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{{Infobox official post
This list includes General Commanders of the [[Gendarmerie (Turkey)|Gendarmerie of Turkey]].
 
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| post = Commander
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| body = the Turkish Gendarmerie
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| native_name = {{small|''Türk Jandarma Genel Komutanlığı''}}
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| incumbent = General [[Arif Çetin]]
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| incumbentsince = 21 August 2017
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| member_of = [[Gendarmerie General Command|Turkish Gendarmerie]]
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| department = Ministry of the Interior {{small|(in peacetime)}} <br/> [[Ministry of National Defence (Turkey)|Ministry of National Defence]] {{small|(in wartime)}}
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| reports_to = [[List of Ministers of the Interior of Turkey|Minister of the Interior]]
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| formation = 29 October 1923
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| first = {{ill|Baha Hurşit Süel|tr}}
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This list includes '''General Commanders of the Turkish Gendarmerie''' ({{lang-tr|Türk Jandarma Genel Komutanlığı}}), who were, in their time of service, nominal heads of the [[Gendarmerie General Command|Turkish Gendarmerie]].
   
 
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! # !! Commander !! Picture !! Took office !! Left office
 
 
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! {{Abbr|No.|Number}} !! General Commander !! Picture !! Took office !! Left office
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| Colonel [[Baha Hurşit Süel]]
 
| Colonel [[Baha Hurşit Süel]]
 
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| 6 June 1924
 
| 6 June 1924
 
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| '''2'''
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! 2
 
| Colonel [[Ahmet Zeki Soydemir]]
 
| Colonel [[Ahmet Zeki Soydemir]]
 
| [[File:Ahmet Zeki Soydemir.jpg|50px]]
 
| [[File:Ahmet Zeki Soydemir.jpg|50px]]
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| 30 July 1930
 
| 30 July 1930
 
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| Lieutenant general [[Kazım Orbay]]
 
| Lieutenant general [[Kazım Orbay]]
 
| [[File:Mehmet Kazim Orbay.jpg|50px]]
 
| [[File:Mehmet Kazim Orbay.jpg|50px]]
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| 24 August 1935
 
| 24 August 1935
 
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| Lieutenant general [[Naci Tınaz]]
 
| Lieutenant general [[Naci Tınaz]]
 
| [[File:NaciTinaz.gif|50px]]
 
| [[File:NaciTinaz.gif|50px]]
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| 12 November 1939
 
| 12 November 1939
 
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| Lieutenant general [[Cemil Cahit Toydemir]]
 
| Lieutenant general [[Cemil Cahit Toydemir]]
 
| [[File:Cemil Cahit Toydemir.jpg|50px]]
 
| [[File:Cemil Cahit Toydemir.jpg|50px]]
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| 13 July 1940
 
| 13 July 1940
 
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|-
| '''6'''
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! 6
 
| Lieutenant general [[Ali Rıza Artunkal]]
 
| Lieutenant general [[Ali Rıza Artunkal]]
 
| [[File:AArtunkal.jpg|50px]]
 
| [[File:AArtunkal.jpg|50px]]
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| 11 October 1941
 
| 11 October 1941
 
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| '''7'''
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! 7
 
| Lieutenant general [[Rüştü Akın]]
 
| Lieutenant general [[Rüştü Akın]]
 
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| 11 January 1943
 
| 11 January 1943
 
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| '''8'''
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! 8
 
| Lieutenant general [[Rıfat Mataracı]]
 
| Lieutenant general [[Rıfat Mataracı]]
 
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| 3 May 1945
 
| 3 May 1945
 
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| '''9'''
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! 9
 
| Lieutenant general [[Nazmi Gönenli]]
 
| Lieutenant general [[Nazmi Gönenli]]
 
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| 18 October 1947
 
| 18 October 1947
 
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| '''10'''
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! 10
 
| Lieutenant general [[Şükrü Kanatlı]]
 
| Lieutenant general [[Şükrü Kanatlı]]
 
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| 28 March 1949
 
| 28 March 1949
 
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| '''11'''
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! 11
 
| Lieutenant general [[Nuri Berköz]]
 
| Lieutenant general [[Nuri Berköz]]
 
