List of Commanders of the Second Army of Turkey


This list includes Commanders of the Second Army of Turkey, who were, in their time of service, nominal heads of the Second Army, one of the four field armies of the Turkish Land Forces.
The current Commander of the Second Army is Lieutenant general Sinan Yayla, since 22 August 2019.
CommanderPictureTook officeLeft office
1General Yakup Şevki Subaşı1 November 192121 October 1923
2General Ali Fuat Cebesoy21 October 19231 November 1924
3General Fahrettin Altay1 November 192422 November 1933
4General İzzettin Çalışlar22 November 193320 December 1939
5General Abdurrahman Nafiz Gürman20 December 193919 December 1943
6General İshak Avni Akdağ19 December 19436 August 1945
7General Nuri Yamut6 August 19459 August 1946
8General Hakkı Akoğuz9 August 194624 August 1949
9General Muzaffer Tuğsavul24 August 19496 July 1950
10General Şahap Gürler6 July 195025 July 1952
11General Abdülkadir Seven25 July 195225 April 1955
12Lieutenant general Necati Tacan25 April 195514 June 1956
13General Rüştü Erdelhun14 June 19561 Ağustos 1958
14General Muhittin Önür1 August 195828 June 1960
15General Mehmet Ali Keskiner28 June 196023 February 1962
16General Refik Tulga26 February 196229 August 1963
17General Cemal Tural25 September 196328 August 1964
18General Kemalettin Gökakın28 August 196428 August 1967
19General Nazmi Karakoç28 August 196728 August 1969
20General Faruk Gürler29 August 196928 August 1970
21General Semih Sancar29 August 197028 August 1972
22General Nihat Tulunay28 August 197229 August 1973
23General Suat Aktulga29 August 197328 August 1975
24General Şükrü Olcay28 August 197530 August 1977
25General Vecihi Akın30 August 197730 August 1978
26General İbrahim Şenocak30 August 197830 August 1980
27General Bedrettin Demirel30 August 198030 August 1981
28General İsmail Hakkı Akansel30 August 198130 August 1984
28General Adnan Doğu30 August 198430 August 1985
30General Mehmet Önder30 August 198514 August 1986
31General Burhanettin Bigalı14 August 198630 August 1988
32General İbrahim Türkgenci30 August 198828 August 1990
33General Kemal Yavuz28 August 199028 August 1992
34General Necati İkizoğlu28 August 199228 August 1994
35General Fikret Özden Boztepe28 August 199428 August 1996
36General Rasim Betir28 August 199628 August 1998
37General Aytaç Yalman28 August 199824 August 2000
38General Halit Edip Başer24 August 200028 August 2002
39General Fevzi Türkeri28 August 200226 August 2004
40General Şükrü Sarıışık26 August 200430 August 2006
41General Hasan Iğsız30 August 200630 August 2008
42General Necdet Özel30 August 200824 August 2010
43General Servet Yörük24 August 201030 August 2012
44General Galip Mendi30 August 201230 August 2014
45General Adem Huduti30 August 201418 July 2016
46General İsmail Metin Temel18 July 201631 December 2018
47Lieutenant general Sinan Yayla22 August 2019Incumbent