Hulusi Akar

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Hulusi Akar
Hulusi Akar (cropped, 2019).jpg
Akar in 2019
Minister of National Defense
In office
10 July 2018 –3 June 2023

On 9 July 2018, Akar was appointed by Turkey's president Erdogan as the Minister for National Defense. This was the first time in Turkey's history that a civilian government appointed an active duty military officer to this position. [19]

In July 2020, reacting to the 2020 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes, Akar said: "We will continue to stand with the Azerbaijani armed forces and provide support to our Azerbaijani brothers against Armenia, which continues its aggressive approach." [20] During the Turkish invasion in Northern Iraq against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) which is designated as a terrorist organization by Turkey, he visited a Turkish military base in Iraq. [21] He supports the installation of the Russian S-400 missile system despite the opposition of Turkeys NATO allies. [22] In November 2021, he has denied an existence of Kurdistan, be it in Turkey or Iraq in a trilateral discussion with Tulay Hatimogullari Oruç and Garo Paylan in the Turkish Parliament over the use of chemical weapons in Iraqi Kurdistan. [23]

On 17 April 2022, Turkey launched Operation Claw-Lock against militants of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). [24] [25] On 17 June 2022, Akar announced that he fully supported the enlargement of NATO and was against the membership of Finland and Sweden due to their support for terrorism. [26]

Awards and decorations

Akar has been awarded the:

Personal life

Akar is married to Şule, with whom he has two children. In addition to Turkish, he is also fluent in English and Italian. [32]

See also

References

  1. ↑ UĞUROĞLU, Orhan (19 December 2018). "Tutanaklara geçen kapışma". yenicaggazetesi.com.tr. Yeniçağ. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "Yeni Genelkurmay Başkanı Hulusi Akar oldu (Hulusi Akar kimdir?)" [Who is our new Chief of the General Staff Hulusi Akar?]. Haber Türk (in Turkish). Istanbul. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Yeni Genelkurmay Başkanı Hulusi Akar kimdir?". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Ergan, Uğur (5 August 2015). "Yeni Genelkurmay Başkanı Hulusi Akar oldu (Hulusi Akar kimdir?)". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Orgeneral Hulusi Akar bu mesajla göreve başladı". Habertürk (in Turkish). 19 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Bakanlar. Hulusi Akar". Milli Savunma Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  7. ↑ Akar, Hulusi (2019). Harbord military mission report : studies an American fact finding mission conducted and their impacts on Turkish-American relations. Türk Tarih Kurumu. Ankara. ISBN   978-975-17-4233-9. OCLC   1126570070.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  8. ↑ "Bakan Hulusi Akar'ın doktora tezi kitap oldu". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  9. ↑ "Milli Savunma Bakanı Hulusi Akar'dan Boğaziçi Üniversitesi'ne ziyaret". Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Haberler. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "General Hulusi Akar, Chief of Defence of Turkey". NATO . 8 January 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  11. ↑ "Turkey coup: military attempt to seize power from Erdogan as low flying jets and gunfire heard in Ankara and bridges across Bosphorus in Istanbul closed". The Telegraph . London. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  12. ↑ "After the coup, the counter-coup: The failed putsch was the bloodiest Turkey has seen; the backlash is as worrying". The Economist . 23 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  13. ↑ "Turkey's Chief of Staff Hulusi Akar rescued from pro-coup soldiers". Daily Sabah . Istanbul. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  14. ↑ "Genelkurmay Başkanı Akar kurtarıldı". Posta (in Turkish). Istanbul. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  15. ↑ "Genelkurmay Başkanı Akar kurtarıldı". CNN Türk (in Turkish). Istanbul. 15–16 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  16. ↑ "Orgeneral Akar kurtarıldı". Al Jazeera Türk (in Turkish). Istanbul. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  17. ↑ "Most Turks believe a secretive Muslim sect was behind the failed coup". The Economist . 28 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  18. ↑ "The head of the Turkish General staff said the army its goals in Syria - FreeNews English - FreeNews-en.tk". Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  19. ↑ Bekdil, Burak Ege (9 July 2018). "Erdogan appoints active duty military commander as Turkey's defense minister". defensenews.com. Defense News. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  20. ↑ "Armenian armed aggression against Azerbaijan, Turkey stands with Azerbaijan". The Eastern Herald. 16 July 2020.
  21. ↑ Zaman, Amberin (4 May 2021). "Iraq scolds Turkey over latest anti-PKK offensive in Iraqi Kurdistan - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East". Al Monitor . Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  22. ↑ "Turkey's defense minister Hulusi Akar reaffirms Russian S-400 plans". The Economic Times . 12 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  23. ↑ "Turkish Defense Minister denies existence of Iraqi Kurdistan". Gazete Duvar . 17 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  24. ↑ Askew, Joshua (18 April 2022). "Turkey launches new military offensive in northern Iraq". euronews. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  25. ↑ "Turkey launches cross-border attack on Kurdish militants". South Wales Guardian. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  26. ↑ "Bakan Akar'dan net İsveç ve Finlandiya mesajı: Teröre destek verip müttefik olmak istiyorlar". Milliyet (in Turkish). 17 June 2022.
  27. ↑ "Odierno'dan Orgeneral Hulusi Akar'a ödül". Hürriyet. 27 January 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  28. ↑ Tolga Tanış (28 January 2015). "ABD Kara Kuvvetleri Komutanı Odierno'dan Orgeneral Hulusi Akar'a ödül". Hürriyet. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  29. ↑ "Genelkurmay Başkanı Orgeneral Akar Azerbaycan'da". Memleket. 6 October 2015. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  30. ↑ "Orgeneral Akar'dan Azerbaycan ziyareti". TRT Avaz. 7 October 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  31. 1 2 "Türk Kuvvet Komutanları biyografileri" (PDF). CİCA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  32. ↑ "T.C.CUMHURBAŞKANLIĞI : Hulusi AKAR". www.tccb.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 13 November 2020.
Military offices
Preceded by Commander of the Turkish Army
23 August 2013 – 18 August 2015		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief of the General Staff of Turkey
18 August 2015 – 10 July 2018		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of National Defence
10 July 2018–3 June 2023		Succeeded by
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