Yaşar Büyükanıt
| Yaşar Büyükanıt | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| 25th Chief of the General Staff of Turkey | |
|
In office 28 August 2006 – 28 August 2008 |
|
| President |
Ahmet Necdet Sezer Abdullah Gül |
| Preceded by | Hilmi Özkök |
| Succeeded by | İlker Başbuğ |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 September 1940 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Spouse(s) | Filiz Büyükanıt |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch |
 Turkish Army
|
| Years of service | 1961–2008 |
| Rank |
 General
|
General Mehmet Yaşar Büyükanıt (born 1 September 1940) was the 25th Chief of the Turkish General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces, from 28 August 2006 to 28 August 2008.
General Yaşar Büyükanıt was born in Istanbul, Turkey on 1 September 1940. He joined the Erzincan Military High School in 1959. He graduated from the Turkish Military Academy in 1961 as an infantry officer. After graduating from the Infantry School in 1963, he served in different units of the Turkish Army as a Platoon and Commando Company Commander until 1970.
Following his graduation from the Army Staff College in 1972, he served as the Chief of Operations at the 6th Infantry Division, as an instructor at the Army Staff College, as the Chief of the Intelligence Division Basic Intelligence Branch Forces and Systems Section at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Mons, Belgium, as the Section and then Branch Chief of the General-Admiral Branch at the Turkish General Staff (TGS) Headquarters, as the Commander of Kuleli Military High School and of the Presidential Guard Regiment.
After graduating from the NATO Defence College, he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in 1988. He served as the 2nd Armored Brigade Commander and then as the Chief of Intelligence Department at AFSOUTH Headquarters in Naples, Italy.
...
Wikipedia