Özden Örnek

Özden Örnek ( born 1943 in İzmit ) is a former Turkish admiral, who was most recently 2003-2005 Commander in Chief of the Navy ( Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri ).

Life

After attending primary school and secondary schools in İzmit he joined in 1957, first in the Seekadettenanstalt ( Deniz Lisesi ) and then completed the Naval Academy ( Deniz Harp Okulu ), from which he graduated in 1962 as a midshipman. After that, he was used as an officer in various naval units and naval vessels such as 1964-1967 as a division officer on a destroyer. He then completed a training course 1967-1969 in the U.S. and in 1975 an officer student at the Naval Academy ( Deniz Harp Akademisi ).

After he was from 1980 to 1981 commander of the destroyer TCG Adatepe (D -353 ), he attended the 1982 United States Naval Academy in Annapolis and was after his return to 1984 as a staff officer in the Operations Division of the High Command of the Navy operates. After a subsequent use 1984-1986 as a naval attaché at the embassy in the U.S., he was from 1986 to 1987 first Commodore of the first Sturmbootflottille and then to 1988 Commodore of the 2nd Destroyer Flotilla.

On August 30, 1988, was promoted to Rear Admiral and his appointment as Deputy Director of Planning and Organization Department of the High Command of the Navy. Subsequently, he was initially between 1989 and 1990 Chief of Staff of the Fleet Command and then from 1990 to 1992 employees in command of the Allied Maritime Southern Europe ( NAVSOUTH ) NATO in Nisida.

After promotion to Rear Admiral in 1992 Örnek only Head of Operations and then the logistics department of the High Command of the Navy, before he. Between 1994 and 1995 commander of the assault boat associations, and then from 1995 to 1996 Chief of Staff of the Fleet Command was

On August 30, 1996, he was promoted to Vice Admiral and as such was only head of the monitoring and evaluation department of the High Command of the Navy, and afterwards between 1997 and 1999 Chief of Naval Staff. Upon completion of this activity, he was from August 1999 to 2001 Commander in Chief of the Naval Command North ( Kuzey Deniz Saha Komutanlığı ) in Istanbul, which is responsible among other things for the Marmara Sea, Black Sea, the Bosporus and Dardanelles.

In August 2001, he was promoted to Admiral and at the same time he was appointed Commander in Chief of the Fleet Command ( donanma Komutanlığı ) at the naval base Gölcük, which includes among others, the minelayer, U - boat, storm boot, mine countermeasures vessel, logistic support and naval aviation associations.

Last Admiral Örnek was the successor of Admiral Bülent Alpkaya on August 30, 2003 Supreme Commander of the Navy. He continued in this position until his retirement on 26 August 2005 and its subsequent replacement by Admiral Yener Karahanoğlu, which had already become his successor in 2003 as commander of the fleet commands.