Ömer Ertuğrul Erbakan Explained

Ömer Ertuğrul Erbakan
Birth Date:27 December 1965
Birth Place:Kaplıkaya, Elazığ, Turkey
Allegiance: Turkey
Branch:Special Forces
Serviceyears:1984–present
Rank:Major general
Commands:Special Forces
Battles:Turkish involvement in the Syrian Civil War

Ömer Ertuğrul Erbakan (born 27 December 1965) is a Turkish general. He is the current commander of Turkish Special Forces.

Biography

He graduated from the Turkish Military Academy.[1]

Erbakan, who started his military career as a commando, successfully completed his military specialization courses. He previously served in the special forces. In 2017, after Sivas 5th Infantry Training Brigade Commander Colonel Mehmet Kip was promoted to brigadier general and appointed to Ankara Central Command, he was appointed to the 5th Infantry Training Brigade Command. In 2019, he was promoted from brigadier general to major general following the Supreme Military Council. With the decision taken at the same council, he was appointed as the Special Forces Command from the 5th Infantry Training Brigade Command located in Sivas.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hemşehrimiz Erbakan Çok Kritik Bir Göreve Getirildi. 2021-06-11. www.elazigsonhaber.com/. tr.
  2. Web site: 27 August 2019. İşte Özel Kuvvetlerin yeni komutanı. Yeni Haberden.