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Necip Torumtay
Necip Torumtay (1926 – 28 August 2011) was the 20th Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of Turkey. Career He graduated Turkish Military Academy with the rank of second lieutenant in 1944, and in 1946, he graduated the Army Artillery School. He served in various artillery units and later as an instructor at the artillery school. In 1954, Torumtay became a staff officer following his further education in the academy. Until 1970, he served at various units and then in Tokyo, Japan as a military attaché. In 1970, Necip Torumtay was promoted to the rank of brigadier general. He became a major general in 1974. Four years later, he was appointed lieutenant general, and finally in 1982 general. As a brigadier general, he was vice-commander of the 1st Armoured Division, Commander 2nd Armoured Brigade, and Head of the Operations Plan Department at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, as a major general he was Genelkumay Plan of Operations Department and the Commander ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vakfıkebir
Vakfıkebir is a town and district of Trabzon Province in the Black Sea Region, Turkey, Black Sea region of Turkey. The mayor is Muhammet Balta (Justice and Development Party (Turkey), AKP). Cuisine of Vakfıkebir *Pane di Altamura, Vakfıkebir bread *Vakfıkebir butter (Vakfıkebir tereyağı) Notable natives *Volkan Bekçi (1987– ), footballer *Tayfun Cora (1983– ), footballer of Trabzonspor *Rahman Oğuz Kobya (1988– ), footballer of Adanaspor *Erman Öncü (1976– ), retired footballer, currently scholar for physical education and sports at the Black Sea Technical University *Muhammet Özdin (1978– ), footballer *Osman Şirin (1943– ), former justice of the High Court of Appeals of Turkey *Necip Torumtay (1926–2011), former Chief of the General Staff of Turkey References External links District governor's official websiteDistrict municipality's official website Populated places in Trabzon Province Black Sea port cities and tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haber Türk
Haber is a surname of German origin. The meaning in old German is " oat". The cereal is now in German called . Notable people with this surname include: * Alan Haber, American student activist * Alessandro Haber, Italian actor, director, and singer * Alicia Haber (born 1946), Uruguayan historian, art critic, curator, and teacher * Bernard Haber (1920–1959), New York assemblyman * Brett Haber, American sportscaster * Daniel Haber, French oncologist, scientist and academic * Daniel Haber (soccer) (born 1992), Canadian soccer player * Eitan Haber (born 1940), Israeli journalist * Fritz Haber (1868–1934), German chemist and Nobel Prize winner * Heinz Haber (1913–1990), German physicist and science writer * Howard E. Haber (born 1952), American physicist * Justin Haber (born 1981), Maltese footballer * Marco Haber (born 1971), German footballer * Marcus Haber (born 1989), Canadian soccer player * Peter Haber (born 1952), Swedish actor * Ralf Haber (born 1962), German hammer th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turgut Özal
Halil Turgut Özal (; 13 October 192717 April 1993) was a Turkish politician, who served as the 8th President of Turkey from 1989 to 1993. He previously served as the 26th Prime Minister of Turkey from 1983 to 1989 as the leader of the Motherland Party. He was the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey in the military government of Bülend Ulusu between 1980 and 1982. After working briefly at the World Bank in the United States and as a university lecturer, Özal became the general secretary and later the leader of the main miners' trade union of Turkey in 1979, serving as a chief negotiator during large-scale industrial action in 1977. He unsuccessfully stood for Parliament in the 1977 general election as a National Salvation Party (MSP) candidate from İzmir. In 1979, he became an undersecretary to Prime Minister Süleyman Demirel's minority government until the 1980 military coup. As an undersecretary, he played a major role in developing economic reforms, known as the '24 Janu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulf War
The Gulf War was a 1990–1991 armed campaign waged by a 35-country military coalition in response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Spearheaded by the United States, the coalition's efforts against Iraq were carried out in two key phases: Operation Desert Shield, which marked the military buildup from August 1990 to January 1991; and Operation Desert Storm, which began with the aerial bombing campaign against Iraq on 17 January 1991 and came to a close with the American-led Liberation of Kuwait on 28 February 1991. On 2 August 1990, Iraq invaded the neighbouring State of Kuwait and had fully occupied the country within two days. Initially, Iraq ran the occupied territory under a puppet government known as the "Republic of Kuwait" before proceeding with an outright annexation in which Kuwaiti sovereign territory was split, with the "Saddamiyat al-Mitla' District" being carved out of the country's northern portion and the "Kuwait Governorate" covering the rest. Varying spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radikal
''Radikal'' () was a daily liberal Turkish language newspaper, published in Istanbul. From 1996 it was published by Aydın Doğan's Doğan Media Group. Although Radikal did not endorse a particular political alignment, it was generally considered by the public as a social liberal newspaper. Despite only having a circulation of around 25,000 (July 2013), it was considered one of the most influential Turkish newspapers. It was praised for its culture, arts, and interview sections, as well as columnists such as M. Serdar Kuzuloğlu, Hakkı Devrim, Yıldırım Türker, Türker Alkan, Tarhan Erdem, Cengiz Çandar, and Altan Öymen. Hasan Celal Güzel, former minister of national education, Murat Yetkin, and Mustafa Akyol, son of Taha Akyol, also write for Radikal. On 22 March 2016, it was announced that the newspaper was shutting down by the end of the month due to financial reasons. History Radikal was founded in 1996, and "within a decade ... had become one of the most influe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Turkish Coup D'état
