This list includes Chiefs of the General Staff of the Republic of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Genelkurmay Başkanı).
| Name | Foto | Birth date Death date Cemetry |
Rank (last rank) |
Start End |
Register Year of Graduation: KHO Year of Graduation: Ottoman / Turkish staff college |
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| 1 | İsmet İnönü Erkân-ı Harbiye-i Umumiye Reis Vekili |
1884, İzmir December 25, 1973 Anıtkabir |
Mirliva (Orgeneral) |
May 3, 1920 August 3, 1921 |
Top. 1319 (1903)-1 1906 (59th class) |
31 March Incident Balkan Wars First World War War of Independence 2nd president |
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| 2 | Fevzi Çakmak Erkân-ı Harbiye-i Umumiye Reis Vekili |
1876, İstanbul April 12, 1950 Eyüp Sultan Mezarlığı |
Mareşal | August 5, 1921 January 12, 1944 |
P. 1311 (1895)-c-7 1898 (51st class) |
Albanian Uprising Italo-Turkish War Balkan Wars First World War War of Independence |
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| 3 | Kâzım Orbay | 1887, İzmir June 3, 1964 Zincirlikuyu Mezarlığı Devlet Mezarlığı |
Orgeneral | January 12, 1944 July 30, 1946 (resigned) |
Top. 1320 (1904)-1 1907 (60th class) |
31 March Incident Albanian Uprising Balkan Wars First World War War of Independence Dersim Rebellion |
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| 4 | Salih Omurtak | 1887, Selanik June 23, 1954 Ankara Hava Şehitliği Devlet Mezarlığı |
Orgeneral | August 1, 1946 June 8, 1949 |
P. 1323 (1907)-1 1910 (63rd class) |
Balkan Wars First World War War of Independence |
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| 5 | Nafiz Gürman | 1882, Bodrum (Akhisar) February 6, 1966 Zincirlikuyu Mezarlığı Devlet Mezarlığı |
Orgeneral | June 10, 1949 June 6, 1950 |
P. 1319 (1903)-5 1906 (59th class) |
Italo-Turkish War Balkan Wars First World War War of Independence (POW in 1919) |
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| 6 | Nuri Yamut | 1890, Selanik June 5, 1961 Zincirlikuyu Mezarlığı |
Orgeneral | June 5, 1950 April 10, 1954 |
P. 1324 (1908)-27 1920 (67th class) |
Balkan Wars (POW in 1912) First World War War of Independence |
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| 7 | Nurettin Baransel | 1897, İstanbul May 21, 1967 Zincirlikuyu Mezarlığı |
Orgeneral | May 28, 1954 August 25, 1955 |
P. 1328 (1912)-b-84 1925 (69th class) |
Balkan Wars First World War War of Independence |
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| 8 | İsmail Hakkı Tunaboylu | 1895, Rahova (present day Oryahovo, Bulgaria) October 28, 1958 Ankara Asri Mezarlığı |
Orgeneral | August 25, 1955 October 10, 1957 |
Top. 1330 (1914)-c-3 1927 (71st class) |
First World War War of Independence |
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| 9 | Feyzi Mengüç | 1896, İstanbul June 23, 1966 Edirnekapı Şehitliği |
Orgeneral | October 11, 1957 August 22, 1958 |
İs. 1330 (1914)-c-39 1925 (69th class) |
First World War War of Independence |
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| 10 | Rüştü Erdelhun | 1894, Edirne November 9, 1983 Ankara Asri Mezarlığı |
Orgeneral | August 23, 1958 May 27, 1960 |
Top. 1330 (1914)-b-10 1926 (70th class) |
First World War War of Independence |
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| 11 | Ragıp Gümüşpala | 1897, Edirne June 5, 1964 Zincirlikuyu Mezarlığı |
Orgeneral | June 3, 1960 August 4, 1960 |
P. 1333 (1917)-92 1934 (78th class) |
First World War War of Independence Sheikh Said Rebellion |
