Ecmel Kutay (1927 – 17 March 1998) was a

general A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air force, air and space forces, marines or naval infantry. In some usages, the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colone ...

in the Turkish military and the 24th

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. He served in the post from 1981 to 1982.

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20th-century mayors of places in Turkey Turkish Military Academy alumni Army War College (Turkey) alumni Turkish Army generals Mayors of Istanbul 1927 births 1998 deaths {{Turkey-mayor-stub