Nurettin Ersin
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Nurettin Ersin | |
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General Commander of the Gendarmerie of Turkey | |
In office 22 August 1975 – 5 January 1976 | |
Preceded by | |
Succeeded by | |
Chief of the General Staff of Turkey | |
In office 1 July 1983 – 6 December 1983 | |
Preceded by | Kenan Evren |
Succeeded by | Necdet Üruğ |
Commander of the Turkish Army | |
In office 9 March 1978 – 1 July 1983 | |
Preceded by | Kenan Evren |
Succeeded by | Necdet Üruğ |
Personal details | |
Born | 1918 Alaşehir, Ottoman Empire |
Died | October 3, 2005 Ankara, Turkey | (aged 87)
Military service | |
Allegiance | Turkey |
Branch/service | Turkish Army |
Rank | General |
Nurettin Ersin (1918 – 3 October 2005) was a Turkish general of Albanian heritage. He was the Commander of the 6th Corps during the 1974 invasion of Cyprus, and the Commander of the Turkish Army during the 1980 military coup. After the coup he was a member of the Presidential Council, and was Chief of the General Staff of Turkey in the second half of 1983.
Ersin, who was born in Çanakkale, was also head of the National Intelligence Organization (2 August 1971 – 25 July 1973), Secretary General of the National Security Council (5 January 1976 – 30 August 1977), and Commander of the First Army of Turkey (30 August 1977 – 8 March 1978).
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External links[]
- Chiefs of General Staff Archived 2018-06-12 at the Wayback Machine, Turkish General Staff.
Categories:
- 1918 births
- 2005 deaths
- Turkish Army generals
- Commanders of the Turkish Land Forces
- Chiefs of the Turkish General Staff
- General Commanders of the Gendarmerie of Turkey
- Secretaries General of the National Security Council (Turkey)
- People from Çanakkale