Aytaç Yalman
| Aytaç Yalman | |
|---|---|
| General Commander of the Gendarmerie of Turkey | |
|
In office 24 August 2000 – 27 August 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Rasim Betir |
| Succeeded by | Şener Eruygur |
| Commander of the Turkish Army | |
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In office 27 August 2002 – 29 August 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Hilmi Özkök |
| Succeeded by | Yaşar Büyükanıt |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
29 July 1940 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Turkey |
| Service/branch | Turkish Army |
| Years of service | 1961 - 2004 |
| Rank |
Lieutenant General  |
| Unit | Artillery |
Aytaç Yalman (born 29 July 1940, Istanbul) is a former Turkish general. He was the Commander of the Turkish Army (2002 - 2004) and previously General Commander of the Gendarmerie of Turkey (2000 - 2002). He was commissioned in an Artillery unit fielding M114 155 mm howitzers, and for the rest of his career below the rank of Colonel, he served in and commanded MGR-1 Honest John Ballistic Missile units. He served as a Gun Position Officer as well as a Fire Direction Officer in a Surface-to-Surface Tactical Ballistic Missile Regiment in the 1970s. He later commanded an Infantry Division. He retired in 2004 due to the army's age limit.[1]
According to General Levent Ersöz, it was Yalman who informed Chief of the General Staff Hilmi Özkök of key military figures' membership of Ergenekon.[2] In 2012, Yalman talked about his role in preventing the "Sledgehammer" coup plan in 2003.[3]
In 2008 Yalman wrote the libretto for "Şehitler Oratoryosu" (Oratorio for the Martyred).[4]
Positions held
- Command Post Officer for M114 155 mm howitzer platoon 1961-62
- Gun Position Officer for M114 155 mm howitzer platoon 1962-63
- Assistant Fire Direction Officer for M114 155mm howitzer company 1963-64
- Company second-in-command of Infantry Rifle Company (mandatory 6 month infantry attachment) 1964
- Battery Captain (BK) for M114 155 mm howitzer Battery 1964-1966
- Gun Position Officer for MGR-1 Honest John Ballistic Missile platoon 1966-68
- Assistant Fire Direction Officer for MGR-1 Honest John Ballistic Missile battery 1968-1970
- Fire Direction Officer for MGR-1 Honest John Ballistic Missile battery 1970-71
- Battery Commander of M114 155mm howitzer Battery 1971-73
- Battery Commander of MGR-1 Honest John Ballistic Missile Battery 1973-1975
- Executive Officer (XO) of Gendarmerie Borderguards' Battalion (on lien) 1975-77
- Executive Officer (XO) of MGR-1 Honest John Tactical Ballistic Missile Regiment 1977-80
- Commander of MGR-1 Honest John Ballistic Missile Regiment 1980-1983
- Deputy Instructor in Faculty of Rocketry & Missiles, TSK School of Artillery 1983-1985
- Commander of Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd Corps 1985-1988
- Executive Officer (XO) of 39th Infantry Division 1988-1990
- Commander of 28th Infantry Division 1990-1993
- Chief Staff Officer, 5th Corps (Tekirdag) 1993-1995
- Chief Staff Officer (Heavy Firepower) in General Staff HQ 1995-1996
- Commander, 9th Corps (Elazig), 1996-1998
- Commander of Second Army 1998-2000
- Commander of Gendarmerie General Command 2000-2002
- Commander of Turkish Ground Forces 2002-2004
References
- ↑ Today's Zaman, 20 November 2005, Retired Land Forces Commander Yalman: Coups Brought no Solution Archived March 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Today's Zaman, 5 March 2010, Recording: Gen. Yalman exposed Ergenekon’s army leg Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Today's Zaman, 26 September 2012, Ex-land forces chief says he prevented coup in 2003 Archived December 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Today's Zaman, 8 January 2008, Yalman’s oratorio set for premiere in March Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.