Contents

1. TURKEY’S CHIEFS OF GENERAL STAFF PROFILES (4)

1. 1 General Remarks
1.2 Ismet Inonu
1.3 Fevzi Cakmak
1.4 Mehmet Kazim
1.5 Salih Omurtak
1.6 Abdullah Nafiz Gurman
1.7 Mehmet Nuri Yamut
1.8 Nurettin Baransel
1.9 Ismail Hakki Tunaboylu
1.10 Abraham Feyzi Menguc
1.11 Mustafa Rustu Erdelhun
1.12 Ragip Gumuspala
1.13 Cevdet Sunay
1.14 Cemal Tural
1.15 Mamdouh Tagmac
1.16 Faruk Gurler
1.17 Semih Sancar
1.18 Ahmet Kenan Evren
1.19 Nurettin Ersin
1.20 Necdet Urug
1.21 Necip Torumtay
1.22 Dogan Gures
1.23 Ismail Hakki Karadayi
1.24 Huseyin Kivrikoglu
1.25 Hilmi Ozkok
1.26 Yasar Buyukanit
1.27 Ilker Basbug
1.28 Isik Kosaner

2. TURKEY’S NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION UNDERSECRETARIES PROFILES (22)

2.1 General Remarks
2.2 Anvi Kantan
2.3 Mehmet Fuat Dogu
2.4 Nurettin Ersin
2.5 Bulent Turker
2.6 Bahattin Ozulker
2.7 Hamza Gurguk
2.8 Adnan Ersoz
2.9 Burhanettin Bigali
2.10 Hayri Undul
2.11 Teoman Koman
2.12 Sonmez Koksal
2.13 Senkal Atasagun
2.14 Emre Taner
2.15 Hakan Fidan

1. TURKEY’S CHIEFS OF GENERAL STAFF PROFILES

1. 1 General Remarks

1. From the 27 chiefs of staff recorded: 6 are born in Istanbul, 5 in Izmir and Manisa, 3 in Erzurum, 2 in Edirne and 2 abroad

2. All chiefs of staff come from the army with a relative high number being artillery officers

3a. In the period 1921-1993 none (except one) of chiefs of staff was assigned mission abroad worthwhile mentioning

3b. In the period 1993-2010 all chiefs of staff were assigned to important missions/posts abroad: Karadayi served as military attache in Mideast countries and the five chiefs of staff succeeding him held important NATO posts

4a. In the period 1921-1998 chiefs of staff received a traditional education lacking international competitiveness

4b. In the period 1998-2010 all five chiefs of staff received advanced military education in Western Europe institutions

5. Six chiefs of staff were involved in politics: Evren and Sunay as presidents of the Republic and Orbay as president of Parliament, Nuri and Gures as members of parliament and Tural as national party chairman

6. Four of them are possibly Donmeh (Evren, Buyukanit, Basbug and Kosaner)

7. Among the post war chiefs of staff the current one, Kosaner, has the most interesting profile
8. Current chief of staff and current MIT undersecretary profiles exhibit particularly interesting educational and expertise features making them quite suitable and competitive to cope with the forthcoming crisis in our region

ABBREVIATIONS
NA: NAME
SU: SURNAME
YB: YEAR BORN
PB: PLACE BORN
YD: YEAR OF DEATH
BF: BACHELOR’S DEGREE FIELD
BI: BACHELOR’S DEGREE INSTITUTION
MF: MASTER’S DEGREE FIELD
MI: MASTER’S DEGREE INSTITUTION
DF: DOCTORAL DEGREE FIELD
DI: DOCTORAL DEGREE INSTITUTION
EI: EMPLOYMENT INSTITUTIONS
P: POSITIONS HELD
D: DECLARATIONS/STATEMENTS
N: NOTES
M: MEDALS
PRE: PRESIDENT
PM: PRIME MINISTER
MP: MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT
MI: MINISTER
MIT: NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION
AF: ARMED FORCES
CS: CHIEF OF STAFF
NSS: NATIONAL SECURITY SERVICES
MFA: MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
NSC: NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
NSB: NATIONAL SECURITY BOARD
PP: PARLIAMENT PRESIDENT
PC: PRESIDENTIAL COUNCIL
SMC: SUPREME MILITARY COUNCIL
SEN: SENATOR
NDM: NATIONAL DEFENSE MINISTRY
LFC: LAND FORCES COMMANDER
UNIV: UNIVERSITY

SOURCES
www.mit.gov.tr, tr.wikipedia.org/wiki, www.tsk.tr
for name origins: www.behind the name and www.babynamesworld

1.2 Ismet Inonu

YB: 1884
PB: IZMIR, IZMIR, TR
YD: 1973
BI: WAR ACADEMY
EI: AF, CS, MFA, PM, PRE
P1: CHIEF OF STAFF (1920-1921)
P2: MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (1922-1924)
P3: PRIME MINISTER (1923-1924, 1925-1937, 1961-1965)
P4: PRESIDENT (1938-1950)
N1: ORIGIN OF NAME “ISMET”: TURKISH

M: Silver Medal of Merit, the Gold Medal of the Ministry of Education, Combat Concession Silver Medal, War Medal, the Silver Order of Merit battle, Battle of the Golden Order of Merit, Gold Medal and National Medal 4th Mecidiye Concession Order, the Order of the Iron Cross 2nd Class, Activity 3 of the Order of Kruvadovit Austria, Germany 1st Class Order of the Iron Cross, 2nd rank Mecidiye the Order of the Sword, Swords of the Order of the 2nd rank Osmani, Afghanistan has the Order of Elmurali.