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| 28 June 1950
 
| 28 June 1950
 
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| '''12'''
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! 12
 
| General [[Kemal Yaşınkılıç]]
 
| General [[Kemal Yaşınkılıç]]
 
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| 24 May 1954
 
| 24 May 1954
 
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| '''13'''
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! 13
 
| General [[Tahsin Çelebican]]
 
| General [[Tahsin Çelebican]]
 
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| 27 May 1960
 
| 27 May 1960
 
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| '''14'''
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! 14
 
| Major general [[Nezihi Fırat]]
 
| Major general [[Nezihi Fırat]]
 
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| 16 June 1960
 
| 16 June 1960
 
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| '''15'''
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! 15
 
| Lieutenant general [[Hayati Ataker]]
 
| Lieutenant general [[Hayati Ataker]]
 
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| 4 August 1960
 
| 4 August 1960
 
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| '''16'''
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! 16
 
| Lieutenant general [[Muhittin Önür]]
 
| Lieutenant general [[Muhittin Önür]]
 
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| 14 January 1961
 
| 14 January 1961
 
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| '''17'''
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! 17
 
| Brigadier general [[Abdurrahman Doruk]]
 
| Brigadier general [[Abdurrahman Doruk]]
 
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| 24 February 1962
 
| 24 February 1962
 
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| '''18'''
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! 18
 
| Brigadier general [[Fahri Ogan]]
 
| Brigadier general [[Fahri Ogan]]
 
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| 25 July 1962
 
| 25 July 1962
 
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| '''19'''
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| Lieutenant general [[Fikret Esen]]
 
| Lieutenant general [[Fikret Esen]]
 
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| 12 July 1966
 
| 12 July 1966
 
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| '''20'''
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! 20
 
| General [[Haydar Sükan]]
 
| General [[Haydar Sükan]]
 
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| 22 August 1968
 
| 22 August 1968
 
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| '''21'''
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! 21
 
| General [[Kemal Atalay]]
 
| General [[Kemal Atalay]]
 
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| 28 August 1969
 
| 28 August 1969
 
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| '''22'''
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| General [[Semih Sancar]]
 
| General [[Semih Sancar]]
 
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| 28 August 1970
 
| 28 August 1970
 
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| '''23'''
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| General [[Kemalettin Eken]]
 
| General [[Kemalettin Eken]]
 
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| 28 August 1972
 
| 28 August 1972
 
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| '''24'''
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| General [[Orhan Yiğit]]
 
| General [[Orhan Yiğit]]
 
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| 30 August 1975
 
| 30 August 1975
 
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| '''25'''
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| General [[Nurettin Ersin]]
 
| General [[Nurettin Ersin]]
 
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| 5 January 1976
 
| 5 January 1976
 
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| '''26'''
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| Lieutenant general [[Şahap Yardımoğlu]]
 
| Lieutenant general [[Şahap Yardımoğlu]]
 
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| 25 August 1978
 
| 25 August 1978
 
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| '''27'''
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| General [[Sedat Celasun]]
 
| General [[Sedat Celasun]]
 
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| 6 December 1983
 
| 6 December 1983
 
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| '''28'''
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| General [[Mehmet Buyruk]]
 
| General [[Mehmet Buyruk]]
 
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| 20 August 1985
 
| 20 August 1985
 
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| '''29'''
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| General [[Fikret Oktay]]
 
| General [[Fikret Oktay]]
 
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| 30 August 1986
 
| 30 August 1986
 
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| General [[Adnan Doğu]]
 
| General [[Adnan Doğu]]
 
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| 30 August 1988
 
| 30 August 1988
 
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| '''31'''
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| General [[Burhanettin Bigalı]]
 
| General [[Burhanettin Bigalı]]
 
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| 30 August 1990
 
| 30 August 1990
 
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| General [[Eşref Bitlis]]
 
| General [[Eşref Bitlis]]
 
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| 17 February 1993
 
| 17 February 1993
 
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| General [[Aydın İlter]]
 
| General [[Aydın İlter]]
 
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| 1 September 1995
 
| 1 September 1995
 
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| General [[Teoman Koman]]
 
| General [[Teoman Koman]]
 