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| 12 | Cevdet Sunay | 1899, Trabzon May 22, 1982 Devlet Mezarlığı |
Orgeneral | August 4, 1960 March 16, 1966 |
Top. 1334 (1918)-N-6 1930 (74th class) |
First World War (POW in 1917) War of Independence 5th president |
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| 13 | Cemal Tural | 1905, Erzincan December 17, 1981 Zincirlikuyu Mezarlığı |
Orgeneral | March 16, 1966 March 16, 1969 |
P. 1341 (1925)-12 1933 (77th class) |
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| 14 | Memduh Tağmaç | 1904, Erzurum March 30, 1978 Zincirlikuyu Mezarlığı |
Orgeneral | March 16, 1969 August 29, 1972 |
Top. 1928-1 1938 (82nd class) |
March 12 memorandum | |
| 15 | Faruk Gürler | 1913, İstanbul August 23, 1984 Cebeci Şehitliği |
Orgeneral | August 29, 1972 March 6, 1973 |
Top. 1931-13 1942 (86th class) |
March 12 memorandum (as commander of K. K. K.) |
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| 16 | Semih Sancar | 1911, Erzurum December 8, 1984 Cebeci Şehitliği |
Orgeneral | March 6, 1973 March 7, 1978 |
Top. 1932-8 1942 (86th class) |
Cyprus Operation | |
| 17 | Kenan Evren | 1917, Manisa (Alaşehir) - |
Orgeneral | March 7, 1978 July 1, 1983 |
Top. 1938-50 1949 (93rd class) |
September 12 coup d'état 7th president |
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| 18 | Nurettin Ersin | 1918, Çanakkale October 3, 2005 Cebeci Şehitliği |
Orgeneral | July 1, 1983 December 6, 1983 |
P. 1937-88 1948 (92nd class) |
Cyprus Operation (as commander of K.T.B.K) September 12 coup d'état (as commander of P.K.K.) |
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| 19 | Necdet Üruğ | 1921, İstanbul - |
Orgeneral | December 6, 1983 July 2, 1987 |
Top. 1941-30 1950 (95th class) |
nephew of Ömer Faruk Gürler | |
| 20 | Necip Torumtay | 1926, Trabzon - |
Orgeneral | July 24, 1987 December 3, 1990 |
Top. 1944-9 1954 (96th class) |
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| 21 | Doğan Güreş | 1926, Adana - |
Orgeneral | December 6, 1990 August 30, 1994 |
P. 1947-Nk.-2 1965 (107th class) |
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| 22 | İsmail Hakkı Karadayı | - | 1932, Çankırı - |
Orgeneral | August 30, 1994 August 30, 1998 |
Top. 1951-67 1963 (105th class) |
Operation Steel Atmaca Tokat Harekâtı Operation Hammer February 28 Process Operation Dawn |
| 23 | Hüseyin Kıvrıkoğlu | - | 1934, Bilecik (Bozuyuk) - |
Orgeneral | August 30, 1998 August 28, 2002 |
Top. 1955-3 1967 (109th class) |
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| 24 | Hilmi Özkök | 1940, Manisa - |
Orgeneral | August 28, 2002 August 30, 2006 |
Top. 1959-1 1972 (114th class) |
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| 25 | Yaşar Büyükanıt | 1940, İstanbul - |
Orgeneral | August 30, 2006 August 30, 2008 |
P. 1961-2 1972 (114th class) |
Operation Hammer (as commander of VII Corps) Şemdinli incident (as commander of K.K.K.) e-memorandum Operation Sun |
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| 26 | İlker Başbuğ | 1943, Afyonkarahisar - |
Orgeneral | August 30, 2008 August 30, 2010 |
P. 1962-2 1973 (115th class) |
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| 27 | Işık Koşaner | 1945, İzmir - |
Orgeneral | August 30, 2010 July 29, 2011 |
P. 1965-3 1978 (120th class) |
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| 28 | Necdet Özel | 1950, Ankara - |
Orgeneral | July 30, 2011 |
P. 1969-1 1978 (120th class) |
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