List of Commanders of the First Army of Turkey

This list includes Commanders of the First Army of Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

	Name	Foto	Birth date Death date Cemetry	Rank (last rank)	Start End	Register Year of Graduation: KHO Year of Graduation: Ottoman Ottoman Military College The Ottoman Military College or Ottoman Military Staff College or Ottoman War Academy, was a two year military staff college of the Ottoman Empire. It was located in Constantinople... / Turkish staff college	Note
-	Ali Ihsan Pasha Ali İhsan Sâbis Ali İhsan Sâbis was the commander for the Sixth Army of the Ottomon Empire. After the war he was exiled to Malta by the British occupation forces. After returning to Turkey, he was appointed to the commandship of the First Army of Turkey... (First Army of the Western Front)		1882, Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... 9 December 1957 Zincirlikuyu Mezarlığı	Mirliva Mirliva Mirliva or Mîr-i livâ was a military rank of the Ottoman Army. It corresponds to a Brigadier General or Major General . Mirliva is a compound word composed of Mir and Liva...	9 October 1921 19 June 1922	P. Infantry Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies... 1317 (1901)-1 1905 (58. sınıf)	Balkan Wars Balkan Wars The Balkan Wars were two conflicts that took place in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe in 1912 and 1913.By the early 20th century, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia, the countries of the Balkan League, had achieved their independence from the Ottoman Empire, but large parts of their ethnic... World War I World War I World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918... War of Independence Turkish War of Independence The Turkish War of Independence was a war of independence waged by Turkish nationalists against the Allies, after the country was partitioned by the Allies following the Ottoman Empire's defeat in World War I...
-	Nureddin Pasha Nureddin Pasha Nureddin Pasha , often called Bearded Nureddin , was a Turkish military officer, who served in the Ottoman Empire during World War I and in the Turkish army during the Greco-Turkish War... (First Army of the Western Front)		1873, Bursa 18 February 1932	Mirliva (Ferik Ferik (rank) Ferik was a military rank of the Ottoman Army. It is translated as Major General or Lieutenant General . It was superior to a Mirliva and junior to a Birinci Ferik .The title of Ferik was abolished with Act No... )	29 June 1922 15 August 1923	P. 1309 (1893)-31 -	Greco-Turkish War Greco-Turkish War (1897) The Greco-Turkish War of 1897, also called the Thirty Days' War and known as the Black '97 in Greece, was a war fought between the Kingdom of Greece and Ottoman Empire. Its immediate cause was the question over the status of the Ottoman province of Crete, whose Greek majority long desired union... Italo-Turkish War Italo-Turkish War The Italo-Turkish or Turco-Italian War was fought between the Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Italy from September 29, 1911 to October 18, 1912.As a result of this conflict, Italy was awarded the Ottoman provinces of Tripolitania, Fezzan, and... Balkan Wars World War I War of Independence
1	Kâzım Karabekir Pasha Kazim Karabekir Musa Kâzım Karabekir was a Turkish general and politician. He was commander of the Eastern Army in the Ottoman Empire at the end of World War I and served as Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey before his death.-Early years:Karabekir was born in 1882 as the son of an Ottoman General,...		1882, Istanbul 25 January 1948 Ankara Hava Şehitliği Devlet Mezarlığı	Ferik (Birinci Ferik Birinci Ferik Birinci Ferik or Ferik-i evvel was a military rank of the Ottoman Army. It is translated as Lieutenant General or General . The title means "first Ferik" and was superior to a Ferik and junior only to the Müşir .The title of Birinci Ferik was abolished with Act No... )	21 October 1923 26 October 1924	P. 1318 (1902)-1 1905 (58. sınıf)	Balkan Wars World War I War of Independence
