List of Commanders of the Turkish Naval Forces
This list includes Commanders of the Turkish Naval Forces (Turkish: Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı), who were, in their time of service, nominal heads of the Turkish Naval Forces (or Turkish Navy).

List of Commanders of the Turkish Naval Forces

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Table Section Text: This list includes Commanders of the Turkish Naval Forces (Turkish: Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı), who were, in their time of service, nominal heads of the Turkish Naval Forces (or Turkish Navy).

No.	Commander	Picture	Took office	Left office

1	Admiral Mehmet Ali Ülgen	1 July 1949	6 June 1950

2	Admiral Sadık Altıncan	13 June 1950	12 September 1957

3	Admiral Fahri Korutürk	-	12 September 1957	2 July 1960

4	Vice admiral Ahmet Zeki Özak	2 July 1960	20 June 1961

5	Admiral Necdet Uran	20 June 1961	16 August 1968

6	Admiral Celal Eyiceoğlu	16 August 1968	30 August 1972

7	Admiral Kemal Kayacan	30 August 1972	23 August 1974

8	Admiral Hilmi Fırat	23 August 1974	9 August 1977

9	Admiral Bülent Ulusu	9 August 1977	10 August 1980

10	Admiral Nejat Tümer	10 August 1980	6 December 1983

11	Admiral Zahit Atakan	6 December 1983	22 August 1986

12	Admiral Emin Göksan	22 August 1986	22 August 1988

13	Admiral Orhan Karabulut	22 August 1988	20 August 1990

14	Admiral İrfan Tınaz	20 August 1990	20 August 1992

15	Admiral Vural Beyazıt	20 August 1992	18 August 1995

16	Admiral Güven Erkaya	18 August 1995	29 August 1997

17	Admiral Salim Dervişoğlu	29 August 1997	26 August 1999

18	Admiral İlhami Erdil	26 August 1999	24 August 2001

19	Admiral Bülent Alpkaya	24 August 2001	28 August 2003

20	Admiral Özden Örnek	28 August 2003	26 August 2005

21	Admiral Yener Karahanoğlu	26 August 2005	24 August 2007

22	Admiral Metin Ataç	24 August 2007	30 August 2009

23	Admiral Eşref Uğur Yiğit	30 August 2009	29 July 2011

24	Admiral Emin Murat Bilgel	-	4 August 2011	23 August 2013

25	Admiral Bülent Bostanoğlu	-	23 August 2013	22 August 2017

26	Admiral Adnan Özbal	-	22 August 2017	Incumbent

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Özden Örnek was the Commander of the Turkish Naval Forces from 2003 to 2005.
Özden Örnek was the commander of the Turkish Naval Forces from 2003 to 2005.
Özden Örnek was the Commander of the Turkish Naval Forces from 2003 to 2005.

final_sentence: Özden Örnek was the Commander of the Turkish Naval Forces from 2003 to 2005.
final_sentence: Özden Örnek was the commander of the Turkish Naval Forces from 2003 to 2005.
final_sentence: Özden Örnek was the Commander of the Turkish Naval Forces from 2003 to 2005.