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General Selçuk BAYRAKTAROĞLU

Commander of the Turkish Land Forces

GENERAL SELÇUK BAYRAKTAROĞLU GRADUATED FROM THE MILITARY ACADEMY IN 1981 AS A SIGNAL OFFICER WITH THE RANK OF SECOND LIEUTENANT; HE COMPLETED HIS BRANCH SCHOOL TRAINING IN 1982.

GENERAL BAYRAKTAROĞLU SERVED AS PLATOON AND COMPANY COMMANDER IN VARIOUS SIGNAL UNITS FROM 1982 TO 1991. HE GRADUATED FROM THE ARMY WAR COLLEGE IN 1993 AND THE ARMED FORCES COLLEGE IN 1997.

HE WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF GENERAL WITH THE DECREE OF THE SUPREME MILITARY COUNCIL IN 2021.

GENERAL BAYRAKTAROĞLU WAS APPOINTED AS THE COMMANDER OF THE TURKISH LAND FORCES WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE APPROVED ON 03 AUGUST 2023.

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Change of Command Ceremony

Date of Issue:28.08.2024

Land Forces Commander, General Selçuk BAYRAKTAROĞLU attended the Change of Command Ceremony executed in 2nd Army Command on 16th August 2024. Lieutenant General Metin TOKEL handed over the command of the 2nd Army to Lieutenant General Levent ERGÜN.