2	Ali Sait Pasha Ali Sait Akbaytogan Ali Sait Akbaytogan, also known as Ali Said Pasha was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army.-See also:*List of high-ranking commanders of the Turkish War of Independence...		1972, Manyas Manyas Manyas is a town and district of Balıkesir Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. The population is 6501 . The mayor is Hasan Kahraman .-Pictures from Manyas Birds' Heaven:... 20 March 1950 Zincirlikuyu Mezarlığı	Birinci Ferik	26 October 1924 21 November 1933	P. 1311 (1895)-1 1898 (51. sınıf)	Italo-Turkish War Balkan Wars World War I War of Independence
3	Fahrettin Altay Fahrettin Altay Fahrettin Altay was an Ottoman officer and Turkish general.He was born to Ismail Bey and Hayriye Hanım in İşkodra ....		1880, Shkodër Shkodër Shkodër , is a city located on Lake of Shkoder in northwestern Albania in the District of Shkodër, of which it is the capital. It is one of the oldest and most historic towns in Albania, as well as an important cultural and economic centre. Shkodër's estimated population is 90,000; if the... 25 October 1974 ? Devlet Mezarlığı	Orgeneral	22 November 1933 19 December 1943	P. 1315 (1899)-1 1905 (58. sınıf)	Balkan Wars World War I War of Independence
4	Cemil Cahit Toydemir Cemil Cahit Toydemir Cemil Cahit Toydemir was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army.-See also:*List of high-ranking commanders of the Turkish War of Independence...		1883, Istanbul 15 July 1956 Edirnekapı Şehitliği	Orgeneral	17 December 1943 15 June 1946 (emeklilik)	P. 1318 (1902)-311 -	Italo-Turkish War Balkan Wars World War I War of Independence
5	Salih Omurtak Salih Omurtak Salih Omurtak was a Turkish general and the fourth Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces.-Biography:He was born 1889 in Salonica , then within the Ottoman Empire. He graduated from the Military College in 1907 with the rank of a lieutenant...		1887, Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace... 23 June 1954 Ankara Hava Şehitliği Devlet Mezarlığı	Orgeneral	17 June 1946 29 July 1946	P. 1323 (1907)-1 1910 (63. sınıf)	Balkan Wars World War I War of Independence
6	Nuri Yamut		1890, Thessaloniki 5 June 1961 Zincirlikuyu Mezarlığı	Orgeneral	9 August 1946 1 July 1949	Top. Artillery Originally applied to any group of infantry primarily armed with projectile weapons, artillery has over time become limited in meaning to refer only to those engines of war that operate by projection of munitions far beyond the range of effect of personal weapons... 1324 (1908)-27 1920 (67. sınıf)	Balkan Wars World War I War of Independence
7	Asım Tınaztepe		1892, Skopje Skopje Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre... 14 June 1951	Orgeneral	8 July 1949 23 June 1950	Top. 1327 (1911)-8 1924 (68. sınıf)	Balkan Wars World War I War of Independence
8	Şükrü Kanatlı		1893, Istanbul 15 January 1954 Zincirlikuyu Mezarlığı	Orgeneral	24 June 1950 27 December 1951	Top. 1328 (1912)-b-101 1926 (70. sınıf)	Balkan Wars World War I War of Independence Annexation of the Sanjak of Alexandretta
9	Zekâi Okan		1895, Istanbul 14 August 1966	Orgeneral	27 December 1951 11 August 1952	P. 1330 (1914)-46 1926 (70. sınıf)	Balkan Wars World War I War of Independence
10	Nurettin Baransel		1897, Istanbul 21 May 1967 Zincirlikuyu Mezarlığı	Orgeneral	4 November 1952 6 April 1954	P. 1328 (1912)-b-84 1925 (69. sınıf)	World War I War of Independence
11	İsmail Hakkı Tunaboylu		1895, (Oryahovo, Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... ) 28 October 1958 Ankara Asri Mezarlığı	Orgeneral	6 April 1954 13 July 1955	Top. 1330 (1914)-c-3 1927 (71. sınıf)	World War I War of Independence
12	Ahmet Nurettin Aknoz		1898, Istanbul 21 June 1964 Zincirlikuyu Mezarlığı	Orgeneral	9 September 1955 22 June 1956	Top. 1330 (1914)-c-11 1927 (71. sınıf)	World War I War of Independence
13	Vedat Garan		1895, Istanbul 5 October 1964	Korgeneral (Orgeneral)	vekâleten	Mu. 1330 (1914)-c-31 1926 (70. sınıf)	World War I War of Independence
14	Nazmi Ataç		1893, Selimiye 16 March 1972	Orgeneral	16 June 1956 19 September 1957	P. 1330 (1914)-c-3 1927 (71. sınıf)	World War I War of Independence
15	Fazıl Bilge		1897, Manastır (Bitola, Makedonya)	Orgeneral	13 December 1957 1 September 1958	P. 1332 (1916)-47 1928 (72. sınıf)	World War I War of Independence
