Bülent Bostanoğlu
| Bülent Bostanoğlu | |
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| Born |
August 23, 1953 Karadeniz Ereğli, Zonguldak Province, Turkey |
| Allegiance |
 Turkey
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| Service/branch |
 Turkish Naval Forces
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| Years of service | 1973–present |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held |
Commander of Naval Forces Commander of Naval Fleet Northern Sea Area Command Commander of Naval Training and Education Surface Action Group & Northern Task Group Commander of Naval War College Southern Task Group Escort and Patrol Boats Task Group Destroyer Squadron 4 Command TCG Muavenet (F-250) Command TCG Savastepe (D-348) Command |
| Awards |
TAF Medal of Honor TAF Medal of Distinguished Courage and Self-Sacrifice TAF Medal of Distinguished Service NATO Medal for the former Yugoslavia |
Recep Bülent Bostanoğlu (born 23 August 1953) is a four-star Turkish Navy admiral currently serving as the 25th Commander of the Turkish Naval Forces.
Bostanoğlu was born on August 23, 1953 in Karadeniz Ereğli, Zonguldak Province, Turkey. He graduated from the Turkish Naval High School in Istanbul in 1970 and the Turkish Naval Academy in 1973.
Bostanoğlu began to serve as the Communications Officer onboard TCG Tinaztepe (D-355), after completing his Fundamental Officers Training. During his sea tour from 1975 until 1980 he assumed a variety of duties, respectively as the Division Officer and Department Head, on board the patrol boat TCG Sultanhisar (P-111) and the destroyers TCG Tinaztepe (D-355), TCG Berk (D-358) and TCG Adatepe (D-353). Graduating from the Turkish Naval War College in 1982, he served on board TCG Anittepe (D-347) as the Navigation and Operations Officer.
From 1983 until 1989, he was assigned as the NATO Exercise Planning Officer in Turkish Navy Headquarters and graduated from the Turkish Armed Forces College in 1989. From 1989 until 1991, Bostanoğlu served as the Executive Officer on board the destroyer TCG Savaştepe. During this period, he graduated from the Naval War College in the United States in 1990. He then commanded the destroyer TCG Savaştepe (D-348) from 1991–1993 and the frigate TCG Muavenet (F-250) from 1993–1994.
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