Necip Torumtay

Necip Torumtay
Born	1926 Vakfıkebir, Trabzon, Turkey
Died	August 28, 2011 Ankara, Turkey
Allegiance	Turkey
Service/branch	Turkish Army
Years of service	1946–1990
Rank	General
Commands held	Chief of the Turkish General Staff Commander of the Turkish Land Forces Commander of the First Army
Awards	Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Service

Necip Torumtay (1926–August 28, 2011) was the 20th Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of Turkey.

He graduated in 1944 from the Turkish Military Academy with the rank of a Second Lieutenant, and subsequently in 1946 from the Turkish Army Artillery School. Ge served in various artillery units and later as an instructor at the artillery school. In 1954, Torumtay became a staff officer following his further education in the academy. Until 1970, he served at various units and then in Tokyo, Japan as the deputy military attaché.^[1][2]

In 1970, Necip Torumtay was promoted to the rank of a Brigadier General. He became a Major General in 1974. Four ywars later, he was appoited Lieutenant General, and finally in 1982 General.^[2] In the era following the 1980 Turkish coup d'état, Necip Torumtay held important top positions.^[1]

Necip Torumtay was appointed on July 2, 1987 to the post of the Commander of the Turkish Land Forces, and shortly after on July 24 he became the Chief of the Turkish General Staff. He resigned on December 3, 1990 before his term of office terminated.^[1][2] He became the ever first chief of the general staff to leave the office before the regular end of the term.^[3]

It was asserted that his resignation was in relation with the government's position during the Gulf War (August 2, 1990–February 28, 1991). It was told that he opposed President Turgut Özal's decision to join the coalition forces in the war against Iraq.^[3]

On June 24, 2011, Necip Torumtay suffered symptoms of coronary artery spasm during a stay the Aksaz Naval Base in Marmaris, and was transported by air ambulance to the Gülhane Military Hospital in Ankara. He dies on August 28, 2011 in the hospital.^[1] He was survived by his wife Türkan and two children.^[2][3]

Necip Torumtay was honored with the Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Service.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Necip Torumtay vefat etti" (in Turkish). CNN Turk. 2011-08-28. http://www.cnnturk.com/2011/turkiye/08/28/necip.torumtay.vefat.etti/627570.0/index.html. Retrieved 2011-08-29. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} "Necip Torumtay vefat etti" (in Turkish). Haber Türk. 2011-08-28. http://www.haberturk.com/gundem/haber/664174-necip-torumtay-vefat-etti. Retrieved 2011-08-29. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Necip Torumtay hayatını kaybetti" (in Turkish). Radikal. 2011-08-28. http://www.radikal.com.tr/Radikal.aspx?aType=RadikalDetayV3&ArticleID=1061637&CategoryID=77. Retrieved 2011-08-29. 

Military offices
Preceded by Necdet Öztorun	Commander of the Turkish First Army August 24, 1984–August 11, 1985	Succeeded by Recep Orhan Ergun
Preceded by Necdet Öztorun	Commander of the Turkish Army July 2, 1987–July 24, 1987	Succeeded by Kemal Yamak
Preceded by Necdet Üruğ	Chief of the General Staff of Turkey July 24, 1987–December 3, 1990	Succeeded by Doğan Güreş

Persondata
Name	Torumtay, Necip
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Date of birth	1926
Place of birth	Vakfıkebir, Trabzon, Turkey
Date of death	August 28, 2011
Place of death	Ankara, Turkey