List of commanders of the Special Forces of the Turkish Armed Forces
(Redirected from List of Chiefs of the Special Forces of the Turkish Army)
This list covers the commanders of the various special forces of the Turkish Armed Forces; namely, the Tactical Mobilisation Group (Turkish: Seferberlik Tetkik Kurulu), 1952–65; the Special Warfare Department (Turkish: Özel Harp Dairesi), 1965–1994; and the Special Forces Command (Turkish: Özel Kuvvetler Komutanlığı
| No. | Commander | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniş Karabelen | 1952 | 1960[1] |
| 2 | Faruk Ateşdağlı | 1960 | 1961[1] |
| 3 | Şaban Başsoy | 1961 | 1963 |
| 4 | Sezai Okan | 1963 | 1965[1] |
| 5 | Recai Engin | 1965 | 1966[1] |
| 6 | Cihat Akyol | 1966 | 1971[2][1] |
| 7 | Kemal Yamak | 1971 | 1974[1] |
| 8 | Sabri Yirmibeşoğlu | 1974 | 1976[1] |
| 9 | Atilla Erdoğan | 1976 | 1980[1] |
| 10 | Aydın İlter | 1980 | 1983[1] |
| 11 | Cumhur Evcil | 1983 | 1986[1] |
| 12 | Hasan Kundakçı | 1986 | 1988[1] |
| 13 | Fevzi Türkeri | 1988 | 1989[1] |
| 14 | Atilla Kurtaran | 1989 | 1990[1] |
| 15 | Kemal Yılmaz | 1990 | 1994[1] |
| 16 | Fevzi Türkeri | 1994 | 1996[1] |
| 17 | Engin Alan | 1996 | 2000[1] |
| 18 | Nevzat Bekaroğlu | 2000 | 2002[1] |
| 19 | Sadık Ercan | 2002 | 2003[1] |
| 20 | Servet Yörük | 2003[1] | 2005 |
| 21 | Abdullah Barutçu | 2005 | 2009 |
| 22 | Halil Soysal | 20 August 2009 | 4 August 2013 |
| 23 | Zekai Aksakallı | 4 August 2013 | 20 August 2017 |
| 24 | Ahmet Ercan Çorbacı | 20 August 2017 | 30 August 2019 |
| 25 | Ömer Ertuğrul Erbakan | 30 August 2019 | Incumbent |