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He was the 22nd Commander In Chief of the Turkish Navy, serving in that post from 24 August 2007 to 30 August 2009. [1] Ataç was graduated as a junior ensign from the Naval Academy in 1965, from the Naval War College in İstanbul in 1976, from the NATO Defense College in Rome in 1979, and from the Armed Forces College in İstanbul in 1980. [1]
This list includes commanders of the Turkish Naval Forces (Turkish: Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı), who were, in their time of service, nominal heads of the Turkish Naval Forces (or Turkish Navy). The current Commander of the Turkish Naval Forces is Admiral Ercüment Tatlıoğlu, since 19 August 2022. [1]
He was commander-in-chief of the Turkish Navy from 30 August 2009 [1] to 29 July 2011. He is a holder of the Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Service. [2] In 2010, the Turkish 12th High Criminal Court accepted an indictment on a plot by some naval lieutenants to assassinate Turkish Naval Forces admirals, including Admiral Yiğit. [3]
The Turkish Naval Forces (Turkish: Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri), or Turkish Navy (Turkish: Türk Donanması), is the naval warfare service branch of the Turkish Armed Forces. The modern naval traditions and customs of the Turkish Navy can be traced back to 10 July 1920, when it was established as the Directorate of Naval Affairs during the Turkish ...
Gathering military intelligence; Organization and training of the Armed Forces; Management of the logistic services; The Chief of the General Staff is also, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces in the name of the President, in wartime. The commanders of the three services (Army, Navy and Air Force) reports directly to the Minister of National ...
The Underwater Offence (Turkish: Su Altı Taaruz), abbreviated SAT, is the special operations force of the Turkish Naval Forces. They are affiliated with the Naval Operation Directorate. [ 1 ] During wartime, these units are responsible for carrying out stealthy attacks, sabotage, and raids on enemy strategic facilities including those located ...
He then served as the Commander of Turkish Naval War College till 2005, Chief of Operations Directorate at the Turkish Navy Headquarters from 2005 to 2007, Commander of the Surface Action Group & Northern Task Group till 2008 and Chief of Staff of the Fleet Command from 2008 until 2009.
He was promoted to the rank of vice admiral with the decisions of the 2017 Supreme Military Council (YAŞ) and was appointed to the Turkish Naval Forces Command. [ 3 ] During his time, the MILGEM project , which produced modern warships for the Turkish navy, continued, and the first amphibious aircraft carrier and flagship of the Turkish navy ...