Aytaç Yalman

Aytaç Yalman (born July 29, 1940 in Üsküdar , Istanbul ; † March 16, 2020 ibid) was a Turkish general who, among other things, was Commander-in-Chief of the 2nd Army between 1998 and 2000, Commander-in- Chief of the Gendarmerie ( Jandarma ) and between 2002 and 2004 Commander-in-Chief of the Land Forces (Türk Kara Kuvetleri) was.

Life

After attending school, Yalman began an officer training at the Army School ( Kara Harp Okulu ) , which he completed in 1960. After graduating from the Infantry School (Piyade Okulu) in 1961, he found various uses as an officer between 1961 and 1971 and, after attending a staff officer course at the Army Academy (Kara Harp Akademisi), as an army staff officer from 1971 to 1976. In 1976 he graduated from the Academy of the Armed Forces (Silahlı Kuvetler Akademisi) and then lectured there between 1976 and 1980 before he was transferred to the Aegean Army , where from 1980 to 1982 he was staff officer for the intelligence service of the occupying forces in Cyprus KTBKK ( Kıbrıs Türk Barış Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı) was. He was then commander of the 50th Infantry Regiment between 1982 and 1983 and at the Army Academy from 1983 to 1985, and between 1985 and 1986 he was head of the training department of the Army School.

In 1986, Yalman was promoted to Brigadier General (Tuğgeneral) and was appointed deputy commander of the Army School. Subsequently, in 1987 he took over the post of commander of the 39th Mechanized Infantry Brigade stationed in İskenderun (39th Mekanize Piyade Tugayı) . After his promotion to major general (Tümgeneral) in 1990 he became head of the personnel department at the headquarters of the land forces and was then commander of the infantry school between 1993 and 1994.

Yalman was promoted to lieutenant general (co- general ) in 1990 and then assumed the post of head of the inspection and assessment department at the headquarters of the land forces from 1994 to 1995 and then acted as commanding general of the 6th Corps stationed in Yüreğir ( 6th Corps) between 1995 and 1998 . Kolordu) , to which the 5th Armored Brigade (5th Zırhlı Tugayı) in Gaziantep , the 39th Mechanized Infantry Brigade , the 106th Artillery Regiment (106th Topçu Alayı) in İslahiye and the 5th Command Battalion (5th Taburu Command ) also stationed in İskenderun ) belong.

On August 30, 1998, Yalman was finally promoted to general (orgeneral) and as such took over from General Rasim Betir the post of commander-in-chief of the 2nd Army (2nd Ordu) in Malatya , to which the 4th Corps in Mamak , the 6th Corps as well as the 7th Corps in Yenişehir belong. He remained in this post until August 24, 2000 and was then replaced by General Halit Edip Başer . He himself then succeeded General Rasim Betir again on August 24, 2000, this time as Commander-in-Chief of the Gendarmerie (Jandarma Genel Komutanlığı) . He held this position until he was replaced by General Şener Eruygur on August 27, 2002. He himself most recently took over from General Hilmi Özkök on August 27, 2002 as the commander-in-chief of the land forces (Kara Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı) . He held this position until his retirement on August 29, 2004. His successor was General Mehmet Yaşar Büyükanıt .

For his many years of service Yalman was, among others, with the Medal of Merit of the Armed Forces (Türk silahlı Kuvvetleri Üstün Hizmet Madalyası) , the Medal of Merit of the armed forces for bravery and self-sacrifice (Türk silahlı Kuvvetleri Üstün Cesaret ve feragat Madalyası) and the Golden Medal of Honor of the Armed Forces (Türk silahlı Kuvvetleri Altın Şeref Madalyası) excellent. He was married to Belma Yalman.

He died in March 2020 in an Istanbul hospital, presumably as a result of a SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Web links

• Or-General Aytaç Yalman (1940 -…). In: Kim Kimdir? (Turkish). 
• Eski Kara Kuvetleri Komutanı Aytaç Yalman vefat etti. In: Habertürk . March 17, 2020(Turkish). 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Former Turkish general reportedly died of coronavirus. In: Hurriyet. Retrieved March 19, 2020 .