List of commanders of the Turkish Air Force explained

Post:Commander
Body:the Turkish Air Force
Flag:Flag of Turkish Air Force Command.svg
Flagcaption:Flag of Turkish Air Force Command
Incumbent:General Ziya Cemal Kadıoğlu
Incumbentsince:3 August 2023
Department:Ministry of National Defense
Turkish Air Force
Member Of:National Security Council
Supreme Military Council
Reports To:Minister of National Defence
Nominator:President
Appointer:President
Formation:5 February 1944

This list includes commanders of the Turkish Air Force (Turkish: Türk Hava Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı), 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.[1]

Commander Picture Took office Left office
1General Zeki Doğan5 February 19447 June 1950
2General Muzaffer Göksenin12 June 195020 April 1953
3General Fevzi Uçaner21 April 195323 September 1957
4Lieutenant general Hamdullah Suphi Göker17 October 19578 May 1959
5General Tekin Arıburun1 May 195927 May 1960
6Lieutenant general İhsan Orgun27 May 19604 August 1960
7Lieutenant general İrfan Tansel5 August 19601 June 1961
8Major general Süleyman Tulgan1 June 196119 June 1961
919 June 196116 August 1968
10General Reşat Mater16 August 196830 August 1969
11General Muhsin Batur30 August 196925 August 1973
1225 August 19735 March 1976
13Lieutenant general Cemal Engin24 April 197623 July 1976
1423 July 197621 August 1978
15General Tahsin Şahinkaya21 August 19786 December 1983
16General Halil Sözer6 December 198322 August 1986
1722 August 198622 August 1988
18General Safter Necioğlu22 August 198820 August 1990
19General Siyami Taştan20 August 199020 August 1992
20General Halis Burhan20 August 199218 August 1995
21General Ahmet Çörekçi18 August 199528 August 1997
22General İlhan Kılıç28 August 199725 August 1999
23General Ergin Celasin25 August 199923 August 2001
24General Cumhur Asparuk23 August 200127 August 2003
2527 August 200325 August 2005
26General Faruk Cömert25 August 200523 August 2007
27General Aydoğan Babaoğlu23 August 200730 August 2009
28General Hasan Aksay30 August 200929 July 2011
29General Mehmet Erten4 August 201122 August 2013
30General Akın Öztürk22 August 201314 August 2015
31General Abidin Ünal14 August 201522 August 2017
32General Hasan Küçükakyüz22 August 201719 August 2022
33General Atilla Gülan19 August 20223 August 2023
34General Ziya Cemal Kadıoğlu3 August 2023Incumbent

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Erdoğan vows stronger army as new names appointed . . 3 August 2023 . 27 October 2023.