Chief of the Turkish General Staff

Chief of the General Staff
Turkish: Genelkurmay Başkanı
Shoulder insignia specifically for the chief
Flag of the Chief of the General Staff
Incumbent
General Metin Gürak
since 3 August 2023
General Staff
Ministry of National Defense
Member ofGeneral Staff
National Security Council
Supreme Military Council
Reports toMinister of National Defense
SeatGeneral Staff Building, Ankara
NominatorPresident
AppointerPresident
PrecursorChief of the Ottoman General Staff
Formation3 May 1920
First holderMirliva İsmet İnönü
DeputySecond Chief of the General Staff
WebsiteOfficial website

The Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces (Turkish: Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri Genelkurmay Başkanı) is the chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces (Turkish: Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri). He is appointed by the President of Turkey, who is the commander-in-chief. The position dates to the period of the Government of the Grand National Assembly and the Turkish War of Independence. The post has its own rank insignia, which is the OF-9 (full General or Admiral of the Turkish Armed Forces) rank of the Chief of Staff's personal service branch surrounded by laurel wreaths. In practice, the position has always been held by a Turkish Land Forces officer.

The current Chief of the General Staff is General Metin Gürak, since 3 August 2023.[1]

  1. ^ "Erdoğan vows stronger army as new names appointed". Daily Sabah. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.