Hikmet Köksal

Hikmet Köksal (* 1932 in Yusufeli , Artvin Province ; † February 25, 2020 in Istanbul ) was a Turkish general who, among other things, was Commander-in-Chief of the Aegean Army between 1992 and 1994, Commander -in- Chief of the 1st Army from 1994 to 1996 and between 1996 and 1997 Commander in Chief of the Land Forces ( Türk Kara Kuvetleri ) was.

Life

After attending school, Köksal graduated from the Kadettenanstalt ( Işıklar Askeri Lisesi ) in Bursa , which he graduated in 1953. After graduating from Army School ( Kara Harp Okulu ) he was promoted to sub-lieutenant ( Asteğmen ) of the artillery in 1955 and also completed the artillery school ( Topçu Okulu ) in 1957 . He then found use as a platoon leader and battery chief of artillery units. After graduating from the Army Academy ( Kara Harp Akademisi ) in 1969, he worked as an officer and staff officer in numerous other posts.

After being promoted to Brigadier General ( Tuğgeneral ) in 1980, Köksal became the commander of the Army Academy and then, on August 24, 1982, as the successor to Brigadier General Kemal Yavuz , Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus ( KKTC Güvenlik Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı ). He remained in this post until his replacement by Brigadier General Yusuf Selçuk Saka on August 22, 1984. In 1984 he was promoted to major general ( Tümgeneral ) and initially acted as deputy head of the inspection and assessment department in the headquarters of the land forces and then as commander of the army school .

1988 Köksal was appointed Lieutenant General ( Korgeneral transported) and took over first the post of Head of the Department of Military History and Strategic Studies in General Staff of the Republic of Turkey and then as commanding general of the security corps of the Gendarmerie ( Jandarma Asayiş kolordu Komutanlığı ) in Hacıbekir Kışlası before he finally Commanding General of the 3rd Corps ( 3rd Kolordu ) was in Şişli , to which the 52nd Tactical Armored Division ( 52nd Zırhlı Taktik Tümeni ) in Hadımköy , the 2nd Tank Brigade ( 2nd Zırhlı Tugayı ) in Kartal and the 66 Mechanized Infantry Brigade ( 66th Mekanize Piyade Tugayı ) and the 23rd Motorized Infantry Division ( 23rd Motorlu Piyade Tümeni ) belong.

After his promotion to General ( Orgeneral ) Köksal was on August 26, 1992 successor to General Dogan Bayazıt as Commander in Chief of the Aegean Army ( Ege Ordusu ) in Izmir . He remained in this position until he was replaced by General Necati İkizoğlu on August 22, 1994. He then replaced General Mehmet Hikmet Bayar as commander in chief of the 1st Army ( Birinci . Army stationed in the Selimiye barracks in the Istanbul district of Üsküdar on August 22, 1994) Ordu ), which consists of the 1st Corps in Gelibolu , the 3rd Corps in Şişli and the 5th Corps in Çorlu . His successor there was on August 26, 1996 General Hüseyin Kıvrıkoğlu .

Most recently, on August 26, 1996, Köksal succeeded General Mehmet Hikmet Bayar as Supreme Commander of the Land Forces ( Kara Kuvetleri Komutanlığı ). He held this position until his age-related retirement from active military service on September 1, 1997. He was succeeded as commander-in-chief of the land forces in connection with General Hüseyin Kıvrıkoğlu.

Hikmet Köksal was married and had one child.

Web links

• List of commanders in chief on the Army homepage
• Entry in Kim Kimdir? (Who is who?)