1.3 Fevzi Cakmak

YB: 1876
PB: ISTANBUL, ISTANBUL, TR
YD: 1950
BI: WAR ACADEMY
EI: AF, CS
P1: CHIEF OF STAFF (1921-1924)
N1: THE MOST CELEBRATED TURKISH GENERAL BEING THE ONLY ONE TO RECEIVE THE RANKS OF MARSHAL
N2: ACCORDING TO HASAN RIZA SOYAK ATATURK CONSIDERED CAKMAK AS THE MOST SUITABLE TO SUCCEED HIM
N3: FLUENT IN 7 LANGUAGES
N4: ORIGIN OF NAME “FEVZI”: TURKISH AND GERMAN

M: Silver Medal of the concession, the concession Gold Medal, Gold Medal and National Medal of Merit with Combat, Military Order of the Austro-Hungarian, German Kronodor Order, the Order of the German Iron Cross, 1st Order of Majid, Majid Order of the 5th, 2nd Sword Osmani Order, the Order of the owner of the 4th Osmani.

1.4 Mehmet Kazim

YB: 1887
PB: IZMIR, IZMIR, TR
YD: 1964
BI: WAR ACADEMY
EI: AF, CS, SEN, PP
P1: CHIEF OF STAFF (1944-1946)
P2: CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE AFGHAN ARMY (1928-1929)
P3: SENATOR (1960)
P4: PRESIDENT OF PARLIAMENT (1961)
N1: ORIGIN OF “KAZIM” NAME: ARABIC (CONTROLLER OF ANGER), SINDHI AND GERMAN
N2: ASSIGNED MISSIONS ABROAD
N3: HIS WIFE MEDIHA HANIM WAS SISTER OF ENVER PASHA

M: Silver Merit Medal, the Combat Concession Silver Medal, War Medal, the Combat Gold Medal and National Medal of Merit with the Order of the German Iron Cross, German Red Cross, Order of the Sword and the German Eagle Order of the owner.

1.5 Salih Omurtak

YB: 1887
PB: THESSALONIKI, THESSALONIKI, GR
YD: 1954
BI: WAR ACADEMY
EI: AF, CS, SMC
P1: CHIEF OF STAFF (1946-1949)
P2: SUPREME MILITARY COUNCIL MEMBER
N1: ORIGIN OF “SALIH” NAME: ARABIC (GOOD), TURKISH AND SINDHI

M: War Medal, the Medal of Independence, the battle with the Austrian Silver Order of Merit Order of the 5th rank Mecidiye, Austria-Hungary, the 3rd rank Cross of Merit and the Order of the owner of Iron 3 of the German Emperor.

1.6 Abdullah Nafiz Gurman

YB: 1882
PB: BODRUM, MUGLA, TR
YD: 1966
BI: WAR ACADEMY
EI: AF, CS, SMC, NDM
P1: CHIEF OF STAFF (1949-1950)
P2: SUPREME MILITARY COUNCIL MEMBER
P3: NATIONAL DEFENSE MINISTRY UNDERSECRETARY
N1: ORIGIN OF NAME “NAFIZ”: TURKISH

M: War Medal and National Medal of the Order of the Austrian Military Academy, the German Iron Cross Medal and the Order of the owner of Afghanistan

1.7 Mehmet Nuri Yamut

YB: 1890
PB: THESSALONIKI, THESSALONIKI, GR
YD: 1961
BI: WAR ACADEMY
EI: AF, CS, MP, LFC
P1: CHIEF OF STAFF (1949-1950)
P2: MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT (DEMOCRATIC PARTY)
P3: LAND FORCES COMMANDER (1949)
N1: HE WAS FLUENT IN FRENCH
N2: ORIGIN OF NAME “NURI” : ARABIC (“LIGHT”), TURKISH AND HEBREW (“MY FIRE”)
N3: IN 1961 DURING MAY 27 COUP ARRESTED AND DIED AS A RESULT OF TORTURES DURING THE YASSIADA TRIALS

M1: Battle Silver Merit Medal, the Combat Concession Silver Medal, Gold Medal and National Medal of Merit and the Order of the owner of the German Iron Cross.