The 1980 Turkish coup d'état ( tr, 12 Eylül Darbesi), headed by Chief of the General Staff General Kenan Evren, was the third coup d'état in the history of the Republic of Turkey, the previous having been the 1960 coup and the 1971 coup by memorandum. During the Cold War era, Turkey saw political violence (1976–1980) between far-left, far-right (Grey Wolves), Islamist militant groups, and the state. The violence saw a sharp downturn for a period after the coup, which was welcomed by some for restoring order by quickly executing 50 people and arresting 500,000 of which hundreds would die in prison. For the next three years the Turkish Armed Forces ruled the country through the National Security Council, before democracy was restored with the 1983 Turkish general election.Amnesty International, ''Turkey: Human Rights Denied'', London, November 1988, AI Index: EUR/44/65/88, , pg. 1. This period saw an intensification of the Turkish nationalism of the state, including b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyprus Turkish Peace Forces
The Cyprus Turkish Peace Force Command ( tr, Kıbrıs Türk Barış Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı) is the Turkish garrison in Cyprus. In 1974 Turkish troops invaded Cyprus following a Greek Cypriot coup d'état (organized and supported by the Greek government, which was still in the hands of a military junta) which wanted to force union with Greece, occupying the northern third of the island. The invasion force, which consisted of about 40,000 soldiers and 200 tanks. It outnumbers the Greek military contingent on the island, which is supplemented by the Greek Cypriot National Guard consisting of 12,000 active and 75,000 reserves. Air reinforcement of the Turkish troops can be effected, if necessary, within hours. History Turkey maintained the Cyprus Turkish Regiment (''Kıbrıs Türk Alayı'') in the northern part of the Republic of Cyprus. On 16 August 1960, the brigade was organized as follows: *Günyeli Group (''Günyeli Grubu'') **2nd Infantry Company (''2 nci Piyade Böl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4th Infantry Division (Turkey)
In military terms, 4th Division may refer to: Infantry divisions *4th (Quetta) Division, British Indian Army *4th Alpine Division Cuneense, Italy *4th Blackshirt Division (3 January), Italy *4th Canadian Division *4th Division (Australia) *4th Division (Estonia) *4th Division (German Empire) *4th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) *4th Division (Iraq) *4th Division (Japan) *4th Division (New Zealand) *4th Division (North Korea) *4th Division (Norway), participated in the Norwegian Campaign *4th Division (Reichswehr) *4th Guards Motor Rifle Division (Soviet Union) *4th Guards Rifle Division (Soviet Union) *4th Infantry Division (Belgium), Belgian Army order of battle (1914) *4th Infantry Division (Greece) *4th Infantry Division (India) *4th Infantry Division (Philippines) *4th Infantry Division (Poland) *4th Infantry Division (Romania) *4th Infantry Division (Russian Empire) *4th Infantry Division (Thailand) *4th Infantry Division (United Kingdom) *4th Infantry Division (United Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) is the military headquarters of the NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) Allied Command Operations (ACO) that commands all NATO operations worldwide. ACO's and SHAPE's commander is titled Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), a U.S. four-star rank, four-star general officer or flag officer who also serves as Commander, U.S. European Command. SHAPE is situated in Mons, Belgium. Under the 2002 Berlin Plus agreement, SHAPE may also take part in the European Union's (EU) Command and control structure of the European Union, command and control structure as an operational headquarters (OHQ) for EU List of military and civilian missions of the European Union, missions. In such an instance, the Supreme Allied Commander Europe#Deputy, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR), who is always a European, would serve as Operation Commander (OpCdr). This use of SHAPE by the EU is however subject to a "right of first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st Armoured Division (Turkey)
1st Division may refer to: Military Airborne divisions *1st Parachute Division (Germany) *1st Airborne Division (United Kingdom) * 1st Airmobile Division (Ukraine) *1st Guards Airborne Division Armoured divisions *1st Armoured Division (Australia) * 1st Canadian Armoured Division (subsequently renamed the 5th Canadian Division) *1st Armored Division (People's Republic of China) *1st Armored Division (France) *1st Light Mechanized Division (France) *1st Panzer Division (Bundeswehr), (West) Germany *1st Panzer Division (Wehrmacht), Nazi Germany * Fallschirm-Panzer Division 1 ''Hermann Göring'', Nazi Germany *1st Armoured Division (India) *1st Tank Division (Imperial Japanese Army) *1st Armoured Division (Poland) *1st Mechanised Division (Poland) *1st Mechanized Division (Soviet Union) *1st Armoured Division (United Kingdom) *1st Armored Division (United States) *1st Armoured Division (Syria) *1st Guards Mechanized Corps (Soviet Union) *1st Tank Division (Soviet Union) *1st Armored ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General
A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of highest military ranks, high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED Online. March 2021. Oxford University Press. https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/77489?rskey=dCKrg4&result=1 (accessed May 11, 2021) The term ''general'' is used in two ways: as the generic title for all grades of general officer and as a specific rank. It originates in the Tudor period, 16th century, as a shortening of ''captain general'', which rank was taken from Middle French ''capitaine général''. The adjective ''general'' had been affixed to officer designations since the late Middle Ages, late medieval period to indicate relative superiority or an extended jurisdiction. Today, the title of ''general'' is known in some countries as a four-star rank. However, different countries use di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
