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Metin Gürak
Metin Gürak
31st Chief of the Turkish General Staff
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 3 August 2023
President	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Preceded by	Yaşar Güler
Commander of the Second Army of Turkey
	In office; 30 August 2020 – 16 August 2023
Preceded by	Sinan Yayla
Succeeded by	Metin Tokel
Second Chief of the Turkish General Staff
	In office; 16 July 2018 – 9 January 2020
Preceded by	Ümit Dündar
Succeeded by	Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu
Chief of Staff of the Turkish Land Forces
	In office; 19 August 2017 – 16 July 2018
Preceded by	Şeref Öngay
Succeeded by	Yavuz Türkgenci
Personal details
Born	20 August 1960 (age 63); Kızıltepe, Mardin, Turkey
Spouse(s)	Zerrin Gürak; (died 2020)
Children	2
Awards	TAF Medal of Honor, TAF Medal of Distinguished Courage and Self-Sacrifice, TAF Medal of Distinguished Service; Nishan-e-Imtiaz from the State of Pakistan (2024);
Military service
Allegiance	Turkey
Branch/service	Turkish Land Forces
Years of service	1981–present
Rank	General
Commands	General Staff of the Republic of Turkey

Metin Gürak

Turkish general and politician

Metin Gürak (20 August 1960; Kızıltepe, Mardin), Turkish general who is currently serving as the Chief of the Turkish General Staff.^[2]

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"Turkish chief of staff Metin Gurak awarded Nishan-i-Imtiaz in Pakistan". Pakistan Observer. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2024.

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"Erdoğan vows stronger army as new names appointed". Daily Sabah. 3 August 2023.

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Metin Gürak


31st Chief of the Turkish General Staff
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 August 2023
President	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Preceded by	Yaşar Güler
Commander of the Second Army of Turkey
In office 30 August 2020 – 16 August 2023
Preceded by	Sinan Yayla
Succeeded by	Metin Tokel
Second Chief of the Turkish General Staff
In office 16 July 2018 – 9 January 2020
Preceded by	Ümit Dündar
Succeeded by	Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu
Chief of Staff of the Turkish Land Forces
In office 19 August 2017 – 16 July 2018
Preceded by	Şeref Öngay
Succeeded by	Yavuz Türkgenci

Personal details
Born	(1960-08-20) 20 August 1960 (age 63) Kızıltepe, Mardin, Turkey
Spouse(s)	Zerrin Gürak (died 2020)
Children	2
Awards	TAF Medal of Honor, TAF Medal of Distinguished Courage and Self-Sacrifice, TAF Medal of Distinguished Service Nishan-e-Imtiaz from the State of Pakistan^[1] (2024)
Military service
Allegiance	Turkey
Branch/service	Turkish Land Forces
Years of service	1981–present
Rank	General
Commands	General Staff of the Republic of Turkey