1.8 Nurettin Baransel

YB: 1897
PB: ISTANBUL, ISTANBUL, TR
YD: 1967
BI: WAR ACADEMY
EI: AF, CS, LFC, SMC
P1: CHIEF OF STAFF (1954-1955)
P2: LAND FORCES COMMANDER
P3: SUPREME MILITARY COUNCIL MEMBER
N1: FLUENT IN FRENCH
N2: ORIGIN OF NAME “NURETTIN”: ARABIC MEANING “LIGHT”
M: Military Medal, Silver Medal and National Medal of Merit.

1.9 Ismail Hakki Tunaboylu

YB: 1895
PB: RAHOVA, BUCHAREST, RM
YD: 1958
BI: WAR ACADEMY
EI: AF, CS, LFC
P1: CHIEF OF STAFF (1955-1957)
P2: LAND FORCES COMMANDER
N1: ORIGIN OF NAMES “HAKKI” AND “ISMAIL”: TURKISH

M: War Medal, the Pride and the German Iron Cross Medal and National Medal of the Order of the owner.

1.10 Abraham Feyzi Menguc

YB: 1896
PB: ISTANBUL, ISTANBUL, TR
YD: 1966
BI: WAR ACADEMY
EI: AF, CS, SMC
P1: CHIEF OF STAFF (1957-1958)
P2: WAR ACADEMY COMMANDER
P3: SUPREME MILITARY COUNCIL MEMBER
N1: ORIGIN OF NAME “ABRAHAM” HEBREW AND OF NAME “FEYZI” TURKISH

M: Military Medal, Silver Medal of Merit, Pride Medal, Independence Medal of the Order of the Sword Mecidiye, the German Iron Cross Medal and the Order of the owner of Yugoslavia, the White Crown.

1.11 Mustafa Rustu Erdelhun

YB: 1894
PB: EDIRNE, EDIRNE, TR
YD: 1983
BI: WAR ACADEMY
EI: AF, LFC, CS
P1: CHIEF OF STAFF (1958-1960)
P2: LAND FORCES COMMANDER
N1: THE ORIGIN OF NAME “MUSTAFA” AND OF NAME “RUSTU” TURKISH
N2: ASSIGNED MISSION ABROAD
N3: MAY 27 COUP YASSADA COURT SENTENCED HIM TO DEATH. PRESIDENT CEMAL GURSEL TURNED IT TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT

M: Military Medal, Pride Medal, Independence Medal of the Order of Mecidiye with the German Iron Cross Medal and the Korean owner of the Order of Virtues.

1.12 Ragip Gumuspala

YB: 1897
PB: EDIRNE, EDIRNE, TR
YD: 1964
BI: WAR ACADEMY
EI: AF, CS
P1: CHIEF OF STAFF (1960-1960)
P2: MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (EUROPEAN COUNCIL STANDING REPRESENTATIVE
P3: MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (AMBASSADOR TO PARIS: 1998-2002)
P4: ISIK UNIVERSITY (2002-2006)
N1: ORIGIN OF NAME “RAGIP”: ARABIC
N2: FOUNDER OF THE JUSTICE PARTY (1961) AS OPPOSITION TO REPUBLICAN PARTY
N3: FORCED TO RETIRE BY THE MILITARY REGIME

M: War Medal, the Combat of Merit Medal and the Silver Medal of Independence and the owner of the Order of the Iron Cross Second Class.

1.13 Cevdet Sunay

YB: 1899
PB: ERZURUM, ERZURUM, TR
YD: 1982
BI: WAR ACADEMY
EI: AF, CS, PRE, SEN
P1: CHIEF OF STAFF (1960-1966)
P2: PRESIDENT (1966-1973)
P3: PERMANENT SENATOR (1973-1982)
N1: ORIGIN OF NAME “CEVDET” NAME: TURKISH
N2: FLUENT IN FRENCH

M: War Medal and National Medal.

1.14 Cemal Tural

YB: 1905
PB: ERZINCAN, ERZINCAN, TR
YD: 1981
BI: WAR ACADEMY
EI: AF, CS, LFC, SMC
P1: CHIEF OF STAFF (1966-1969)
P2: LAND FORCES COMMANDER
P3: SUPREME MILITARY COUNCIL MEMBER
P4: NATIONAL PARTY GENERAL CHAIRMAN (1973)
N1: ORIGIN OF NAME “CEMAL”: ARABIC (ATTRACTIVE)
N2: FLUENT IN FRENCH

M: Distinguished Service Order of the owner.

