GENERAL METIN TOKEL WAS BORN IN 1961 IN GÜMÜŞHANE.
HE GRADUATED FROM KULELI MILITARY HIGH SCHOOL IN 1979, AND
TURKISH MILITARY ACADEMY AS AN ARTILLERY OFFICER IN 1983.
AFTER HIS GRADUATION FROM ARTILLERY AND MISSILE SCHOOL IN 1984, HE SERVED AS;
FORWARD OBSERVER OFFICER AT THE 9TH INFANTRY DIVISION ARTILLERY REGIMENTAL COMMAND BASED IN KARS/SARIKAMIŞ FROM 1984 TO 1987,
MOTOR OFFICER AND COMPANY COMMANDER AT THE 66TH MECHANIZED INFANTRY DIVISION ARTILLERY REGIMENTAL COMMAND BASED IN İSTANBUL FROM 1987 TO 1989,
HEADQUARTERS PLATOON COMMANDER AND BATTERY COMMANDER AT 26TH ARMORED BRIGADE ARTILLERY REGIMENTAL COMMAND BASED IN İSTANBUL/HASDAL FROM 1989 TO 1993.
AFTER TWO YEARS OF TRAINING GENERAL METIN TOKEL GRADUATED FROM THE ARMY WAR COLLEGE AND SERVED IN THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS AS A STAFF OFFICER;
CHIEF OF OPERATIONS AND TRAINING BRANCH AT THE 1ST COMMANDO BRIGADE COMMAND WHICH CARRIED OUT ANTITERRORIST OPERATIONS IN THE PROVINCES OF DIYARBAKIR, ŞIRNAK, HAKKÂRI, VAN AND TUNCELI FROM 1995 TO 1998,
OPERATIONS ANALYSIS OFFICER IN THE LAND FORCES INTERNAL SECURITY DEPARTMENT FROM 1998 TO 2002. MEANWHILE, HE GRADUATED FROM THE ARMED FORCES COLLEGE IN 2000 AND SERVED AS A PLAN OFFICER IN KFOR KOSOVO FOR 7 MONTHS IN 2001.
HE SERVED AS A BATTALION COMMANDER AT THE 1ST INFANTRY BRIGADE COMMAND IN ADAPAZARI/SAKARYA FROM 2002 TO 2003.
GENERAL METIN TOKEL SERVED AS A MILITARY ADVISOR IN NEW YORK/UNITED STATES OF AMERICA UNDER THE PERMANENT MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS FROM 2003 TO 2006.
HE SERVED IN ANKARA FROM 2006 TO 2011 RESPECTIVELY AS;
CHIEF OF BATTLEFIELD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM BRANCH AT THE LAND FORCES PLANNING DEPARTMENT,
COMBAT SIMULATION AND LEADER TRAINING CENTER COMMANDER AT THE LAND FORCES TRAINING AND DOCTRINE COMMAND TRAINING AND EDUCATION DEPARTMENT,
CHIEF OF BATTLEFIELD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM BRANCH AT THE LAND FORCES FORCE DEVELOPMENT AND ORGANIZATION DEPARTMENT.
HE WAS ASSIGNED AS THE COMMANDER OF THE AIR DEFENSE SCHOOL AND TRAINING CENTER BASED IN KONYA IN 2011, AND PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER GENERAL IN 2012.
IN THE RANK OF BRIGADIER GENERAL, HE SERVED AS;
COMMANDER OF THE 34TH BORDER BRIGADE BASED IN ŞEMDINLI/HAKKÂRI FROM 2012 TO 2014,
COMMANDER OF THE MAINTENANCE SCHOOL AND TRAINING CENTER IN BALIKESIR FROM 2014 TO 2015,
CHIEF OF LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT IN THE LAND FORCES LOGISTICS COMMAND FROM 2015 TO 2016.
APPOINTED AS THE COMMANDER OF THE 3RD INFANTRY DIVISION BASED IN YÜKSEKOVA/HAKKÂRI WITH THE DECISIONS OF THE SUPREME MILITARY COUNCIL IN 2016, GENERAL METIN TOKEL WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF MAJOR GENERAL IN 2017 AND CONTINUED HIS DUTY AS THE COMMANDER OF THE 3RD INFANTRY DIVISION UNTIL 2019. DURING HIS ASSIGNMENT, HE CONTRIBUTED TO THE EXECUTION OF ANTITERRORIST OPERATIONS IN HAKKÂRI AND NORTH OF IRAQ WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE AREA DOMINANCE DOCTRINE; HE CONDUCTED THE RELEVANT PART OF THE EXECUTION OF OPERATION DECISIVENESS, OPERATION CLAW-1 AND OPERATION CLAW-2 WITH THE UNITS UNDER HIS COMMAND IN THE THEATRE OF OPERATIONS IN THE NORTH OF IRAQ FROM 25 DECEMBER 2017 TO …. AUGUST 2019.
HE SERVED AS THE CHIEF OF STAFF AT THE NATO ALLIED LAND COMMAND BASED IN İZMIR, CONCURRENTLY HOLDING THE POSITION OF TURKISH SENIOR OFFICER FROM 2019 TO 2021,
GENERAL METIN TOKEL, WHO WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL IN 2021, SERVED AS THE COMMANDER OF THE 6TH CORPS AND THE JOINT SPECIAL TASK FORCE, LEADING THE ONGOING ANTITERRORIST OPERATIONS IN THE EUPHRATES SHIELD, OLIVE BRANCH, AND SPRING SHIELD OPERATION AREAS IN SYRIA FROM 2021 TO 2023.
HE WAS APPOINTED AS THE COMMANDER OF THE 2ND ARMY (MALATYA) WITH THE DECISIONS OF THE SUPREME MILITARY COUNCIL IN 2023 AND DURING THIS PERIOD, HE LED THE CLOSING OF THE LOCK AS THE 2ND ARMY COMMANDER IN THE ONGOING CLAW-LOCK OPERATION IN THE NORTH OF IRAQ AND SYRIA.
GENERAL METIN TOKEL WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF GENERAL WITH THE DECISIONS OF THE SUPREME MILITARY COUNCIL IN 2024, AND APPOINTED AS THE COMMANDER OF THE 1ST ARMY WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT DECISIONS APPROVED ON 08 AUGUST 2024, AND SERVED IN THIS POSITION FOR ONE YEAR.
GENERAL METIN TOKEL WAS APPOINTED AS THE COMMANDER OF THE LAND FORCES WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT DECISIONS APPROVED ON 06 AUGUST 2025, AND TOOK OVER THE DUTY OF THE COMMANDER OF THE LAND FORCES AS OF 18 AUGUST 2025.
GENERAL METIN TOKEL IS MARRIED TO MRS. ZENNURE TOKEL WITH THREE CHILDREN. HE KNOWS ENGLISH AND INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ARABIC.
