List of commanders of the Second Army of Turkey
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This list includes commanders of the Second Army of Turkey, who were, in their time of service, nominal heads of the Second Army (Turkish: Ikinci Ordu), one of the four field armies of the Turkish Land Forces.
The current Commander of the Second Army is Lieutenant general Metin Tokel, since 26 August 2023.
No. | Commander | Picture | Took office | Left office |
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1 | General Yakup Şevki Subaşı | 1 November 1921 | 21 October 1923 | |
2 | General Ali Fuat Cebesoy | 21 October 1923 | 1 November 1924 | |
3 | General Fahrettin Altay | 1 November 1924 | 22 November 1933 | |
4 | General İzzettin Çalışlar | 22 November 1933 | 20 December 1939 | |
5 | General Abdurrahman Nafiz Gürman | 20 December 1939 | 19 December 1943 | |
6 | General İshak Avni Akdağ | 19 December 1943 | 6 August 1945 | |
7 | General Nuri Yamut | 6 August 1945 | 9 August 1946 | |
8 | General Hakkı Akoğuz | 9 August 1946 | 24 August 1949 | |
9 | General Muzaffer Tuğsavul | 24 August 1949 | 6 July 1950 | |
10 | General Şahap Gürler | 6 July 1950 | 25 July 1952 | |
11 | General Abdülkadir Seven | 25 July 1952 | 25 April 1955 | |
12 | Lieutenant general Necati Tacan | 25 April 1955 | 14 June 1956 | |
13 | General Rüştü Erdelhun | 14 June 1956 | 1 Ağustos 1958 | |
14 | General Muhittin Önür | 1 August 1958 | 28 June 1960 | |
15 | General Mehmet Ali Keskiner | 28 June 1960 | 23 February 1962 | |
16 | General Refik Tulga | 26 February 1962 | 29 August 1963 | |
17 | General Cemal Tural | 25 September 1963 | 28 August 1964 | |
18 | General Kemalettin Gökakın | 28 August 1964 | 28 August 1967 | |
19 | General Nazmi Karakoç | 28 August 1967 | 28 August 1969 | |
20 | General Faruk Gürler | 29 August 1969 | 28 August 1970 | |
21 | General Semih Sancar | 29 August 1970 | 28 August 1972 | |
22 | General Nihat Tulunay | 28 August 1972 | 29 August 1973 | |
23 | General Suat Aktulga | 29 August 1973 | 28 August 1975 | |
24 | General Şükrü Olcay | 28 August 1975 | 30 August 1977 | |
25 | General Vecihi Akın | 30 August 1977 | 30 August 1978 | |
26 | General İbrahim Şenocak | 30 August 1978 | 30 August 1980 | |
27 | General Bedrettin Demirel | 30 August 1980 | 30 August 1981 | |
28 | General İsmail Hakkı Akansel | 30 August 1981 | 30 August 1984 | |
28 | General Adnan Doğu | 30 August 1984 | 30 August 1985 | |
30 | General Mehmet Önder | 30 August 1985 | 14 August 1986 | |
31 | General Burhanettin Bigalı | 14 August 1986 | 30 August 1988 | |
32 | General İbrahim Türkgenci | 30 August 1988 | 28 August 1990 | |
33 | General Kemal Yavuz | 28 August 1990 | 28 August 1992 | |
34 | General Necati İkizoğlu | 28 August 1992 | 28 August 1994 | |
35 | General Fikret Özden Boztepe | 28 August 1994 | 28 August 1996 | |
36 | General Rasim Betir | 28 August 1996 | 28 August 1998 | |
37 | General Aytaç Yalman | 28 August 1998 | 24 August 2000 | |
38 | General Halit Edip Başer | 24 August 2000 | 28 August 2002 | |
39 | General Fevzi Türkeri | 28 August 2002 | 26 August 2004 | |
40 | General Şükrü Sarıışık | 26 August 2004 | 30 August 2006 | |
41 | General Hasan Iğsız | 30 August 2006 | 30 August 2008 | |
42 | General Necdet Özel | 30 August 2008 | 24 August 2010 | |
43 | General Servet Yörük | 24 August 2010 | 30 August 2012 | |
44 | General Galip Mendi | 30 August 2012 | 30 August 2014 | |
45 | General Adem Huduti | 30 August 2014 | 18 July 2016 | |
46 | General İsmail Metin Temel | 18 July 2016 | 31 December 2018 | |
47 | Lieutenant general Sinan Yayla | 31 December 2018[1] | 30 August 2020 | |
48 | General Metin Gürak | 30 August 2020 | 16 August 2023 | |
49 | Lieutenant general Metin Tokel | 16 August 2023 | Incumbent |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Military commanders appointed by presidential decree". Hürriyet Daily News. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2020.