1.15 Mamdouh Tagmac

YB: 1904
PB: ERZURUM, ERZURUM, TR
YD: 1978
BI: WAR ACADEMY
EI: AF, CS
P1: CHIEF OF STAFF (1969-1972)
N1: FLUENT IN FRENCH
N2: ORIGIN OF NAME “MAMDOUH”: ARABIC (GLORIFIED)

1.16 Faruk Gurler

YB: 1913
PB: ISTANBUL, ISTANBUL, TR
YD: 1975
BI: WAR ACADEMY
EI: AF, CS, NDM, LFC
P1: CHIEF OF STAFF (1972-1973)
P2: NATO HEADQUARTERS NAPLES (1959)
P3: NATIONAL MINISTRY OF DEFENCE UNDERSECRETARY
P4: LAND FORCES COMMANDER
N1: ENGLISH, FRENCH AND ITALIAN
N2: ORIGIN OF NAME “FARUK”: ARABIC AND TURKISH

1.17 Semih Sancar

YB: 1911
PB: ERZURUM, ERZURUM, TR
YD: 1984
BI: WAR ACADEMY
EI: AF, CS
P1: CHIEF OF STAFF (1973-1978)
N1: FLUENT IN FRENCH
N2: ORIGIN OF NAME “SEMIH”: ARABIC AND TURKISH

1.18 Ahmet Kenan Evren

YB: 1917
PB: ALASEHIR, MANISA, TR
YD: 1984
BI: WAR ACADEMY
EI: AF, CS, PRE
P1: CHIEF OF STAFF (1978-1983)
P2: TURKISH BRIGADE IN KOREA (1958-1959)
P3: COUNTER-GUERRILLA (OPERATION GLADIO’S TURKISH BRANCH) COMMANDER
P4: PRESIDENT (1980-1989)
D1: RESPONDING TO JOURNALIST QUESTION ON THE EXECUTION OF 17-YEAR OLD EVREN RESPONDED: “SHOULD WE NOURISH HIM THAN HANG HIM?”
N1: ORIGIN OF NAME “KENAN”: ANCIENT HEBREW
N2: ONE OF THE THREE HEADS OF 1980 COUP
N3: ACCORDING TO REPORT ON SUSURLUK SCANDAL: “FASCISTS HAD BEEN RELEASED FROM PRISON TO FINISH JOBS UNDER EVREN’S RULE”
N5: ORIGIN OF NAME “KENAN”: ANCIENT HEBREW
M: TSK Superior Service Medal, TSK Alt, Honor Medal and the USA Merit Medal.

1.19 Nurettin Ersin

YB: 1918
PB: GALLIPOLI, CANAKKALE,TR
YD: 2005
BI: WAR ACADEMY
EI: AF, MIT, NSC, PC, SMC
P1: MIT UNDERSECRETARY (1971-1973)
P2: TURKISH CYPRIOT FORCES COMMANDER (1974)
P3: SUPREME MILITARY COUNCIL MEMBER
P4: GENDARMERIE COMMANDER GENERAL (1971-1973)
P4: LAND FORCES COMMANDER
P5: CHIEF OF STAFF (1983-1983)
P6: NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBER (1980)
P7: NATIONAL SECURITY BOARD SECRETARY GENERAL
P8: PRESIDENTIAL COUNCIL MEMBER (1983-1989)
N1: ORIGIN OF NAME “NURETTIN”: ARABIC MEANING “LIGHT”
N2: ASSIGNED MISSIONS ABROAD
N3: DURING HIS TERM THE KIZILDERE MASSACRE TOOK PLACE (1972)
M1: TAF Superior Service Medal, TSK Gold Medal of Honor, TSK Cyprus High Courage and Waiver Medal, USA Merit Medal, Pakistan Merit Medal and the South Korea Republic Medal of Merit

1.20 Necdet Urug

YB: 1921
PB: ISTANBUL, ISTANBUL, TR
YD: –
BI: WAR ACADEMY
EI: AF, CS, NSC, SMC, LFC
P1: CHIEF OF STAFF (1983-1987)
P2: NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL GENERAL SECRETARY
P3: SUPREME MILITARY COUNCIL
P4: LAND FORCES COMMANDER (1983)
N2: ORIGIN OF NAME “NECDET”: TURKISH

1.21 Necip Torumtay

YB: 1926
PB: TRABZON, TRABZON, TR
YD: –
BI: WAR ACADEMY
EI: AF, CS, NSC, LFC
P1: CHIEF OF STAFF (1987-1990)
P2: NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL GENERAL SECRETARY
P3: LAND FORCES COMMANDER (1987-1987)
N1: ORIGIN OF NAME “NECIP”: TURKISH
N2: ASSIGNED MISSIONS ABROAD (MILITARY ATTACHE TOKYO)

1.22 Dogan Gures

YB: 1926
PB: LONDON, UK
YD: –
BI: WAR ACADEMY
EI: AF, CS, NSC, LFC, MP
P1: CHIEF OF STAFF (1990-1994)
P2: NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
P3: LAND FORCES COMMANDER (1989-1990)
P4: MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR KILIS (TRUE PATH PARTY)
N1: ORIGIN OF NAME “DOGAN”: TURKISH
N2: POSTS RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS