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| 29 August 1997
 
| 29 August 1997
 
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| '''35'''
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| General [[Fikret Boztepe]]
 
| General [[Fikret Boztepe]]
 
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| 27 August 1998
 
| 27 August 1998
 
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| '''36'''
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| General [[Rasim Betir]]
 
| General [[Rasim Betir]]
 
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| 24 August 2000
 
| 24 August 2000
 
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| '''37'''
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| General [[Aytaç Yalman]]
 
| General [[Aytaç Yalman]]
 
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| 27 August 2002
 
| 27 August 2002
 
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| General [[Şener Eruygur]]
 
| General [[Şener Eruygur]]
 
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| 26 August 2004
 
| 26 August 2004
 
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| General [[Fevzi Türkeri]]
 
| General [[Fevzi Türkeri]]
 
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| 24 August 2006
 
| 24 August 2006
 
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| '''40'''
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| General [[Işık Koşaner]]
 
| General [[Işık Koşaner]]
 
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| 26 August 2008
 
| 26 August 2008
 
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| '''41'''
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| General [[Avni Atila Işık]]
 
| General [[Avni Atila Işık]]
 
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| 11 August 2010
 
| 11 August 2010
 
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| '''41'''
 
 
| General [[Necdet Özel]]
 
| General [[Necdet Özel]]
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| [[File:Necdet Özel cropped.jpg|50px]]
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| 11 August 2010
 
| 11 August 2010
 
| 29 July 2011
 
| 29 July 2011
 
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| General [[Bekir Kalyoncu]]
 
| General [[Bekir Kalyoncu]]
 
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| 22 August 2013
 
| 22 August 2013
 
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| General [[Servet Yörük]]
 
| General [[Servet Yörük]]
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| 22 August 2013
 
| 22 August 2013
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| 22 August 2014
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| General [[Abdullah Atay]]
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| 22 August 2014
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| 13 August 2015
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| General [[Galip Mendi]]
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| [[File:Galip Mendi (2016).jpg|50px]]
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| 13 August 2015
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| 19 July 2016
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| Lieutenant general [[İbrahim Yaşar]]<br />{{small|(''Acting'')}}
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| 19 July 2016
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| 28 July 2016
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| General [[Yaşar Güler]]
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| [[File:Yaşar Güler (2018).jpg|50px]]
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| 29 July 2016
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| 21 August 2017
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| General [[Arif Çetin]]
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| 21 August 2017
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| ''Incumbent''
 
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==Sources==
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==See also==
*[http://www.jandarma.tsk.tr/komutanlar/hizmetigecenkomutanlaric.htm Hizmeti Geçen Komutanlarımız] in the official website of the Gendarmerie of Turkey.
 
 
== See also ==
 
 
*[[List of Chiefs of the Turkish General Staff]]
 
*[[List of Chiefs of the Turkish General Staff]]
 
*[[List of Commanders of the Turkish Land Forces]]
 
*[[List of Commanders of the Turkish Land Forces]]
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*[[List of Commandants of the Turkish Coast Guard]]
 
*[[List of Commandants of the Turkish Coast Guard]]
   
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==Sources==
 
*[http://www.jandarma.tsk.tr/komutanlar/hizmetigecenkomutanlaric.htm Hizmeti Geçen Komutanlarımız] in the official website of the Gendarmerie of Turkey.
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{{Wikipedia|List of General Commanders of the Gendarmerie of Turkey}}
 
[[Category:General Commanders of the Gendarmerie of Turkey|*]]
 
[[Category:General Commanders of the Gendarmerie of Turkey|*]]
 
[[Category:Lists of Turkish military personnel|Gendarmerie]]
 
[[Category:Lists of Turkish military personnel|Gendarmerie]]
 
{{Wikipedia|List of General Commanders of the Gendarmerie of Turkey}}
 

Revision as of 17:47, 13 January 2019

Commander of the Turkish Gendarmerie
Türk Jandarma Genel Komutanlığı
Flag of Turkish General Command of Gendarmerie
Flag of Turkish Gendarmerie General Command
Incumbent
General Arif Çetin
since 21 August 2017
Ministry of the Interior (in peacetime)
Ministry of National Defence (in wartime)
Member of Turkish Gendarmerie
Reports to Minister of the Interior
Formation 29 October 1923
First holder tr (Baha Hurşit Süel)

This list includes General Commanders of the Turkish Gendarmerie (Turkish language: Türk Jandarma Genel Komutanlığı), who were, in their time of service, nominal heads of the Turkish Gendarmerie.

