Necdet Üruğ
19th Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces from 1983 to 1987
Necdet Üruğ | |
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Chief of the General Staff of Turkey | |
In office 6 December 1983 – 2 July 1987 | |
Preceded by | Nurettin Ersin |
Succeeded by | Haydar Saltık |
Commander of the First Army of Turkey | |
In office 15 March 1978 – 25 August 1981 | |
Preceded by | Nurettin Ersin |
Succeeded by | Necip Torumtay |
Commander of the Turkish Army | |
In office 1 July 1983 – 6 December 1983 | |
Preceded by | Nurettin Ersin |
Succeeded by | Ali Haydar Saltık |
Personal details | |
Born | 19 February 1921 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 18 April 2021 (aged 100) Istanbul, Turkey |
Spouse | Fatma Necla |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Turkey |
Branch/service | Turkish Army |
Years of service | 1941–1987 |
Rank | General |
Mustafa Necdet Üruğ (19 February 1921 – 18 April 2021) was a Turkish general and the nephew of Faruk Gürler.
Biography
He was Commander of the First Army of Turkey (1978 – 1981) during the 1980 military coup. After the coup he was Commander of the Turkish Army (1983), and Chief of the General Staff of Turkey (1983 – 1987), as well as Secretary-General of the Presidential Council (from 1983).
Üruğ died from complications of COVID-19 in Istanbul on 18 April 2021, at the age of 100, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.[1]
References
- ^ Necdet Üruğ 100 yaşında hayatını kaybetti
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- İsmet İnönü
- Fevzi Çakmak
- Kâzım Orbay
- Salih Omurtak
- Nafiz Gürman
- Nuri Yamut
- Nurettin Baransel
- Hakkı Tunaboylu
- Feyzi Mengüç
- Rüştü Erdelhun
- Ragıp Gümüşpala
- Cevdet Sunay
- Cemal Tural
- Memduh Tağmaç
- Faruk Gürler
- Semih Sancar
- Kenan Evren
- Nurettin Ersin
- Necdet Üruğ
- Necip Torumtay
- Doğan Güreş
- İsmail Hakkı Karadayı
- Hüseyin Kıvrıkoğlu
- Hilmi Özkök
- Yaşar Büyükanıt
- İlker Başbuğ
- Işık Koşaner
- Necdet Özel
- Hulusi Akar
- Yaşar Güler
- Musa Avsever*
- Metin Gürak
* Acting • Italics indicates Acting Chief during the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt
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