1.23 Ismail Hakki Karadayi

YB: 1932
PB: CANKIRI, CANKIRI, TR
YD: –
BI: WAR ACADEMY
EI: AF, CS, NSC, LFC, MFA
P1: CHIEF OF STAFF (1994-1998)
P2: NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
P3: LAND FORCES COMMANDER (1993-1994)
P4: MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MILITARY ATTACHE IN MIDDLE EAST COUNTRIES)
N1: ORIGIN OF NAME “ISMAIL”: ARABIC

1.24 Huseyin Kivrikoglu

YB: 1934
PB: BILECIK, BILECIK, TR
YD: –
BI: WAR ACADEMY
MI: GRADUATE OF NATO DEFENSE COLLEGE, ROME
EI: AF, CS, NSC, LFC, MND, NATO
P1: CHIEF OF STAFF (1998-2002)
P2: NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
P3: LAND FORCES COMMANDER (1997-1998)
P4: SHAPE, MONS: CHIEF OF OPERATIONS CENTER (1980-1983)
P5: NATO LANDSOUTHEAST, IZMIR: CHIEF OF STAFF
P6: MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE UNDERSECRETARY
P7: NATO LANDSOUTHEAST, IZMIR: COMMANDER (1993-1996)
N1: ORIGIN OF NAME “HUSEYIN”: TURKISH
N2: RUMOURS THAT SURVIVED ASSASINATION ATTEMPT IN 1997 DURING “TOROS” EXCERCISES IN NORTHERN CYPRUS

M: Turkish State Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Medal of the Turkish Armed Forces, Pakistan Order of Distinction Medal, Order of the Star of Romania – The Rank of Grand Cross, Class One Commander’s Cross of Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, Order of National Security Merit, Tongil Medal of Korea, Friendship Medal of Kazakhstan Republic, Azerbaijan’s Flag Medal, Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Honor.

1.25 Hilmi Ozkok

YB: 1940
PB: TURGUTLU, MANISA, TR
YD: –
BI: WAR ACADEMY
EI: AF, CS, NSC, LFC, NATO
P1: CHIEF OF STAFF (2002-2006)
P2: NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
P3: LAND FORCES COMMANDER (2000-2002)
P4: NATO SHAPE, MONS
P5: NATO AFSOUTH, NAPLES, SPECIAL WEAPONS BRANCH
P6: TURKISH NATO MILITARY DELEGATION, BRUSSELS: HEAD
P7: NATO LANDSOUTHEAST, IZMIR: COMMANDER
D1: IN A 2007 INTERVIEW DECLARED THAT HE DID NOT EAT FROM ARMY CANTEEN POSSIBLY FEARING POISONING
N1: ORIGIN OF NAME “HILMI”: TURKISH
N2: NARROWLY ESCAPED ASSASSINATION (2004)
N3: EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR TURKEY’S ALLIGNMENT WITH EU
N4: SOUGHT TO REDUCE THE ROLE OF NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL AND OPPOSED PEER’S PLANS TO STAGE A COUP

M: (Turkish) State Medal of Honor , Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Honor , Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Service , Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Courage and Self-Sacrifice, U.S. Legion Of Merit, Albania Golden Eagle , Pakistani Medal of Nishan-I Imtiaz , Great Cross for Military Merit of Spain , France Medal of Merit , Republic of Korea Tong-Il Medal.

1.26 Yasar Buyukanit

YB: 1940
PB: ISTANBUL, ISTANBUL, TR
YD: –
BI: WAR ACADEMY
MI: GRADUATE OF NATO DEFENSE COLLEGE
EI: AF, CS, NSC, LFC, NATO
P1: CHIEF OF STAFF (2006-2008)
P2: NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
P3: LAND FORCES COMMANDER (2004-2006)
P4: NATO AFSOUTH, NAPLES: CHIEF OF INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT
P5: NATO SHAPE, MONS: CHIEF OF INTELLIGENCE DIVISION
P6: TURKISH ARMY ACADEMY: SUPERINTENDED
D1: IN HIS FIRST SPEECH AS SUPERINTENDED OF TURKISH ARMY ACADEMY (2006) EXPRESSED ITS TOUGH VIEWS (SEE NOTES)
N1: ORIGIN OF NAME “YASAR”: TURKISH
N2: CONTROVERSIAL FIGURE: TOUGH ON TERRORISM AND PKK AND STOUNCH DFENDER OF SECULARISM
N3: ON 5 MAY 2007 HELD A TWO AND A HALF HOUR LONG SECRETIVE MEETING WITH TAYIP EROGAN AT DOLMABAHCE PALACE
N4: ACCORDING TO TURKISH PRESS REPRODUCED IN GREECE BY http://krisaion.pblogs.gr HE IS DONMEH

M: Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Honor , Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Courage and Self-Sacrifice, Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Service , United States Armed Forces Legion of Merit, Italian Armed Forces Medal of Merit , Pakistani Medal of Nishan-e-Imtiaz

