# List of commanders of the Third Army of Turkey

This list includes commanders of the Third Army of Turkey, who were, in their time of service, nominal heads of the Third Army (Turkish: Üçüncü Ordu), one of the four field armies of the Turkish Land Forces.
The current Commander of the Third Army is Lieutenant general Veli Tarakcı, since 10 August 2023.
| No. | Commander | Took office | Left office |
| 1 | General Cevat Çobanlı | 21 October 1922 | 31 October 1924 |
| 2 | Lieutenant general Kâzım İnanç | 31 October 1924 | 20 June 1925 |
| 3 | General İzzettin Çalışlar | 20 June 1925 | 22 November 1933 |
| 4 | General Ali Sait Akbaytogan | 22 November 1933 | 24 August 1935 |
| 5 | General Kâzım Orbay | 24 August 1935 | 1 December 1943 |
| 6 | General Mustafa Muğlalı | 1 December 1943 | 29 August 1945 |
| 7 | General Sabit Noyan | 29 August 1945 | 31 January 1946 |
| 8 | General Kurtcebe Noyan | 31 January 1946 | 18 May 1948 |
| 9 | General İzzet Aksalur | 18 May 1948 | 15 September 1949 |
| 10 | General Mahmut Berköz | 15 September 1949 | 6 June 1950 |
| 11 | General Nurettin Baransel | 6 June 1950 | 4 November 1952 |
| 12 | General Feyzi Mengüç | 4 November 1952 | 29 September 1955 |
| 13 | General Nazmi Ataç | 29 September 1955 | 16 June 1956 |
| 14 | General Necati Tacan | 16 June 1956 | 30 November 1957 |
| 15 | General Cemal Gürsel | 30 November 1957 | 21 August 1958 |
| 16 | General Ragıp Gümüşpala | 21 August 1958 | 3 June 1960 |
| 17 | Lieutenant general Celal Alkoç | 4 August 1960 | 6 January 1961 |
| 18 | General Ahmet Refik Yılmaz | 23 June 1961 | 29 August 1963 |
| 19 | General Refik Tulga | 29 August 1963 | 1 September 1964 |
| 20 | General Memduh Tağmaç | 1 September 1964 | 12 July 1966 |
| 21 | General Fikret Esen | 12 July 1966 | 29 August 1967 |
| 22 | General Refet Ülgenalp | 29 August 1967 | 28 August 1969 |
| 23 | General Faik Türün | 28 August 1969 | 29 September 1970 |
| 24 | General Eşref Akıncı | 28 September 1970 | 7 March 1973 |
| 25 | General Hamza Gürgüç | 7 March 1973 | 30 August 1974 |
| 26 | General Namık Kemal Ersun | 28 August 1974 | 29 March 1975 |
| 27 | General Ali Fethi Esener | 28 August 1975 | 28 August 1976 |
| 28 | General Sedat Celasun | 30 August 1976 | 25 August 1977 |
| 29 | General Mahmut Ülker | 30 August 1977 | 25 August 1979 |
| 30 | General Selahattin Demircioğlu | 25 August 1979 | 25 August 1982 |
| 31 | General Fikret Oktay | 25 August 1982 | 25 August 1985 |
| 32 | General Hüsnü Çelenkler | 25 August 1985 | 28 August 1986 |
| 33 | General Sabri Yirmibeşoğlu | 28 August 1986 | 28 August 1988 |
| 34 | General Nezihi Çakar | 28 August 1988 | 28 August 1990 |
| 35 | General Hikmet Bayar | 30 August 1990 | 17 August 1992 |
| 36 | General Teoman Koman | 17 August 1992 | 30 August 1995 |
| 37 | General Atilla Ateş | 30 August 1995 | 26 August 1997 |
| 38 | General Nahit Şenoğul | 26 August 1997 | 30 August 1999 |
| 39 | General Tunçer Kılınç | 30 August 1999 | 30 August 2001 |
| 40 | General Tamer Akbaş | 30 August 2001 | 30 August 2003 |
| 41 | General Oktar Ataman | 30 August 2003 | 30 August 2004 |
| 42 | General Orhan Yöney | 30 August 2004 | 30 August 2006 |
| 43 | General İsmail Koçman | 30 August 2006 | 17 August 2007 |
| 44 | General Saldıray Berk | 17 August 2007 | 30 August 2010 |
| 45 | General Yalçın Ataman | 30 August 2010 | 30 August 2011 |
| 46 | General Ahmet Turmuş | 30 August 2011 | 23 August 2013 |
| 47 | General Ümit Dündar | 23 August 2013 | 8 August 2015 |
| 48 | General İsmail Serdar Savaş | 8 August 2015 | 22 August 2019 |
| 49 | Lieutenant general Şeref Öngay | 22 August 2019 | 24 August 2021 |
| 50 | Lieutenant general Yavuz Türkgenci | 24 August 2021 | 10 August 2023 |
| 51 | Lieutenant general Veli Tarakcı | 10 August 2023 | Incumbent |