16	Fahri Özdilek		1898, Bursa 13 March 1989 Cebeci Şehitliği	Orgeneral	30 August 1958 10 June 1960	Sv. Cavalry Cavalry or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest and the most mobile of the combat arms... 1336 (1920)-6 1928 (72. sınıf)	War of Independence
17	Muzaffer Alankuş		1898, Erzurum Erzurum Erzurum is a city in Turkey. It is the largest city, the capital of Erzurum Province. The city is situated 1757 meters above sea level. Erzurum had a population of 361,235 in the 2000 census. .Erzurum, known as "The Rock" in NATO code, served as NATO's southeastern-most air force post during the... 17 December 1972 Zincirlikuyu Mezarlığı	Orgeneral	6 June 1960 4 August 1960	P. 1331 (1915)-287 1929 (73. sınıf)	World War I War of Independence
18	Cemal Tural		1905, Erzincan Erzincan -Trivia:Erzincan has the largest man made of Portrait of Atatürk, located north of the city, 176m×43m. It covers 7,500 square meter. Turkish Army made it 1982, in 29 days by 3,000 soldier, 100 tons of black and white paint was used... 17 December 1981 Zincirlikuyu Mezarlığı	Orgeneral	1 August 1960 25 September 1962	P. 1341 (1925)-12 1933 (77. sınıf)
19	Refik Yılmaz		1904, Istanbul 21 February 1986 Karacaahmet Mezarlığı	Orgeneral	25 September 1962 19 March 1966	P. 1341 (1925)-47 1935 (79. sınıf)
20	Memduh Tağmaç		1904, Erzurum 30 March 1978 Zincirlikuyu Mezarlığı	Orgeneral	16 July 1966 22 August 1968	Top. 1928-1 1938 (82. sınıf)	1971 coup d'état (as Chief of General Staff)
21	Haydar Sükan		1911, Edirne Edirne Edirne is a city in Eastern Thrace, the northwestern part of Turkey, close to the borders with Greece and Bulgaria. Edirne served as the capital city of the Ottoman Empire from 1365 to 1453, before Constantinople became the empire's new capital. At present, Edirne is the capital of the Edirne...	Orgeneral	22 August 1968 29 August 1969	Top. 1930-9 1940 (84. sınıf)
22	Kemal Atalay		1910, Ohrid Ohrid Ohrid is a city on the eastern shore of Lake Ohrid in the Republic of Macedonia. It has about 42,000 inhabitants, making it the seventh largest city in the country. The city is the seat of Ohrid Municipality. Ohrid is notable for having once had 365 churches, one for each day of the year and has...	Orgeneral	29 August 1969 29 September 1970	Top. 1930-41 1938 (82. sınıf)
23	Faik Türün		1913, Bursa 15 February 2003	Orgeneral	29 September 1970 14 August 1973	Mu. 1933-4 1942 (86. sınıf)	Korean War Korean War The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union... Operation Sledgehammer
24	Hüseyin Doğan Özgöçmen		1916, Drama Drama, Greece Drama , the ancient Drabescus , is a town and municipality in northeastern Greece. Drama is the capital of the peripheral unit of Drama which is part of the East Macedonia and Thrace periphery. The town is the economic center of the municipality , which in turn comprises 53.5 percent of the... August 2001 Emirgân Reşitpaşa Mezarlığı	Orgeneral	14 August 1973 25 August 1975	P. 1934-192 1945 (89. sınıf)
25	Adnan Ersöz		1917, Sarıyer 13 October 1991 Emirgân Reşitpaşa Mezarlığı	Orgeneral	25 August 1975 30 August 1977	P. 1936-36 1950 (95. sınıf)
26	Nurettin Ersin		1918, Çanakkale Çanakkale Çanakkale is a town and seaport in Turkey, in Çanakkale Province, on the southern coast of the Dardanelles at their narrowest point. The population of the town is 106,116 . The mayor is Ülgür Gökhan .... 3 October 2005 Cebeci Şehitliği	Orgeneral	30 August 1977 8 March 1978	P. 1937-88 1948 (92. sınıf)	Invasion of Cyprus Turkish invasion of Cyprus The Turkish invasion of Cyprus, launched on 20 July 1974, was a Turkish military invasion in response to a Greek military junta backed coup in Cyprus... (as the commander of the Cyprus Turkish Peace Forces) 1980 coup d'état (as the commander of Turkish Land Forces)
27	Mustafa Necdet Üruğ		1921, Istanbul -	Orgeneral	15 March 1978 25 August 1981	Top. 1941-30 1950 (95. sınıf)	nephew of Ömer Faruk Gürler
28	Haydar Saltık		1923, Istanbul -	Orgeneral	25 August 1981 22 August 1983	Top. 1941-b-5 1957 (99. sınıf)	1980 coup d'état