1.27 Ilker Basbug

YB: 1943
PB: AFYONKARAHISAR, AFYON, TR
YD: –
BI: WAR ACADEMY
MF:
MI: GRADUATE OF NATO DEFENSE COLLEGE, GRADUATE OF THE ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY AT SANDHURST, U.K.
EI: AF, CS, NSC, LFC, NATO
P1: CHIEF OF STAFF (2008-2010)
P2: NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL DEPUTY PRESIDENT
P3: LAND FORCES COMMANDER (2006-2008)
P4: NATO SHAPE, MONS: CHIEF OF LOGISTICS
P5: NATO SHAPE, MONS: CHIEF OF INTELLIGENCE DIVISION
P6: TURKISH ARMY ACADEMY: SUPERINTENDED
P7: NATO NATIONAL MILITARY REPRESENTATION AT MONS: CHIEF
N1: ORIGIN OF NAME “ILKER”: TURKISH
N2: STARTING HIS TERM AS CHIEF OF STAFF TOOK INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE MILITARY STANDARDS AND REDUCE MILITARIST RHETORIC
N3: ACCORDING TO TURKISH PRESS REPRODUCED IN GREECE BY http://krisaion.pblogs.gr HE IS DONMEH

M: Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Courage and Self-Sacrifice, Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Honor, Order of Distinction of Pakistan (Pakistani Nishan- Imtiaz), Golden Medal of the Eagle of the Republic of Albania awarded by President Bamir Topi on June 19, 2009

1.28 Isik Kosaner

YB: 1945
PB: IZMIR, IZMIR, TR
YD: –
BI: WAR ACADEMY
MI: GRADUATE OF NATO DEFENSE COLLEGE, GRADUATE OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF DEFENSE STUDIES AT LONDON, U.K.
EI: AF, CS, NSC, LFC, NATO, MND
P1: CHIEF OF STAFF (2010-)
P2: NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
P3: LAND FORCES COMMANDER (2008-2010)
P4: MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE UNDERSECRETARY
P5: TURKISH PEACE FORCES IN NORTHERN CYPRUS: COMMANDER
P6: TURKISH ARMY ACADEMY: SUPERINTENDED
P7: TURKISH AEGEAN ARMY: COMMANDER
P8: NATO AFSOUTH HEADQUARTERS NAPLES: COMMAND OFFICER
P91: GENDARMERIE COMMANDER: 2006-2008 (SUCCEEDED GENERAL AVNI ATTILA ICIK)
N1: ORIGIN OF NAME “ISIK”: GERMAN, SOME DONMEH USE “ISIK” AS A PARAFTHORA OF “ISAK”

M: Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Bravery and Valour, Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Service, Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Bravery and Valour in Cyprus, Republic of Korea National Security Medal of Honour

2. TURKEY’S NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION UNDERSECRETARIES PROFILES

2.1 General Remarks

1a.The majority of MIT undersecretaries were born in Istanbul, one in Ankara, one in Canakkale, one in Kars and one in Diyarbakir.

1b.during the period 1998-2010 MIT was governed by undersecretaries born in eastern Anatolia Kurdish reions (Atasagun and Taner)

2a.During the period 1965-1997 all MIT undersecretaries were army officers who were graduates of the war academy with the exception of
Ozulker who was a navy academy graduate

2b.From 1997 onwards all MIT undersecretaries had a civilian background and they were equipped with university degrees in political sciences

2c. Among all MIT undersecretaries only the current one (Fidan) has done postgraduate studies: a master’s and doctoral degree in the field of international relations and informatics
2d. There is a gradual shift of control on MIT from the Deep State apparatus to Islamist political apparatus; the current MIT undersecretary is considered as a protege of Prime Minister Erdogan

3a.The majority of MIT undersecretaries had been assigned to missions abroad

3b.Two MIT undersecretaries (Fuat and Koksal) served as ambassadors in Western Europe

4. The most celebrated MIT undersecretary was Nurettin Ersin (1971-73) who served in the highest levels of military hierarchy

5. During the periods 1971-1978 and 1988-1998 MIT allegedly was heavily involved in scandals and terrorist activities

6a.Three MIT undersecretaries (Kantan, Teoman and Koksal) were closely “associated” with one or the other way with Donmeh

6b.During the terms of Teoman and Koksal (1988-1998) a number of serious scandals (counter-assasinations and counter-bombings) took place all of them allegedly considered as the product of the cooperation between Ergenecon and secret services

