Eşref Bitlis
| Eşref Bitlis | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 1933 Malatya, Turkey |
| Died | 17 February 1993 Güvercinlik Army Air Base, Ankara, Turkey |
| Allegiance |
 Turkey |
| Service/branch |
 Turkish Gendarmerie
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| Years of service | 1952–1993 |
| Rank |
 General
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| Commands held |
Commander of Gendarmerie Commander of Cyprus Turkish Peace Force Commander of 28.Division of Cyprus Turkish Peace Force Commander of 2th Commando Brigade Turkish Military Academy |
| Battles/wars | Operation Peace on Cyprus |
| Awards |
Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Service Cyprus War Medal |
Eşref Bitlis (1933 – 17 February 1993) was a general in the Turkish Gendarmerie, who died in a controversial plane crash.
He was born 1933 in the eastern Anatolian city of Malatya, Turkey. He attended the Turkish Military Academy, finishing it in 1952 in the rank of a Lieutenant. In 1966, he graduated from the War Academy of the Army (Turkish: Kara Harp Akademisi).
After completing a language course in Germany, Bitlis studied further at the Academy of the Turkish Armed Forces (Turkish: Silahlı Kuvvetler Akademisi), graduating in 1969. Later, he was educated at the Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr, the highest military academy of the German armed forces. He graduated in Germany in 1973.
Following his graduation in Germany in 1973, Bitlis returned home and served one year as head teacher at the War Academy of the Army.
In 1978, Eşref Bitlis was promoted to Brigadier General and appointed commander of the 2nd Commando Brigade in Bolu, a mountain warfare specialized unit. After becoming a Major General in 1978, he assumed the command of the 28th Infantry Division, headquartered in the Paşaköy village of Nicosia, Cyprus. In 1986, he advanced to the rank of a Lieutenant General. Bitlis was appointed commander of the Cyprus Turkish Peace Forces. Two years later in 1990, he became an Army General and General Commander of the Turkish Gendarmerie.
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