Ömer Ertuğrul Erbakan

Ömer Ertuğrul Erbakan (born 27 December 1965) is a Turkish general. He is the current commander of Turkish Special Forces.

Ömer Ertuğrul Erbakan
Born (1965-12-27) 27 December 1965 (age 58)
Kaplıkaya, Elazığ, Turkey
Allegiance Turkey
Service/branchSpecial Forces
Years of service1984–present
RankMajor general
Commands heldSpecial Forces
Battles/warsTurkish involvement in the Syrian Civil War

Biography edit

He graduated from the Turkish Military Academy.[1]

Erbakan, who started his military career as a commando, successfully completed his military specialization courses. He previously served in the special forces. In 2017, after Sivas 5th Infantry Training Brigade Commander Colonel Mehmet Kip was promoted to brigadier general and appointed to Ankara Central Command, he was appointed to the 5th Infantry Training Brigade Command. In 2019, he was promoted from brigadier general to major general following the Supreme Military Council. With the decision taken at the same council, he was appointed as the Special Forces Command from the 5th Infantry Training Brigade Command located in Sivas.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Hemşehrimiz Erbakan Çok Kritik Bir Göreve Getirildi". www.elazigsonhaber.com/ (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  2. ^ "İşte Özel Kuvvetlerin yeni komutanı". Yeni Haberden. 27 August 2019.