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The Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces () is the
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of the
General Staff A military staff or general staff (also referred to as army staff, navy staff, or air staff within the individual services) is a group of officers, Enlisted rank, enlisted, and civilian staff who serve the commanding officer, commander of a ...
of the
Turkish Armed Forces The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF; , TSK) are the armed forces, military forces of the Turkey, Republic of Turkey. The TAF consist of the Turkish Army, Land Forces, the Turkish Navy, Naval Forces and the Turkish Air Force, Air Forces. The Chief of ...
(). He is appointed by the
President of Turkey The president of Turkey, officially the president of the Republic of Türkiye (), is the head of state and head of government of Turkey. The president directs the executive branch of the national government and is the commander-in-chief of the ...
, who is the commander-in-chief. The position dates to the period of the
Government of the Grand National Assembly The Government of the Grand National Assembly (), self-identified as the State of Turkey () or Turkey (), commonly known as the Ankara Government (), or archaically the Angora Government, was the provisional and revolutionary Turkish government ba ...
and the
Turkish War of Independence , strength1 = May 1919: 35,000November 1920: 86,000Turkish General Staff, ''Türk İstiklal Harbinde Batı Cephesi'', Edition II, Part 2, Ankara 1999, p. 225August 1922: 271,000Celâl Erikan, Rıdvan Akın: ''Kurtuluş Savaşı tarih ...
. The post has its own rank insignia, which is the OF-9 (full General or Admiral of the Turkish Armed Forces) rank of the Chief of Staff's personal service branch surrounded by laurel wreaths. In practice, the position has always been held by a
Turkish Land Forces The Turkish Land Forces () is the main branch of the Turkish Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The army was formed on November 8, 1920, after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. Significant campaigns since the foun ...
officer. The current Chief of the General Staff is General
Metin Gürak General Metin Gürak is a Turkish people, Turkish general who is currently serving as the chief of the Turkish General Staff since 16 August 2023, replacing General Yaşar Güler. Prior to his appointment, Gürak served as commander of the Second ...
, since 3 August 2023.


List of chiefs of the general staff

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See also

* List of commanders of the Turkish Land Forces *
List of commanders of the Turkish Air Force This list includes commanders of the Turkish Air Force (), who were, in their time of service, nominal heads of the Turkish Air Force. The current Commander of the Turkish Air Force is General Ziya Cemal Kadıoğlu, since 3 August 2023. See ...
*
List of commanders of the Turkish Naval Forces This list includes commanders of the Turkish Naval Forces (), who were, in their time of service, nominal heads of the Turkish Naval Forces (or Turkish Navy). The current Commander of the Turkish Naval Forces is Admiral Ercüment Tatlıoğlu, s ...
* List of general commanders of the Turkish Gendarmerie * List of commandants of the Turkish Coast Guard * List of commanders of the First Army of Turkey *
List of commanders of the Second Army of Turkey This list includes commanders of the Second Army of Turkey, who were, in their time of service, nominal heads of the Second Army (Turkey), Second Army (), one of the four Field army, field armies of the Turkish Land Forces. The current Commander ...
* List of commanders of the Third Army of Turkey *
List of commanders of the Aegean Army This list includes commanders of the Aegean Army, who were, in their time of service, nominal heads of the Aegean Army (), one of the four Field army, field armies of the Turkish Land Forces. The current Commander of the Aegean Army is General K ...


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* Harp Akademileri Komutanlığı, ''Harp Akademilerinin 120 Yılı'', İstanbul, 1968. {{DEFAULTSORT:Chief Of The Turkish General Staff * *Chiefs
Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...