29	Necdet Öztorun		1924, Konya Konya Konya is a city in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey. The metropolitan area in the entire Konya Province had a population of 1,036,027 as of 2010, making the city seventh most populous in Turkey.-Etymology:... 2010, Karacaahmet mezarlığı	Orgeneral	22 August 1983 23 August 1984	Top. 1943-104 1959 (101. sınıf)
30	Necip Torumtay Necip Torumtay Necip Torumtay was the 20th Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of Turkey.He graduated in 1944 from the Turkish Military Academy with the rank of a Second Lieutenant, and subsequently in 1946 from the Turkish Army Artillery School. Ge served in various artillery units and later as an...		1926, Trabzon Trabzon Trabzon is a city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. Trabzon, located on the historical Silk Road, became a melting pot of religions, languages and culture for centuries and a trade gateway to Iran in the southeast and the Caucasus to the northeast... -	Orgeneral	24 August 1984 11 August 1985	Top. 1944-9 1954 (96. sınıf)
31	Recep Orhan Ergun		1926, Kayseri Kayseri Kayseri is a large and industrialized city in Central Anatolia, Turkey. It is the seat of Kayseri Province. The city of Kayseri, as defined by the boundaries of Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality, is structurally composed of five metropolitan districts, the two core districts of Kocasinan and... -	Orgeneral	11 August 1985 24 July 1987	Top. 1944-7 1954 (96. sınıf)
32	Doğan Güreş		1936, Adana Adana Adana is a city in southern Turkey and a major agricultural and commercial center. The city is situated on the Seyhan River, 30 kilometres inland from the Mediterranean, in south-central Anatolia... -	Orgeneral	3 August 1987 23 August 1989	P. 1947-Nk.-2 1965 (107. sınıf)
33	Muhittin Fisunoğlu		1928, Tokat Tokat Tokat is the capital city of Tokat Province of Turkey, at the mid Black Sea region of Anatolia. According to the 2009 census, the city of Tokat has a population of 129,879.-History:Tokat was established in the Hittite era.... -	Orgeneral	23 August 1989 31 December 1990	Top. 1948-3 1958 (100. sınıf)
34	İsmail Hakkı Karadayı İsmail Hakkı Karadayı İsmail Hakkı Karadayı is a retired Turkish general, who became the 20th Commander of the Turkish Armed Forces on 30 August 1993. He served between 1994 and 1998 as the 22nd Chief of the Turkish General Staff for a four-year term and was succeeded by General Hüseyin Kıvrıkoğlu.-References:...		1932, Çankırı Çankırı -Agriculture:Various produce like wheat, corn, beans, apple etc. are grown in the farms, and fields that are rich of water.-Industry:Most of the industry is located near the city center and Korgun. Other towns that are in the industrial map of the city are Şabanözü, Çerkeş, Ilgaz, Kurşunlu, and... -	Orgeneral	1 January 1991 17 August 1993	Top. 1951-67 1963 (105. sınıf)	Operation Steel Operation Steel Operation Steel was a cross-border operation by the Turkish Armed Forces into northern Iraq between 20 March and 4 May 1995 against the Kurdistan Workers' Party.- The battle :... 1997 military memorandum
35	Mehmet Hikmet Bayar		1932, Kocaeli -	Orgeneral	17 August 1993 22 August 1994	Top. 1953-1 1967 (109. sınıf)
36	Hikmet Köksal		1932, Artvin Artvin -History:See Artvin Province for the history of the region.-Places of interest:* Artvin or Livana castle, built in 937There are a number of Ottoman Empire houses and public buildings including:* Salih Bey mosque, built in 1792... -	Orgeneral	22 August 1994 26 August 1996	Top. 1955-? 1969 (111. sınıf)	1997 military memorandum
37	Hüseyin Kıvrıkoğlu Hüseyin Kivrikoglu Hüseyin Kıvrıkoğlu is a Turkish general who was the Commander of the Turkish Armed Forces and on August 30, 1998, became Chief of the Turkish General Staff for a four-year term.-Biography:...		1934, Bilecik Bilecik -External links:* http://www.eksisozluk.com/show.asp?t=bilecik%20diye%20bir%20yerin%20asl%C4%B1nda%20olmamas%C4%B1%20 Bilecik Conspiracy* http://www.bilecikaktuel.com* * http://www.voyagerbook.com/eng/iller/11/11.asp*... -	Orgeneral	26 August 1996 26 August 1997	Top. 1955-3 1967 (109. sınıf)	1997 military memorandum
