Necdet Özel

Necdet Özel
Born	1950 (age 60–61) Ankara, Turkey
Allegiance	Turkey
Service/branch	Turkish Army
Years of service	1969-present
Rank	General
Commands held	Chief of the Turkish General Staff Acting Chief of the Turkish General Staff Commander of the Turkish Army Commander of the Turkish Gendarmerie Second Army Aegean Army 172nd Armoured Brigade[citation needed]

Necdet Özel (born 1950)^[1] is the 28th Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of Turkey. He was appointed to the post on 4 August 2011. He was described by Turkish media as "army man with strong democratic credentials" ^[2].

References

1. ^ "Genelkurmay Başkanlığı Resmi Kurumsal İnternet Sitesidir - Anasayfa - Turkish General Staff Official Web Site - Main Page". Tsk.tr. http://www.tsk.tr/KOMUTANOZGECMIS.html. Retrieved 2011-08-07. 
2. ^ "Profile of Necdet Özel: An army man with strong democratic credentials". Todayszaman.com. 2011-07-31. http://www.todayszaman.com/news-252252-profile-of-necdet-ozel-an-army-man-with-strong-democratic-credentials.html. Retrieved 2011-08-07. 

Military offices
Preceded by Avni Atila Işık	Commander of the Turkish Gendarmerie August 24, 2010–July 29, 2011	Succeeded by Bekir Kalyoncu
Preceded by Erdal Ceylanoğlu	Commander of the Turkish Army July 29, 2011–August 4, 2011	Succeeded by Hayri Kıvrıkoğlu
Preceded by Işık Koşaner	Chief of the General Staff of Turkey August 4, 2011–present	Succeeded by Incumbent