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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.
Commander of the Turkish Air Force | |
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Türk Hava Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı | |
Ministry of National Defense Turkish Air Force | |
Member of | National Security Council Supreme Military Council |
Reports to | Minister of National Defence |
Nominator | President |
Appointer | President |
Formation | 5 February 1944 |
First holder | Zeki Doğan |
Website | www.hvkk.tsk.tr |
The current Commander of the Turkish Air Force is General Ziya Cemal Kadıoğlu, since 3 August 2023.[1]
No. | Commander | Picture | Took office | Left office |
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1 | General Zeki Doğan | 5 February 1944 | 7 June 1950 | |
2 | General Muzaffer Göksenin | 12 June 1950 | 20 April 1953 | |
3 | General Fevzi Uçaner | 21 April 1953 | 23 September 1957 | |
4 | Lieutenant general Hamdullah Suphi Göker | 17 October 1957 | 8 May 1959 | |
5 | General Tekin Arıburun | 1 May 1959 | 27 May 1960 | |
6 | Lieutenant general İhsan Orgun | 27 May 1960 | 4 August 1960 | |
7 | Lieutenant general İrfan Tansel | 5 August 1960 | 1 June 1961 | |
8 | Major general Süleyman Tulgan | 1 June 1961 | 19 June 1961 | |
9 | General İrfan Tansel | 19 June 1961 | 16 August 1968 | |
10 | General Reşat Mater | 16 August 1968 | 30 August 1969 | |
11 | General Muhsin Batur | 30 August 1969 | 25 August 1973 | |
12 | General Emin Alpkaya | 25 August 1973 | 5 March 1976 | |
13 | Lieutenant general Cemal Engin | 24 April 1976 | 23 July 1976 | |
14 | General Ethem Ayan | 23 July 1976 | 21 August 1978 | |
15 | General Tahsin Şahinkaya | 21 August 1978 | 6 December 1983 | |
16 | General Halil Sözer | 6 December 1983 | 22 August 1986 | |
17 | General Cemil Çuha | 22 August 1986 | 22 August 1988 | |
18 | General Safter Necioğlu | 22 August 1988 | 20 August 1990 | |
19 | General Siyami Taştan | 20 August 1990 | 20 August 1992 | |
20 | General Halis Burhan | 20 August 1992 | 18 August 1995 | |
21 | General Ahmet Çörekçi | 18 August 1995 | 28 August 1997 | |
22 | General İlhan Kılıç | 28 August 1997 | 25 August 1999 | |
23 | General Ergin Celasin | 25 August 1999 | 23 August 2001 | |
24 | General Cumhur Asparuk | 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 Hasan Aksay | 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 | 19 August 2022 | |
33 | General Atilla Gülan | 19 August 2022 | 3 August 2023 | |
34 | General Ziya Cemal Kadıoğlu | 3 August 2023 | Incumbent |
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