General Teoman Koman | 30 August 1995 | 29 August 1997 | |
35 | General Fikret Boztepe | 29 August 1997 | 27 August 1998 | |
36 | General Rasim Betir | 27 August 1998 | 24 August 2000 | |
37 | General Aytaç Yalman | 24 August 2000 | 27 August 2002 | |
38 | General Şener Eruygur | 27 August 2002 | 26 August 2004 | |
39 | General Fevzi Türkeri | 26 August 2004 | 24 August 2006 | |
40 | General Işık Koşaner | 24 August 2006 | 26 August 2008 | |
41 | General Avni Atila Işık | 27 August 2008 | 11 August 2010 | |
42 | General Necdet Özel | 11 August 2010 | 29 July 2011 | |
43 | General Bekir Kalyoncu | 4 August 2011 | 22 August 2013 | |
44 | General Servet Yörük | 22 August 2013 | 22 August 2014 | |
45 | General Abdullah Atay | 22 August 2014 | 13 August 2015 | |
46 | General Galip Mendi | 13 August 2015 | 19 July 2016 | |
Lieutenant general İbrahim Yaşar (Acting) |
19 July 2016 | 28 July 2016 | ||
47 | General Yaşar Güler | 29 July 2016 | 21 August 2017 | |
48 | General Arif Çetin | 21 August 2017 | 16 August 2024 | |
49 | General Ali Çardakcı | 16 August 2024 | Incumbent |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Army, navy, air force commanders reshuffled in Turkey's Supreme Military Council". Daily Sabah. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
Sources
edit- Hizmeti Geçen Komutanlarımız in the official website of the Turkish Gendarmerie.