Niyazi Ulusoy

Niyazi Ulusoy (* 1939 in Kırklareli , Kırklareli Province ) is a former Turkish rear admiral who, among other things, was the chief commander of the coast guard ( Turk Sahil Güvenlik Komutanlığı ) between 1992 and 1994 .

Life

Training and employment as a naval officer

After attending school, Ulusoy completed an officer training course at the Naval School ( Deniz Harp Okulu ), which he graduated in 1958. Subsequently, he found employment as a naval officer on various ships and command posts of the Navy ( Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri ) before he graduated from the Naval Academy ( Deniz Harp Akademisi ) between 1971 and 1973 . He then worked in 1973 officer aboard the Balao-class submarine - submarine TCG Pirireis (S-343) and from 1973 to 1974 commander of the TCG Dumlupınar (S-339) , also a submarine of the Balao class. Having 1974-1976 planning officer in NATO - Allied Naval Forces Southern Europe Command COMNAVSOUTH ( Commander Naval Forces Southern Europe ) in Nisida was, he taught from 1977 to 1979 as an instructor at the Naval Academy and at the same time 1978 to 1979 as head of training at the Naval Academy.

Then Ulusoy acted between 1979 and 1981 as a commodore of the II submarine flotilla and from 1981 to 1982 as chief of staff of the submarine fleet. He then moved to the High Command of the Navy, where he was head of the logistics planning department from 1982 to 1983, before he was Chief of Staff of the North Navy Command ( Kuzey Deniz Saha Komutanlığı ) in Istanbul between 1983 and 1984 , which was responsible for the Sea of ​​Marmara , Black , among others Sea , Bosphorus and Dardanelles is responsible.

Promotion to rear admiral

On August 30, 1984 Ulusoy was promoted to Flotilla Admiral ( Tuğamiral ) and initially acted again between 1984 and 1986 as head of the logistics planning subdivision in the Navy High Command and then from 1986 to 1987 as the head of the logistics department in the Navy High Command. After he was commodore of the submarine fleet ( Denizaltı Filosu ) between 1987 and 1988 , he was briefly employed as deputy military attaché and head of the decryption department at the embassy in the USA in 1988, before returning to Turkey in 1988 until 1989 was again commodore of the submarine fleet.

After his promotion to Rear Admiral ( Tümamiral ) on August 30, 1989 Ulusoy was again head of the logistics department in the High Command of the Navy and was then commander of the naval base Gölcük ( Gölcük Ana Üs Komutanlığı ) between 1991 and 1992 . Most recently, he succeeded Rear Admiral Ekmel Totrakan as Commander in Chief of the Coast Guard ( Türk Sahil Güvenlik Komutanlığı ) on August 14, 1992 and held this position until he was replaced by Rear Admiral Aydın Canel on August 10, 1992. He then resigned on August 30, 1994 early retirement.

Niyazi Ulusoy, who is married to Hilal Ulusoy and has two children, speaks English as well as Turkish .

Web links

• Entry on the Coast Guard homepage
• Entry in Kim Kimdir? (Who is who?)