Ümit Dündar

	Ümit Dündar Ümit Dündar (born 2 October 1955) is a Turkish general who was temporarily Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces while Hulusi Akar was being held hostage by coup forces during the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt. Career He graduated from Kuleli Military High School in 1972, from the Turkish Military Academy in 1975, and from the Command of the Engineering School and Training Center in 1976. He graduated from the Army War College in 1985 and became a staff officer. After becoming an Operations Branch of the 3rd Army Command Operations Directorate and the Commander of the 5th Border Regiment. He was promoted to the rank of brigadier general in 2001. In this rank, he worked as the Head of Ministry of National Defense Construction Real Estate Department, National Defense Construction Real Estate and NATO Infrastructure Department and 28th Peace Force Brigade Commander. He was promoted to the rank of major general in 2005. In this rank, he served as Chief of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Manisa Manisa () is a city in Turkey's Aegean Region and the administrative seat of Manisa Province, lying approximately 40 km northeast of the major city of İzmir. The city forms the urban part of the districts Şehzadeler and Yunusemre, with a population of 385,452 in 2022. Modern Manisa is a booming center of industry and services, advantaged by its closeness to the international port city and the regional metropolitan center of İzmir and by its fertile hinterland rich in quantity and variety of agricultural production. In fact, İzmir's proximity also adds a particular dimension to all aspects of life's pace in Manisa in the form of a dense traffic of daily commuters between the two cities, separated as they are by a half-hour drive served by a fine six-lane highway nevertheless requiring attention at all times due to its curves and the rapid ascent (sea-level to more than 500 meters at Sabuncubeli Pass) across Mount Sipylus's mythic scenery. The historic part of Manisa s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO ; , OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental organization, intergovernmental Transnationalism, transnational military alliance of 32 Member states of NATO, member states—30 European and 2 North American. Established in the aftermath of World War II, the organization implements the North Atlantic Treaty, signed in Washington, D.C., on 4 April 1949. NATO is a collective security system: its independent member states agree to defend each other against attacks by third parties. During the Cold War, NATO operated as a check on the threat posed by the Soviet Union. The alliance remained in place after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact, and has been involved in military operations in the Balkans, the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa. The organization's motto is . The organization's strategic concepts include Deterrence theory, deterrence. NATO headquarters, NATO's main headquarter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ahmet Turmuş Ahmad () is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other English spellings of the name include Ahmed. It is also used as a surname. Etymology The word derives from the root ( ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the verb (''ḥameda'', "to thank or to praise"), non-past participle (). Lexicology As an Arabic name, it has its origins in a Quranic prophecy attributed to Jesus in the Quran which most Islamic scholars concede is about Muhammad. It also shares the same roots as Mahmud, Muhammad, Hamed, and Hamad. In its transliteration, the name has one of the highest number of spelling variations in the world. Some Islamic traditions view the name Ahmad as another given name of Muhammad at birth by his mother, considered by Muslims to be the more esoteric name of Muhammad and central to understanding his nature. Over the centuries, some Islamic scholars have suggested the name's parallel is in the word 'Paraclete' from the Biblical text,"Isa", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Salih Zeki Çolak Salih Zeki Çolak (born 20 July 1954) is a Turkish retired Army general who served as the List of commanders of the Turkish Land Forces, 49th commander of the Turkish Land Forces from 17 August 2015 to 23 August 2017 and commander of the First Army (Turkey), First Army by the Supreme Military Council (Turkey), Supreme Military Council in 2014, and chief of staff of the Land Forces. Biography Çolak was born in Akçaabat, Trabzon, Turkey. He obtained his graduation from the Turkish Military Academy with Ensign (rank), ensign rank in 1974 and from the Artillery and Missile School with lieutenant rank in 1975. Before becoming a staff officer and obtaining graduation from the Army War College (Turkey), Army War College in 1988, he served at various military positions such as platoon commander and Artillery battery, artillery battery officer. After 1988 he was appointed to the Operations and Training Branch Directorate Command, battalion, battalion commander in the 49th Infantry Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	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 Army (Turkey), Second Army. Early life and education Gürak was born on 20 August 1960 at Kızıltepe, Mardin. He graduated the Turkish Military Academy in 1981 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant upon graduation. Gürak also entered the Artillery and Missile School (Topçu ve Füze Okulu) in 1982, the School of Army Aviation (Turkey), School of Army Aviation in 1985, where he became a