Eşref Akıncı

Eşref Akıncı (* 1912 in Bursa , Bursa Province ; † February 26, 1990 in Istanbul ) was a Turkish general who was, among other things, Commander-in-Chief of the Army (Türk Kara Kuvetleri) from 1973 to 1976 .

Life

Akıncı entered after attending the cadet institution (Bursa Işıklar Askeri Lisesi) in 1930 in the army school ( Harp Okulu ) , which he graduated in 1932 as an ensign (Asteğmen) . He then found various uses in units of the infantry and in 1933 completed further training at the Army Infantry School (Piyade Sınıf Okulu) . In 1938 he entered the military academy ( Harp Akademisi ) , which he finished in 1941. Subsequently, he was deployed in various units of the army and temporarily served in Afghanistan .

After his promotion to Brigadier General (Tuğgeneral) in 1960 Akıncı was first head of the logistics department in the Army High Command, 1961 Commander of the Cartography Command (Harita Genel Komutanlığı) and then in 1962 Commander of the 12th Division. In 1963 he was promoted to major general (Tümgeneral) and deputy head of the logistics department in the General Staff of Turkey , then deputy commanding general of the 8th Corps and finally deputy chief of the staff of the Army High Command.

After Akıncı was promoted to lieutenant general (co- general ) in 1964 , he became commanding general of the 4th Corps and remained in this post for five years until 1969.

In 1969 Akıncıs was promoted to General (Orgeneral) . In this function he became a member of the Supreme Military Council (Yüksek Askerî Şûra) and on September 28, 1970, as the successor to General Faik Türün, he was also Commander-in-Chief of the 3rd Army. He stayed in this position until March 7, 1973 and was then replaced by General Hamza Gürgüç . On March 7, 1973 he was finally appointed as the successor to General Semih Sancar to the Army Commander-in-Chief (Kara Kuvetleri Komutanlığı) and held this position until April 1, 1976. His successor was then General Namık Kemal Ersun , the previous commander in chief of the 3rd Army.

Akıncı was married and had two children. After his death, he was buried in an Ankara cemetery.

Web links

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