Cemal Tural
13th Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces from 1966 to 1969
Cemal Tural | |
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Chief of the General Staff of Turkey | |
In office 16 August 1966 – 16 March 1969 | |
Preceded by | Cemal Tural |
Succeeded by | Faruk Gürler |
Commander of the Turkish Army | |
In office 28 August 1964 – 15 March 1966 | |
Preceded by | Mehmet Ali Keskiner |
Succeeded by | Ahmet Refik Yılmaz |
Personal details | |
Born | 1905 Erzincan, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 17 December 1981 |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | Turkey |
Branch/service | Turkish Army |
Years of service | 1923-1969 |
Rank | General |
Cemal Tural (1905, Erzincan – 17 December 1981, Istanbul) was a Turkish general. He was the Chief of the General Staff of Turkey and previously Commander of the Turkish Army (1964 - 1966),[1] Commander of the First Army of Turkey (1960 - 1962) and Commander of the Second Army of Turkey (1963 - 1964). He retired on August 16, 1969. He was elected president of the Nation Party in 1973, but shortly thereafter resigned from the post in 1974. He was appointed as Ambassador to South Korea in 1976 and Ambassador to Pakistan in 1981.
Awards and order
References
- ^ "Turkish Military Academy Graduate Commanders of Turkish Land Forces". Turkish Land Forces Military Academy. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Muzaffer Alankuş | Commander of the Second Army of Turkey 1 August 1960 - 25 September 1962 | Succeeded by Ahmet Refik Yılmaz |
Preceded by Refik Tulga | Commander of the Second Army of Turkey 25 September 1963 - 28 August 1964 | Succeeded by Kemalettin Gökakın |
Preceded by Mehmet Ali Keskiner | Commander of the Turkish Army 28 August 1964 - 15 March 1966 | Succeeded by Ahmet Refik Yılmaz |
Preceded by Cevdet Sunay | Chief of the General Staff of Turkey 16 August 1966 - 16 March 1969 | Succeeded by |
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- İsmet İnönü
- Fevzi Çakmak
- Kâzım Orbay
- Salih Omurtak
- Nafiz Gürman
- Nuri Yamut
- Nurettin Baransel
- Hakkı Tunaboylu
- Feyzi Mengüç
- Rüştü Erdelhun
- Ragıp Gümüşpala
- Cevdet Sunay
- Cemal Tural
- Memduh Tağmaç
- Faruk Gürler
- Semih Sancar
- Kenan Evren
- Nurettin Ersin
- Necdet Üruğ
- Necip Torumtay
- Doğan Güreş
- İsmail Hakkı Karadayı
- Hüseyin Kıvrıkoğlu
- Hilmi Özkök
- Yaşar Büyükanıt
- İlker Başbuğ
- Işık Koşaner
- Necdet Özel
- Hulusi Akar
- Yaşar Güler
- Musa Avsever*
- Metin Gürak
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- * Acting
- Italics indicates Acting Chief during the 2016 Turkish coup attempt