18.08.2025 15:47
Following the decision of the Supreme Military Council to retire Chief of General Staff General Metin Gürak, handover ceremonies were held at the General Staff and the Land Forces Command. The ceremonies were attended by Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler and the force commanders.
After the decisions of the Supreme Military Council, handover ceremonies were held in the command hierarchy. General Metin Tokel, who was appointed as the Commander of the Land Forces, took over the duty from General Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu, who was appointed as the Chief of General Staff, during the ceremony at the Land Forces Command. The Minister of National Defense, Yaşar Güler, also attended the ceremony.
CHANGE OF DUTY AT THE CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF
After the ceremony at the Land Forces Command, General Metin Gürak, who was retired, handed over the Chief of General Staff to General Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu.
In addition to Minister of National Defense Güler, the ceremony here was also attended by the Commander of the Naval Forces, Admiral Ercüment Tatlıoğlu, the Commander of the Air Forces, General Ziya Cemal Kadıoğlu, and General Metin Tokel, who took over as the Commander of the Land Forces.