# List of general commanders of the Turkish Gendarmerie

This list includes general commanders of the Turkish Gendarmerie (Turkish: Türk Jandarma Genel Komutanlığı), who were, in their time of service, nominal heads of the Turkish Gendarmerie.
The current general commander of the Turkish Gendarmerie is General Arif Çetin, since 21 August 2017.
| No. | General Commander | Took office | Left office |
| 1 | Colonel Baha Hurşit Süel | 29 October 1923 | 6 June 1924 |
| 2 | Colonel Ahmet Zeki Soydemir | 6 June 1924 | 30 July 1930 |
| 3 | Lieutenant general Kazım Orbay | 30 July 1930 | 24 August 1935 |
| 4 | Lieutenant general Naci Tınaz | 3 September 1935 | 12 November 1939 |
| 5 | Lieutenant general Cemil Cahit Toydemir | 12 November 1939 | 13 July 1940 |
| 6 | Lieutenant general Ali Rıza Artunkal | 27 October 1940 | 11 October 1941 |
| 7 | Lieutenant general Rüştü Akın | 1 October 1941 | 11 January 1943 |
| 8 | Lieutenant general Rıfat Mataracı | 26 February 1943 | 3 May 1945 |
| 9 | Lieutenant general Nazmi Gönenli | 9 May 1945 | 18 October 1947 |
| 10 | Lieutenant general Şükrü Kanatlı | 23 October 1947 | 28 March 1949 |
| 11 | Lieutenant general Nuri Berköz | 28 March 1949 | 28 June 1950 |
| 12 | General Kemal Yaşınkılıç | 3 July 1950 | 24 May 1954 |
| 13 | General Tahsin Çelebican | 27 May 1954 | 27 May 1960 |
| 14 | Major general Nezihi Fırat | 28 May 1960 | 16 June 1960 |
| 15 | Lieutenant general Hayati Ataker | 16 June 1960 | 4 August 1960 |
| 16 | Lieutenant general Muhittin Önür | 7 September 1960 | 14 January 1961 |
| 17 | Brigadier general Abdurrahman Doruk | 16 January 1961 | 24 February 1962 |
| 18 | Brigadier general Fahri Ogan | 25 February 1962 | 25 July 1962 |
| 19 | Lieutenant general Fikret Esen | 25 July 1962 | 12 July 1966 |
| 20 | General Haydar Sükan | 12 July 1966 | 22 August 1968 |
| 21 | General Kemal Atalay | 4 September 1968 | 28 August 1969 |
| 22 | General Semih Sancar | 29 August 1969 | 28 August 1970 |
| 23 | General Kemalettin Eken | 2 September 1970 | 28 August 1972 |
| 24 | General Orhan Yiğit | 28 August 1972 | 30 August 1975 |
| 25 | General Nurettin Ersin | 22 August 1975 | 5 January 1976 |
| 26 | Lieutenant general Şahap Yardımoğlu | 26 February 1976 | 25 August 1978 |
| 27 | General Sedat Celasun | 25 August 1978 | 6 December 1983 |
| 28 | General Mehmet Buyruk | 6 December 1983 | 20 August 1985 |
| 29 | General Fikret Oktay | 20 August 1985 | 30 August 1986 |
| 30 | General Adnan Doğu | 15 August 1986 | 30 August 1988 |
| 31 | General Burhanettin Bigalı | 23 August 1988 | 30 August 1990 |
| 32 | General Eşref Bitlis | 20 August 1990 | 17 February 1993 |
| 33 | General Aydın İlter | 23 February 1993 | 1 September 1995 |
| 34 | General Teoman Koman | 30 August 1995 | 29 August 1997 |
| 35 | General Fikret Boztepe | 29 August 1997 | 27 August 1998 |
| 36 | General Rasim Betir | 27 August 1998 | 24 August 2000 |
| 37 | General Aytaç Yalman | 24 August 2000 | 27 August 2002 |
| 38 | General Şener Eruygur | 27 August 2002 | 26 August 2004 |
| 39 | General Fevzi Türkeri | 26 August 2004 | 24 August 2006 |
| 40 | General Işık Koşaner | 24 August 2006 | 26 August 2008 |
| 41 | General Avni Atila Işık | 27 August 2008 | 11 August 2010 |
| 42 | General Necdet Özel | 11 August 2010 | 29 July 2011 |
| 43 | General Bekir Kalyoncu | 4 August 2011 | 22 August 2013 |
| 44 | General Servet Yörük | 22 August 2013 | 22 August 2014 |
| 45 | General Abdullah Atay | 22 August 2014 | 13 August 2015 |
| 46 | General Galip Mendi | 13 August 2015 | 19 July 2016 |
| | Lieutenant general İbrahim Yaşar (Acting) | 19 July 2016 | 28 July 2016 |
| 47 | General Yaşar Güler | 29 July 2016 | 21 August 2017 |
| 48 | General Arif Çetin | 21 August 2017 | 16 August 2024 |
| 49 | General Ali Çardakcı | 16 August 2024 | Incumbent |