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Supreme Military Council appoints Rafet Dalkıran as Air Force Commander
The Supreme Military Council, chaired by President Erdoğan, appointed Rafet Dalkıran as Air Force Commander. The council also approved numerous promotions and service term extensions.
The Supreme Military Council (YAŞ), chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, announced new command and promotion decisions for the Turkish Armed Forces. The council extended the term of Naval Forces Commander Admiral Ercüment Tatlıoğlu by one year and appointed General Rafet Dalkıran as Air Force Commander.
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The council retired 63 generals and admirals, including Air Force Commander General Ziya Cemal Kadıoğlu. It also promoted 25 generals and admirals to the next rank and elevated 69 colonels to general and admiral ranks.
As of August 30, the number of generals and admirals in the Turkish Armed Forces will rise from 328 to 334. Under the YAŞ decisions, Colonel Özlem Karapınar was promoted to brigadier general, becoming the first female general in the Turkish Air Force. Turkey's first astronaut, Air Pilot Colonel Alper Gezeravcı, was also promoted to brigadier general.
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