ABBREVIATIONS
NA: NAME
SU: SURNAME
YB: YEAR BORN
PB: PLACE BORN
YD: YEAR OF DEATH
BF: BACHELOR’S DEGREE FIELD
BI: BACHELOR’S DEGREE INSTITUTION
MF: MASTER’S DEGREE FIELD
MI: MASTER’S DEGREE INSTITUTION
DF: DOCTORAL DEGREE FIELD
DI: DOCTORAL DEGREE INSTITUTION
EI: EMPLOYMENT INSTITUTIONS
P: POSITIONS HELD
D: DECLARATIONS/STATEMENTS
N: NOTES
M: MEDALS
PRE: PRESIDENT
PM: PRIME MINISTER
MP: MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT
MI: MINISTER
MIT: NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION
AF: ARMED FORCES
CS: CHIEF OF STAFF
NSS: NATIONAL SECURITY SERVICES
MFA: MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
NSC: NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
NSB: NATIONAL SECURITY BOARD
PP: PARLIAMENT PRESIDENT
PC: PRESIDENTIAL COUNCIL
SMC: SUPREME MILITARY COUNCIL
SEN: SENATOR
NDM: NATIONAL DEFENSE MINISTRY
LFC: LAND FORCES COMMANDER
UNIV: UNIVERSITY

SOURCES
www.mit.gov.tr, tr.wikipedia.org/wiki, www.tsk.tr
for name origins: www.behind the name and www.babynamesworld

2.2 Anvi Kantan

YB: 1910
YD: 1966
BI: WAR ACADEMY
EI: AF, MIT
P1: MIT UNDERSECRETARY (1965-1966)
N1: ASSIGNED MISSION ABROAD
N2: ORIGIN OF NAME “AVNI”: HEBREW MEANING “STONE”

2.3 Mehmet Fuat Dogu

YB: 1914
PB: ISTANBUL, ISTANBUL, TR
YD: 2004
BI: WAR ACADEMY
EI: AF, MIT, MFA
P1: MIT UNDERSECRETARY (1966-1971)
P2: AF (1971-1972)
P3: AMBASSADOR LISBON (1972-1978)
N1: ASSIGNED MISSIONS ABROAD
N2: ORIGIN OF NAME “MEHMET”: TURKISH
N3: DURING HIS TERM ZIVERBEY VILLA INTERROGATIONS AND TORTURES SCANDAL TOOK PLACE (1971)

2.4 Nurettin Ersin

YB: 1918
PB: GALLIPOLI, CANAKKALE,TR
YD: 2005
BI: WAR ACADEMY
EI: AF, MIT, NSC, PC, SMC
P1: MIT UNDERSECRETARY (1971-1973)
P2: TURKISH CYPRIOT FORCES COMMANDER (1974)
P3: SUPREME MILITARY COUNCIL MEMBER
P4: GENDARMERIE COMMANDER GENERAL (1971-1973)
P4: LAND FORCES COMMANDER
P5: CHIEF OF STAFF (1978-1980)
P6: NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBER (1980)
P7: NATIONAL SECURITY BOARD SECRETARY GENERAL
P8: PRESIDENTIAL COUNCIL MEMBER (1983-1989)
N1: ORIGIN OF NAME “NURETTIN”: ARABIC MEANING “LIGHT”
N2: ASSIGNED MISSIONS ABROAD
N3: DURING HIS TERM THE KIZILDERE MASSACRE TOOK PLACE (1972)

2.5 Bulent Turker

YB: 1926
PB: ISTANBUL, ISTANBUL, TR
YD: 2010
BI: WAR ACADEMY
EI: AF, MIT
P1: MIT UNDERSECRETARY (1973-1974, 1979-1981)
N1: ORIGIN OF NAME “BULENT”: TURKISH

2.6 Bahattin Ozulker

YB: 1914
YD: 1974
BI: NAVAL ACADEMY
P1: MIT UNDERSECRETARY (1974-1974)
P2: NAVY COMMANDER (1964-1966)
N1: ORIGIN OF NAME “BAHATTIN”: GERMAN, ORIGIN OF “BAHA” NAME ROOT: ARABIC MEANING “SPLENDOUR”

2.7 Hamza Gurguk

YB: 1913
YD: 1988
BI: WAR ACADEMY
EI: AF, MIT, SMC
P1: MIT UNDERSECRETARY (1974-1978)
P2: SOUTHEAST EUROPE ALLIED GROUND FORCES DEPUTY COMMANDER
P3: SUPREME MILITARY COUNCIL MEMBER (1970)
P4: CENTO TURKISH MILITARY REPRESENTATIVE (1967)
N1: ASSIGNED MISSIONS ABROAD
N2: ORIGIN OF NAME “HAMZA”: ARABIC MEANING “STRONG”
N3: DURING HIS TERM ALLEGED INVOLVEMENT OF MIT IN TAKSIM SQUARE MASSACRE (1977)
N4: DURING HIS TERM ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY BACHELIEVLY AND KAHRAMMAN MARAS MASSACRES TOOK PLACE (1978)

2.8 Adnan Ersoz

YB: 1917
PB: ISTANBUL, ISTANBUL, TR
YD: 1991
BI: WAR ACADEMY
EI: AF, MIT
P1: MIT UNDERSECRETARY (1978-1979)
N1: ASSIGNED MISSIONS ABROAD
N2: LOST HIS LIFE AS A RESULT OF TERRORISTS ARMED ATTACK AT HIS HOUSE IN ISTANBUL
N3: ORIGIN OF NAME “ADNAN”: ARABIC, ANCESTORS OF ADNANI ARABS

