Faruk Gürler
15th Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces from 1972 to 1973
Faruk Gürler | |
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Chief of the General Staff of Turkey | |
In office 29 August 1972 – 6 March 1973 | |
Preceded by | Memduh Tağmaç |
Succeeded by | Semih Sancar |
Commander of the Turkish Army | |
In office 28 August 1970 – 28 August 1972 | |
Preceded by | Nazmi Karakoç |
Succeeded by | Semih Sancar |
Personal details | |
Born | 1913 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 23 August 1975(1975-08-23) (aged 61–62) Istanbul, Turkey |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Turkey |
Branch/service | Turkish Army |
Years of service | 1929–1973 |
Rank | General |
Ömer Faruk Gürler (1913 – 23 August 1975[1]) was a Turkish general. He was the Commander of the Turkish Army during the 1971 Turkish coup d'état, and then Chief of the General Staff of Turkey (1972–1973). He was the military's candidate in the 1973 Presidential election, but lost to Fahri Korutürk (chosen by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey).[2][3]
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- İsmet İnönü
- Fevzi Çakmak
- Kâzım Orbay
- Salih Omurtak
- Nafiz Gürman
- Nuri Yamut
- Nurettin Baransel
- Hakkı Tunaboylu
- Feyzi Mengüç
- Rüştü Erdelhun
- Ragıp Gümüşpala
- Cevdet Sunay
- Cemal Tural
- Memduh Tağmaç
- Faruk Gürler
- Semih Sancar
- Kenan Evren
- Nurettin Ersin
- Necdet Üruğ
- Necip Torumtay
- Doğan Güreş
- İsmail Hakkı Karadayı
- Hüseyin Kıvrıkoğlu
- Hilmi Özkök
- Yaşar Büyükanıt
- İlker Başbuğ
- Işık Koşaner
- Necdet Özel
- Hulusi Akar
- Yaşar Güler
- Musa Avsever*
- Metin Gürak
* Acting • Italics indicates Acting Chief during the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt