List of Commanders 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.

List of Commanders of the Turkish Air Force

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Table Section Text: 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.

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	-	22 August 2013	14 August 2015

31	General Abidin Ünal	-	14 August 2015	22 August 2017

32	General Hasan Küçükakyüz	-	22 August 2017	Incumbent

Sentence(s)

On 22 August 2013, General Öztürk was assigned as the 30th Commander of the Turkish Air Force.
on 22 August 2013, General Öztürk was the 30th Commander of the Turkish Air Force.
General Öztürk was assigned as the 30th Commander of the Turkish Air Force.

final_sentence: On 22 August 2013, General Öztürk was assigned as the 30th Commander of the Turkish Air Force.
final_sentence: on 22 August 2013, General Öztürk was the 30th Commander of the Turkish Air Force.
final_sentence: General Öztürk was assigned as the 30th Commander of the Turkish Air Force.