Nurettin Ersin

Nurettin Ersin ( * 1918 in Canakkale, Canakkale Province; † October 3, 2005 in Ankara) was a Turkish general, who, among others, as Secretary of State from 1971 to 1973 head of the intelligence service Millî istihbarat Teşkilâtı (MIT) and most recently in 1983 Chief of the General Staff ( Genelkurmay Başkanı ) of the Turkish armed Forces ( Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri ) was.

Life

Officer training and head of MIT

After visiting the military academy of Bursa Ersin resigned as an officer cadet in 1935 in the Military School ( Harp Okulu ), which he left in 1937 as a lieutenant in the infantry. After graduating then 1937-1938 the Infantry School, he found until 1945 uses in various military units in which he served as a platoon leader and company commander. He then joined as an officer listener into the Military Academy ( Harp Akademisi ) and was used at the conclusion of 1948 to 1963 as an officer and staff officer in different units.

1963 Ersin was promoted to brigadier general and as such was only Deputy Chief of Staff of the 3rd Army, then deputy commander of the 66th Division and Head care and control of the General Staff of Turkey, before he became deputy undersecretary at the National Intelligence Service MIT. He knew this role even after his promotion to major general in 1966 and then was commander of the 4th Infantry Division.

After his promotion to lieutenant general in 1970, he was first commander of the armed forces in western Turkey, before he was, and on August 2, 1971 as the successor of Mehmet Fuat Dogu the rank of Secretary Head of the Intelligence Service Millî istihbarat Teşkilâtı (MIT) in this position until his replacement held by Bulent Turker on 25 June 1973.

Occupation of northern Cyprus, 1980 military coup and Chief of Staff

Later he was after the occupation of the north of the island of Cyprus by Turkey on July 20, 1974 commander of the land forces deployed there in the performed from a Turkish perspective " peace operation " ( Kıbrıs Barış Harekatı ).

During this time, in 1974 and his promotion to General. As such, he was on August 22, 1975 successor Orhan Yiğit as General Commander of the Gendarmerie ( Jandarma ) and remained in this position until his replacement by Şahap Yardımoğlu on 5 January 1976. Subsequently, he was Secretary General of the after the military coup of May 27 1960 established the National Security Council ( Millî Güvenlik Kurulu ), before he was in 1977 succeeded General Adnan Ersöz as commander of the 1st Army.

On March 9, 1978 Ersin was followed by General Kenan Evren as Supreme Commander of the Land Forces ( Türk Kara Kuvvetleri ), while General Necdet Üruğ became his successor as commander of the 1st Army. As commander in chief of the land forces, he was next to General Evren to the main actors of the military coup of 12 September 1980. After the coup, the Turkish Constitution of 1961 was partially overridden, so that from General Evren, to him, General Tahsin Sahinkaya, General Sedat Celasun and Admiral Nejat Hallows existing National Security Council ( Millî Güvenlik Konseyi ) could take over the executive and Legislativgewalten.

After he had finally become 1983 succeeded General Evren, the president on July 1, was as Chief of the General Staff, again followed him General Üruğ as supreme commander of the land forces. After only a few months in office, however, Ersin was already adopted on 6 December 1983 to retire, whereupon the new chief of the General Staff General Necdet again Üruğ was.

After his death, Ersin was buried in the Cebeci - military cemetery.