Aytaç Yalman
| Aytaç Yalman | |
|---|---|
| General Commander of the Gendarmerie of Turkey | |
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In office 24 August 2000 – 27 August 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Rasim Betir |
| Succeeded by | Şener Eruygur |
| Commander of the Turkish Army | |
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In office 27 August 2002 – 29 August 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Hilmi Özkök |
| Succeeded by | Yaşar Büyükanıt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 July 1940 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Turkey |
| Service/branch | Turkish Army |
| Years of service | 1961 - 2004 |
| Rank |
Lieutenant General 
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| Unit | Artillery |
Aytaç Yalman (born 29 July 1940, Istanbul) is a former Turkish general. He was the Commander of the Turkish Army (2002 - 2004) and previously General Commander of the Gendarmerie of Turkey (2000 - 2002). He was commissioned in an Artillery unit fielding M114 155 mm howitzers, and for the rest of his career below the rank of Colonel, he served in and commanded MGR-1 Honest John Ballistic Missile units. He served as a Gun Position Officer as well as a Fire Direction Officer in a Surface-to-Surface Tactical Ballistic Missile Regiment in the 1970s. He later commanded an Infantry Division. He retired in 2004 due to the army's age limit.
According to General Levent Ersöz, it was Yalman who informed Chief of the General Staff Hilmi Özkök of key military figures' membership of Ergenekon. In 2012, Yalman talked about his role in preventing the "Sledgehammer" coup plan in 2003.
In 2008 Yalman wrote the libretto for "Şehitler Oratoryosu" (Oratorio for the Martyred).
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