Hakkı Tunaboylu

Hakkı Tunaboylu
Hakkı Tunaboylu
8th Chief of the General Staff
	In office; 25 August 1955 – 03 October 1957
Preceded by	Nurettin Baransel
Succeeded by	Feyzi Mengüç
Personal details
Born	1895; Rahova, Ottoman Empire
Died	28 October 1958 (aged 63); Istanbul, Turkey
Military service
Allegiance	Ottoman Empire (1914-1921); Turkey (1921-1957)
Branch/service	Turkish Armed Forces
Years of service	1914–1957 (46 years)
Rank	General
Battles/wars	World War I; Turkish War of Independence

Hakkı Tunaboylu (1895– 23 July 1958) was the 8th Chief of the General Staff of Turkey.

He graduated from the military academy and served as an artillery officer during World War I.

Career

Tunaboylu left his position in the Ottoman Army and joined the war effort for the independence of Turkey on 31 July 1921. After graduating from the Army War College in 1927, he served in various commands till 1945 when he was promoted to Brigadier General. In 1947 he became a Major-General, Lieutenant General in 1950 and ascended the rank of General in 1955. He served as acting Chief of General Staff between 25 August 1955 - 17 September 1955, and as 8th Chief of General Staff until retirement on 3 October 1957.^[1]

He died on 28 October 1958 while serving as an elected member of the 11th Turkish Parliament.^[2]

References

^ "Hakkı Tunaboylu" (in Turkish). Turkish Armed Forces. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
^ "11th Parliament". Every Politician. Retrieved 14 February 2018.

[1] "Hakkı Tunaboylu" (in Turkish). Turkish Armed Forces. Retrieved 14 February 2018.

[2] "11th Parliament". Every Politician. Retrieved 14 February 2018.

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