Yaşar Büyükanıt
Turkish general (1940-2019)
General Mehmet Yaşar Büyükanıt (1 September 1940 – 21 November 2019) was a Turkish military official. He was the 25th Chief of the Turkish General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces, from 28 August 2006 to 28 August 2008.
Yaşar Büyükanıt | |
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25th Chief of the General Staff of Turkey | |
In office 28 August 2006 – 28 August 2008 | |
President | Ahmet Necdet Sezer Abdullah Gül |
Preceded by | Hilmi Özkök |
Succeeded by | İlker Başbuğ |
Personal details | |
Born | Istanbul, Turkey | 1 September 1940
Died | 21 November 2019 Istanbul, Turkey | (aged 79)
Spouse(s) | Filiz Büyükanıt |
Military service | |
Branch/service | Turkish Land Forces |
Years of service | 1961–2008 |
Rank | General |
Büyükanıt died on 21 November 2019 at a hospital in Istanbul of heart and respiratory failure at the age of 79.[1]
References
change- ↑ "Turkey's ex-military chief Yaşar Büyükanıt dies at 79". HurriteyDaily. 21 November 2019.