38	Atilla Ateş		1937, Kastamonu Kastamonu Kastamonu is the capital district of the Kastamonu Province, Turkey. According to the 2000 census, population of the district is 102,059 of which 64,606 live in the urban center of Kastamonu. The district covers an area of , and the town lies at an elevation of... -	Orgeneral	26 August 1997 18 August 1998	Top. 1957-? 1969 (111. sınıf)
39	Çevik Bir Cevik Bir Çevik Bir was a member of the Turkish General Staff in the 1990s. He took a major part in several important international missions in the Middle East and North Africa...		1939, İzmir Izmir Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey... -	Orgeneral	18 August 1998 20 August 1999	İs. Military engineer In military science, engineering refers to the practice of designing, building, maintaining and dismantling military works, including offensive, defensive and logistical structures, to shape the physical operating environment in war... 1958-? 1970 (112. sınıf)	1997 military memorandum
40	Hilmi Özkök Hilmi Özkök General Hilmi Özkök was the 24th Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces. He took up that post on August 28, 2002 and served until August 30, 2006 when he retired and was succeeded by General Yaşar Büyükanıt.Özkök has expressed support for Turkey's alignment with the European Union,...		1940, Manisa Manisa Manisa is a large city in Turkey's Aegean Region and the administrative seat of Manisa Province.Modern Manisa is a booming center of industry and services, advantaged by its closeness to the international port city and the regional metropolitan center of İzmir and by its fertile hinterland rich in... -	Orgeneral	20 August 1999 21 August 2000	Top. 1959-1 1972 (114. sınıf)
41	Necdet Yılmaz Timur		1937, Urfa -	Orgeneral	21 August 2000 17 August 2001	Mu. 1958-3 1968 (110. sınıf)
42	Çetin Doğan		1940, Maçka Maçka Maçka is a town and district of Trabzon Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. The mayor is Ertuğrul Genç .-External links:* *... -	Orgeneral	17 August 2001 20 August 2003	Top. 1960-2 1971 (113. sınıf)	1997 military memorandum
43	Yaşar Büyükanıt Yasar Büyükanit General Mehmet Yaşar Büyükanıt was the 25th Chief of the Turkish General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces, from 28 August 2006 to 28 August 2008.-Biography:...		1940, Istanbul -	Orgeneral	20 August 2003 20 August 2004	P. 1961-2 1972 (114. sınıf)	Operation Hammer Operation Hammer (1997) Operation Hammer was a cross-border operation by the Turkish Armed Forces into northern Iraq between 12 May and 7 July 1997 against the Kurdistan Workers' Party .... (as the commander of the VII Corps) e-memorandum E-memorandum E-memorandum is a controversial General Staff statement released on its Web site in 2007 weighing in the Turkish presidential elections in 2007. The candidate that would possibly be elected was Abdullah Gül...
44	Hurşit Tolon		1942, Istanbul -	Orgeneral	20 August 2004 19 August 2005	P. 1962-52 1978 (120. sınıf)
45	İlker Başbuğ Ilker Basbug Mehmet İlker Başbuğ was till August 2010 the 26th Chief of the General Staff of Turkey. In this post he is succeeded by Işık Koşaner.-Biography:...		1943, Afyonkarahisar Afyonkarahisar Afyonkarahisar is a city in western Turkey, the capital of Afyon Province. Afyon is in mountainous countryside inland from the Aegean coast, south-west of Ankara along the Akarçay River. Elevation... -	Orgeneral	19 August 2005 17 August 2006	P. 1962-2 1973 (115. sınıf)
46	Fethi Remzi Tuncel		1943, Istanbul -	Orgeneral	17 August 2006 17 August 2007	Top. 1962-7 1973 (115. sınıf)
47	İsmail Koçman		1943, Istanbul -	Orgeneral	17 August 2007 22 August 2008	Top. 1962-13 1975 (117. sınıf)
48	Ergin Saygun		1941, Erzurum -	Orgeneral	22 August 2008 30 August 2009	Top. 1966-18 1974 (116. sınıf)
49	Hasan Iğsız		1946, Istanbul -	Orgeneral	30 August 2009	İs. 1966-1 1976 (118. sınıf)
50	Hayri Kıvrıkoğlu Hayrı Kıvrıkoglu -Career:In 1969, Kıvrıkoglu attended the Turkish Military Academy and graduated from the engineering school in 1970.After several successive promotions he was promoted to Brigadier in 1996, joining the 3rd Army Command Operations Staff...		1948, Konya -	Orgeneral		İs. 1969-25

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