Hulusi Akar

Hulusi Akar
Akar in 2019
Minister of National Defense
In office
10 July 2018 – 3 June 2023
PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdoğan
Preceded byNurettin Canikli
Succeeded byYaşar Güler
29th Chief of the Turkish General Staff
In office
18 August 2015 – 10 July 2018
PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdoğan
Preceded byNecdet Özel
Succeeded byYaşar Güler
Member of the Grand National Assembly
Assumed office
2 June 2023
ConstituencyKayseri (2023)
Personal details
Born (1952-03-12) 12 March 1952 (age 72)[citation needed]
Kayseri, Turkey
Political partyJustice and Development Party
SpouseŞule Akar
Children2
AwardsSee below
Signature
NicknameSeri Paşa
Military service
Allegiance Turkey
Branch/serviceTurkish Armed Forces
Years of service1973–2018[1]
Rank General
CommandsChief of the General Staff
Commander of Land Forces
Deputy Chief of the General Staff
3rd Land Forces Corps
Land Forces Logistics Command
Land Forces General Staff College Command
Military Academy Command
Chief of Plans and Policy
Internal Security Brigade Command
Chief of Public Information
Battles/warsBosnian War
ISAF Coalition
Kosovo War
Turkey-PKK conflict
Turkey-ISIL conflict
Operation Shah Euphrates
Operation Euphrates Shield
Operation Olive Branch
Operation Peace Spring

Hulusi Akar (born 12 March[citation needed] 1952) is a former four-star Turkish Armed Forces general who served as the Minister of National Defense from 2018 to 2023. He previously served as the 29th chief of the Turkish General Staff.[2] Akar also served as a brigade commander in various NATO engagements including the International Security Assistance Force against the Taliban insurgency, Operation Deliberate Force during the Bosnian War, the Kosovo Force during the Kosovo War, as well as overseeing much of the Turkish involvement in the Syrian Civil War.[3][4][5]

In the 2023 Turkish parliamentary election he was elected to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey from Kayseri representing the Justice and Development Party.

  1. ^ UĞUROĞLU, Orhan (19 December 2018). "Tutanaklara geçen kapışma". yenicaggazetesi.com.tr. Yeniçağ. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Yeni Genelkurmay Başkanı Hulusi Akar oldu (Hulusi Akar kimdir?)" [Who is our new Chief of the General Staff Hulusi Akar?]. Haber Türk (in Turkish). Istanbul. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
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