No. General Commander Picture Took office Left office
1 Colonel Baha Hurşit Süel 29 October 1923 6 June 1924
2 Colonel Ahmet Zeki Soydemir Ahmet Zeki Soydemir 6 June 1924 30 July 1930
3 Lieutenant general Kazım Orbay Mehmet Kazim Orbay 30 July 1930 24 August 1935
4 Lieutenant general Naci Tınaz NaciTinaz 3 September 1935 12 November 1939
5 Lieutenant general Cemil Cahit Toydemir Cemil Cahit Toydemir 12 November 1939 13 July 1940
6 Lieutenant general Ali Rıza Artunkal AArtunkal 27 October 1940 11 October 1941
7 Lieutenant general Rüştü Akın 1 October 1941 11 January 1943
8 Lieutenant general Rıfat Mataracı 26 February 1943 3 May 1945
9 Lieutenant general Nazmi Gönenli 9 May 1945 18 October 1947
10 Lieutenant general Şükrü Kanatlı 23 October 1947 28 March 1949
11 Lieutenant general Nuri Berköz 28 March 1949 28 June 1950
12 General Kemal Yaşınkılıç 3 July 1950 24 May 1954
13 General Tahsin Çelebican 27 May 1954 27 May 1960
14 Major general Nezihi Fırat 28 May 1960 16 June 1960
15 Lieutenant general Hayati Ataker 16 June 1960 4 August 1960
16 Lieutenant general Muhittin Önür 7 September 1960 14 January 1961
17 Brigadier general Abdurrahman Doruk 16 January 1961 24 February 1962
18 Brigadier general Fahri Ogan 25 February 1962 25 July 1962
19 Lieutenant general Fikret Esen 25 July 1962 12 July 1966
20 General Haydar Sükan 12 July 1966 22 August 1968
21 General Kemal Atalay 4 September 1968 28 August 1969
22 General Semih Sancar 29 August 1969 28 August 1970
23 General Kemalettin Eken 2 September 1970 28 August 1972
24 General Orhan Yiğit 28 August 1972 30 August 1975
25 General Nurettin Ersin 22 August 1975 5 January 1976
26 Lieutenant general Şahap Yardımoğlu 26 February 1976 25 August 1978
27 General Sedat Celasun 25 August 1978 6 December 1983
28 General Mehmet Buyruk 6 December 1983 20 August 1985
29 General Fikret Oktay 20 August 1985 30 August 1986
30 General Adnan Doğu 15 August 1986 30 August 1988
31 General Burhanettin Bigalı 23 August 1988 30 August 1990
32 General Eşref Bitlis 20 August 1990 17 February 1993
33 General Aydın İlter 23 February 1993 1 September 1995
34 General Teoman Koman 30 August 1995 29 August 1997
35 General Fikret Boztepe 29 August 1997 27 August 1998
36 General Rasim Betir 27 August 1998 24 August 2000
37 General Aytaç Yalman 24 August 2000 27 August 2002
38 General Şener Eruygur 27 August 2002 26 August 2004
39 General Fevzi Türkeri 26 August 2004 24 August 2006
40 General Işık Koşaner 24 August 2006 26 August 2008
41 General Avni Atila Işık 27 August 2008 11 August 2010
42 General Necdet Özel Necdet Özel cropped 11 August 2010 29 July 2011
43 General Bekir Kalyoncu 4 August 2011 22 August 2013
44 General Servet Yörük 22 August 2013 22 August 2014
45 General Abdullah Atay 22 August 2014 13 August 2015
46 General Galip Mendi File:Galip Mendi (2016).jpg 13 August 2015 19 July 2016
Lieutenant general İbrahim Yaşar
(Acting)
19 July 2016 28 July 2016
47 General Yaşar Güler File:Yaşar Güler (2018).jpg 29 July 2016 21 August 2017
48 General Arif Çetin 21 August 2017 Incumbent

See also

Sources

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