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 |