Hulusi Akar

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Hulusi Akar
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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]

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Preceded by Chief of the General Staff of Turkey
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