2.9 Burhanettin Bigali

YB: 1927
PB: ISTANBUL, ISTANBUL, TR
YD: –
BI: WAR ACADEMY
EI: AF, MIT
P1: MIT UNDERSECRETARY (1981-1986)
P2: GENDARMERIE COMMANDER GENERAL (1986-1990)
N1: ORIGIN OF NAME “BURHANETTIN”: ARABIC

2.10 Hayri Undul

YB: 1929
YD: –
BI: WAR ACADEMY
EI: AF, MIT, NDM
P1: MIT UNDERSECRETARY (1986-1988)
P2: NATIONAL DEFENSE MINISTRY UNDERSECRETARY (1988)
N1: ORIGIN OF NAME “HAYRI”: TURKISH

2.11 Teoman Koman

YB: 1936
PB: ISTANBUL, ISTANBUL, TR
YD: –
BI: WAR ACADEMY
EI: AF, MIT
P1: MIT UNDERSECRETARY (1988-1992)
P2: GENDARMERIE COMMANDER GENERAL (1995-1997)
N1: ORIGIN OF NAME “TEOMAN”: TURKISH, ORIGIN OF “TEOM” ROOT: HEBREW MEANING “TWIN”
N2: DURING HIS TERM AGANSOY ASSASINATION (1995) AND SUSURLUK SCANDAL (1996) TOOK PLACE

2.12 Sonmez Koksal

YB: 1940
YD: –
BF: POLITICAL SCIENCES
BI: ANKARA UNIVERSITY
EI: MIT, MFA, UNIV
P1: MIT UNDERSECRETARY (1992-1995, 1997-1998)
P2: MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (CONSUL GENERAL IN BURGAS)
P3: MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (UNDERSECRETARY AT PARIS EMBASSY)
P4: MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (AMBASSADOR TO BAGHDAD)
P5: MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (EUROPEAN COUNCIL STANDING REPRESENTATIVE
P6: MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (AMBASSADOR TO PARIS: 1998-2002)
P7: ISIK UNIVERSITY (2002-2006)
N1: ORIGIN OF NAME “SONMEZ”: GERMAN
N2: DURING HIS TERM CIVANTAGE SCANDAL TOOK PLACE (1994)
N3: HE SERVED AS MEMBER OF TRUSTEES BOARD IN THE “DONMEH” ISIK UNIVERSITY

2.13 Senkal Atasagun

YB: 1941
PB: KARS, KARS, TR
YD: –
BF: POLITICAL SCIENCES
BI: GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY, FRANCE
EI: MIT
P1: MIT UNDERSECRETARY (1998-2005)
N1: ASSIGNED MISSION ABROAD (BELGIUM, U.K.)
N2: ORIGIN OF NAME “SENKAL”: GERMAN
N3: DURING HIS TERM THE SEMDINLI BOMBING TOOK PLACE (2005)

2.14 Emre Taner

YB: 1942
PB: LICE, DIYARBAKIR, TR
YD: –
BF: POLITICAL SCIENCES
BI: ANKARA UNIVERSITY
EI: MIT
P1: MIT UNDERSECRETARY (2005-2010)
N1: ASSIGNED MISSIONS ABROAD
N2: ORIGIN OF NAME “EMRE”: TURKISH
N3: DURING HIS TERM THE HRANK DINK ASSASINATION TOOK PLACE (2007)

2.15 Hakan Fidan

YB: 1968
PB: ANKARA, ANKARA, TR
YD: –
BF: MANAGEMENT AND POLITICAL SCIENCES
BI: MARYLAND UNIVERSITY, USA
MF: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
MI: BILKENT UNIVERSITY
DF: INFORMATICS
DI: BILKENT UNIVERSITY
EI: AF, MIT
P1: MIT UNDERSECRETARY (2010-)
P2: ARMED FORCES NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER (1986-2001)
P3: INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY AT VIENNA
P4: PRIME MINISTRY DEPUTY UNDERSECRETARY (IN CHARGE OF FOREIGN POLICY & INTERNATIONAL SECURITY)
P5: AHMED YASAWI TURKISH-KAZAKH UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER
N1: ASSIGNED MISSIONS ABROAD (NATO, ARRC)
N2: MASTER DISSERTATION: “INTELLIGENCE AND FOREIGN POLICY: BRITISH, AMERICAN & TURKISH SYSTEMS COMPARISONS”
N3: DOCTORAL THESIS: “THE ROLE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN VERYFYING INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS”
N4: ORIGIN OF NAME “HAKAN”: TURKISH

Πηγή: CONSTANTINE PORPHYROGENETUS INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Center of Defense, Energy and Geopolitical Research

Author John Karkazis