Necip Torumtay

Necip Torumtay (* 1926 in Vakfikebir, Trabzon Province; † August 28, 2011 in Ankara, Turkey) was a former Turkish general, the last from 1987 to 1990 Chief of General Staff ( Genelkurmay Başkanı ) of the Turkish Armed Forces ( Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri ) was.

Life

After school Torumtay attended the military school ( Harp Okulu ), from which he graduated in 1944 as a second lieutenant of artillery. He then completed 1944-1946 the Artillery School and was then uses in various artillery units before he was even a teacher at the School of Artillery last. After he had completed in 1954, the Military Academy ( Harp Akademisi ), he was until 1970 in various posts and other military attaché at the embassy in Japan, assistant auditor and officer for planning matters.

In 1970 he was promoted to brigadier general and appointed commander of the 1st Armored Division. After a subsequent use as commander of the 2nd Armoured Brigade, he was Deputy Head of the surgical planning in the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe ( SHAPE) in Mons NATO. After he was promoted to Major General in 1974, he was appointed Deputy Head of the Department of Planning and Operations in the General Staff of Turkey and was subsequently commander of the 4th Infantry Division.

After his promotion to lieutenant general, he in 1978 became commander stationed in Northern Cyprus Turkish Armed Forces ( Türk Barış Kıbrıs Kuvvetleri ) and was then made ​​head of the surgery department, and most recently Head of the Department for general planning and policy development of the General Staff.

1982 Torumtay was promoted to General and as such was first deputy chairman and deputy secretary general of the National Security Council established after the military coup of 12 September 1980 ( Millî Güvenlik Konseyi ) and later general secretary of this committee. In addition, he was deputy chief of staff, and from 1984 to 1985 at the same time succeed Necdet Öztorun as Supreme Commander of the 1st Army.

On 2 July 1987, he was again General Necdet Öztorun, this time as Supreme Commander of Land Forces ( Türk Kara Kuvvetleri ). Already 22 days later Torumtay finally in 1987 the successor of Necdet Üruğ as Chief of the General Staff on 24 July. Previously, there was speculation that the favored by the General Staff itself would Öztorun chief of the General Staff. Prime Minister Turgut Özal, however, drew general Torumtay as successor of the former Chief of General Staff Necdet Üruğ.

The Office of the Chief of General Staff held until his Torumtay made ​​at his own request retirement on December 3, 2012. Successor then became General Doğan Güreş, who also was previously commander in chief of the land forces.