Commander_of_the_Turkish_Air_Force
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.
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| Commander of the Turkish Air Force | |
|---|---|
| Türk Hava Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı | |
 Flag of Turkish Air Force Command | |
Incumbent General Ziya Cemal Kadıoğlu since 3 August 2023 | |
| 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 |
| First holder | Zeki Doğan [tr] |
| Website | www.hvkk.tsk.tr |
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The current Commander of the Turkish Air Force is General Ziya Cemal Kadıoğlu, since 3 August 2023.[1]
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| No. | Commander | Picture | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Zeki Doğan |  |
5 February 1944 | 7 June 1950 |
| 2 | General Muzaffer Göksenin |  |
12 June 1950 | 20 April 1953 |
| 3 | General Fevzi Uçaner | 21 April 1953 | 23 September 1957 | |
| 4 | Lieutenant general Hamdullah Suphi Göker | 17 October 1957 | 8 May 1959 | |
| 5 | General Tekin Arıburun |  |
1 May 1959 | 27 May 1960 |
| 6 | Lieutenant general İhsan Orgun | 27 May 1960 | 4 August 1960 | |
| 7 | Lieutenant general İrfan Tansel | 5 August 1960 | 1 June 1961 | |
| 8 | Major general Süleyman Tulgan | 1 June 1961 | 19 June 1961 | |
| 9 | General İrfan Tansel | 19 June 1961 | 16 August 1968 | |
| 10 | General Reşat Mater | 16 August 1968 | 30 August 1969 | |
| 11 | General Muhsin Batur | 30 August 1969 | 25 August 1973 | |
| 12 | General Emin Alpkaya | 25 August 1973 | 5 March 1976 | |
| 13 | Lieutenant general Cemal Engin | 24 April 1976 | 23 July 1976 | |
| 14 | General Ethem Ayan | 23 July 1976 | 21 August 1978 | |
| 15 | General Tahsin Şahinkaya | 21 August 1978 | 6 December 1983 | |
| 16 | General Halil Sözer | 6 December 1983 | 22 August 1986 | |
| 17 | General Cemil Çuha | 22 August 1986 | 22 August 1988 | |
| 18 | General Safter Necioğlu | 22 August 1988 | 20 August 1990 | |
| 19 | General Siyami Taştan | 20 August 1990 | 20 August 1992 | |
| 20 | General Halis Burhan | 20 August 1992 | 18 August 1995 | |
| 21 | General Ahmet Çörekçi | 18 August 1995 | 28 August 1997 | |
| 22 | General İlhan Kılıç | 28 August 1997 | 25 August 1999 | |
| 23 | General Ergin Celasin | 25 August 1999 | 23 August 2001 | |
| 24 | General Cumhur Asparuk | 23 August 2001 | 27 August 2003 | |
| 25 | General İbrahim Fırtına | 27 August 2003 | 25 August 2005 | |
| 26 | General Faruk Cömert | 25 August 2005 | 23 August 2007 | |
| 27 | General Aydoğan Babaoğlu | 23 August 2007 | 30 August 2009 | |
| 28 | General Hasan Aksay |  |
30 August 2009 | 29 July 2011 |
| 29 | General Mehmet Erten | 4 August 2011 | 22 August 2013 | |
| 30 | General Akın Öztürk | .jpg) |
22 August 2013 | 14 August 2015 |
| 31 | General Abidin Ünal |  |
14 August 2015 | 22 August 2017 |
| 32 | General Hasan Küçükakyüz |  |
22 August 2017 | 19 August 2022 |
| 33 | General Atilla Gülan | 19 August 2022 | 3 August 2023 | |
| 34 | General Ziya Cemal Kadıoğlu | 3 August 2023 | Incumbent |
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- "Erdoğan vows stronger army as new names appointed". Daily Sabah. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.