List of commanders of the Turkish Air Force
Commander of the Turkish Air Force | |
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Türk Hava Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı | |
![]() Flag of Turkish Air Force Command | |
Ministry of National Defence | |
Member of | Turkish Air Force |
Reports to | Minister of National Defence |
Formation | 5 February 1944 |
First holder |
This list includes commanders of the Turkish Air Force (Turkish: Türk Hava Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı), who were, in their time of service, nominal heads of the Turkish Air Force.
The current Commander of the Turkish Air Force is General Hasan Küçükakyüz, since 22 August 2017.[1]
No. | Commander | Picture | Took office | Left office |
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1 | General | ![]() |
5 February 1944 | 7 June 1950 |
2 | General | 12 June 1950 | 20 April 1953 | |
3 | General | 21 April 1953 | 23 September 1957 | |
4 | Lieutenant general | 17 October 1957 | 8 May 1959 | |
5 | General Tekin Arıburun | 1 May 1959 | 27 May 1960 | |
6 | Lieutenant general | 27 May 1960 | 4 August 1960 | |
7 | Lieutenant general | 5 August 1960 | 1 June 1961 | |
8 | Major general | 1 June 1961 | 19 June 1961 | |
9 | General | 19 June 1961 | 16 August 1968 | |
10 | General | 16 August 1968 | 30 August 1969 | |
11 | General | 30 August 1969 | 25 August 1973 | |
12 | General | 25 August 1973 | 5 March 1976 | |
13 | Lieutenant general | 24 April 1976 | 23 July 1976 | |
14 | General | 23 July 1976 | 21 August 1978 | |
15 | General Tahsin Şahinkaya | 21 August 1978 | 6 December 1983 | |
16 | General | 6 December 1983 | 22 August 1986 | |
17 | General | 22 August 1986 | 22 August 1988 | |
18 | General | 22 August 1988 | 20 August 1990 | |
19 | General | 20 August 1990 | 20 August 1992 | |
20 | General | 20 August 1992 | 18 August 1995 | |
21 | General | 18 August 1995 | 28 August 1997 | |
22 | General | 28 August 1997 | 25 August 1999 | |
23 | General | 25 August 1999 | 23 August 2001 | |
24 | General | 23 August 2001 | 27 August 2003 | |
25 | General İbrahim Fırtına | 27 August 2003 | 25 August 2005 | |
26 | General Faruk Cömert | 25 August 2005 | 23 August 2007 | |
27 | General Aydoğan Babaoğlu | 23 August 2007 | 30 August 2009 | |
28 | General | ![]() |
30 August 2009 | 29 July 2011 |
29 | General Mehmet Erten | 4 August 2011 | 22 August 2013 | |
30 | General Akın Öztürk | ![]() |
22 August 2013 | 14 August 2015 |
31 | General Abidin Ünal | ![]() |
14 August 2015 | 22 August 2017 |
32 | General Hasan Küçükakyüz | ![]() |
22 August 2017 | Incumbent |
See also[]
- List of Chiefs of the Turkish General Staff
- List of Commanders of the Turkish Land Forces
- List of Commanders of the Turkish Naval Forces
- List of General Commanders of the Turkish Gendarmerie
- List of Commandants of the Turkish Coast Guard
References[]
- ^ "Army, navy, air force commanders reshuffled in Turkey's Supreme Military Council". Daily Sabah. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
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