certified army aviator, and completed the Staff Officer Course at the Land War Institute of the National Defense University (Turkey), National Defense University in 1990. Military career Gürak served under the 2nd Armored Brigade of the 3rd Corps (Turkey), 3rd Corps of the First Army (Turkey), 1st Army and the 20th Mechanized Brigade of the 7th Cor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Musa Avsever Musa Avsever (born 7 November 1957) is a retired Turkish Army general who was the 52nd commander of the Turkish Land Forces. Prior to his appointment as a commander of the Land Forces on 5 August 2021, he served as the 57th commander of the First Army of Turkey from 2016 to 2021. Due to the appointment of General Yaşar Güler as the Minister of National Defense by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on June 5, 2023, General Musa Avsever, the Commander of the Army, has been temporarily assigned as the Chief of the General Staff. On August 3, 2023, he was superannuated due to his late age Career Avsever was born in Konya, Turkey. He completed his high school education at Kuleli Military High School. He obtained his graduation from the Turkish Military Academy as a signal officer in 1978. He was enlisted in the Army as a platoon and was appointed at the 7th Corps between 1979 and 1982. Later he was posted at the School and Training Centre of Communications, Electronics and Informa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Yaşar Güler Yaşar Güler (born 18 September 1954) is a retired Turkish general currently serving as the Minister of National Defense. He previously served as the 30th Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces from 2018 to 2023. Career He enlisted in the army in 1974, which was effectively the start of his military career. He spent two years prior to his enlistment studying at the Turkish Military Academy. In the 10 years since joining the land forces, he served in various infantry and signals companies, acting as the commander of one of them. In 1986 he graduated from the Army War College with honors and graduated with the rank of a staff officer. He was promoted to brigadier general in 2001 and assumed responsibility for the 10th Infantry Brigade Command and the Planning and Coordination Department of the General Staff. 4 years later, he was promoted to major general and took over duties of the General Staff and at the School of Communications and Electronic Information ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 26 February 1954) is a Turkish politician who is the 12th and current president of Turkey since 2014. He previously served as the 25th prime minister of Turkey, prime minister from 2003 to 2014 as part of the Justice and Development Party (Turkey), Justice and Development Party (AKP), which he co-founded in 2001. He also served as mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to 1998. Coming from an Islamist background and promoting socially conservative policies, Turkey has experienced increasing authoritarianism, democratic backsliding and suppression of dissent under Erdoğan's rule. Erdoğan was born in Beyoğlu, Istanbul, and studied at the Marmara University, Aksaray Academy of Economic and Commercial Sciences, before working as a consultant and senior manager in the private sector. Becoming active in local politics, he was elected Welfare Party's Beyoğlu district chair in 1984 and Istanbul chair in 1985. Following the 1994 Istanbul mayoral election, 1994 lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Deputy Chief Of General Staff Deputy or depute may refer to: * Steward (office) * Khalifa, an Arabic title that can signify "deputy" * Deputy (legislator), a legislator in many countries and regions, including: A member of a Chamber of Deputies, for example in Italy, Spain, Argentina, or Brazil. A member of the Dáil Éireann (lower house of the Oireachtas). A member of a National Assembly, as in Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa, Costa Rica, France, Pakistan, Poland or Quebec. A member of the Parliament, as in Kazakhstan and Lebanon. A member of the States of Guernsey or the States of Jersey elected by a parish or district Deputy (Acadian), a position in 18th-century Nova Scotia, Canada * Deputy Führer, a title for the deputy head of the Nazi Party * A subordinate Deputy premier, a subordinate of the Premier and next-in-command in the cabinet of the Soviet Union and its successor countries, including: * First Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union * Deputy Premier of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Azerbaijan Press Agency Azerbaijani Press Agency (APA, ) is an Azerbaijani government press agency. It was registered on 8 January 2004 by the Ministry of Justice of Azerbaijan and became operational on 16 November 2004. The agency is a member of APA Holding LLC which also includes APA Servis LLC. APA Servis includes internet television channel APA.tv. Content APA presents information in Azerbaijani, Russian and English. The news coverage includes political, economic, social, cultural and sports events in Azerbaijan, as well as breaking news Breaking news, also called late-breaking news, a special report, special coverage, or a news flash, is a current issue that warrants the interruption of a scheduled broadcast in order to report its details. News broadcasters also use the term ... about ongoing local and worldwide developments. In addition to offices in all regions of Azerbaijan, APA has foreign offices in Turkey, Russia, Iran, Georgia and the Great Britain. References {{Reflist External l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]