List of Commanders of the Turkish Air Force
This list includes Commanders of the Turkish Air Force, who were, in their time of service, nominal heads of the Turkish Air Force.
The current Commander of the Turkish Air Force is General Hasan Küçükakyüz, since 22 August 2017.
Commander | Picture | Took office | Left office | |
1 | General Zeki Doğan | 5 February 1944 | 7 June 1950 | |
2 | General Muzaffer Göksenin | 12 June 1950 | 20 April 1953 | |
3 | General Fevzi Uçaner | 21 April 1953 | 23 September 1957 | |
4 | Lieutenant general Hamdullah Suphi Göker | 17 October 1957 | 8 May 1959 | |
5 | General Tekin Arıburun | 1 May 1959 | 27 May 1960 | |
6 | Lieutenant general İhsan Orgun | 27 May 1960 | 4 August 1960 | |
7 | Lieutenant general İrfan Tansel | 5 August 1960 | 1 June 1961 | |
8 | Major general Süleyman Tulgan | 1 June 1961 | 19 June 1961 | |
9 | General İrfan Tansel | 19 June 1961 | 16 August 1968 | |
10 | General Reşat Mater | 16 August 1968 | 30 August 1969 | |
11 | General Muhsin Batur | 30 August 1969 | 25 August 1973 | |
12 | General Emin Alpkaya | 25 August 1973 | 5 March 1976 | |
13 | Lieutenant general Cemal Engin | 24 April 1976 | 23 July 1976 | |
14 | General Ethem Ayan | 23 July 1976 | 21 August 1978 | |
15 | General Tahsin Şahinkaya | 21 August 1978 | 6 December 1983 | |
16 | General Halil Sözer | 6 December 1983 | 22 August 1986 | |
17 | General Cemil Çuha | 22 August 1986 | 22 August 1988 | |
18 | General Safter Necioğlu | 22 August 1988 | 20 August 1990 | |
19 | General Siyami Taştan | 20 August 1990 | 20 August 1992 | |
20 | General Halis Burhan | 20 August 1992 | 18 August 1995 | |
21 | General Ahmet Çörekçi | 18 August 1995 | 28 August 1997 | |
22 | General İlhan Kılıç | 28 August 1997 | 25 August 1999 | |
23 | General Ergin Celasin | 25 August 1999 | 23 August 2001 | |
24 | General Cumhur Asparuk | 23 August 2001 | 27 August 2003 | |
25 | General İbrahim Fırtına | 27 August 2003 | 25 August 2005 | |
26 | General Faruk Cömert | 25 August 2005 | 23 August 2007 | |
27 | General Aydoğan Babaoğlu | 23 August 2007 | 30 August 2009 | |
28 | General Hasan Aksay | 30 August 2009 | 29 July 2011 | |
29 | General Mehmet Erten | 4 August 2011 | 22 August 2013 | |
30 | General Akın Öztürk | 22 August 2013 | 14 August 2015 | |
31 | General Abidin Ünal | 14 August 2015 | 22 August 2017 | |
32 | General Hasan Küçükakyüz | 22 August 2017 | Incumbent |