List of commanders of the Second Army of Turkey

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This list includes commanders of the Second Army of Turkey, who were, in their time of service, nominal heads of the Second Army (Turkish : Ikinci Ordu), one of the four field armies of the Turkish Land Forces.

The current Commander of the Second Army is Lieutenant general Metin Tokel, since 26 August 2023.

No.CommanderPictureTook officeLeft office
1General Yakup Şevki Subaşı YSSubasi.jpg 1 November 192121 October 1923
2General Ali Fuat Cebesoy Ali Fuat Pasha.jpg 21 October 19231 November 1924
3General Fahrettin Altay Fahreddin Pasha Altay.jpg 1 November 192422 November 1933
4General İzzettin Çalışlar ICalislar.jpg 22 November 193320 December 1939
5General Abdurrahman Nafiz Gürman ANGurman.jpg 20 December 193919 December 1943
6General İshak Avni Akdağ 19 December 19436 August 1945
7General Nuri Yamut Mehmet Nuri Yamut 1954.png 6 August 19459 August 1946
8General Hakkı Akoğuz 9 August 194624 August 1949
9General Muzaffer Tuğsavul Muzzafer Tugsavul.jpg 24 August 19496 July 1950
10General Şahap Gürler 6 July 195025 July 1952
11General Abdülkadir Seven 25 July 195225 April 1955
12Lieutenant general Necati Tacan 25 April 195514 June 1956
13General Rüştü Erdelhun 14 June 19561 Ağustos 1958
14General Muhittin Önür 1 August 195828 June 1960
15General Mehmet Ali Keskiner 28 June 196023 February 1962
16General Refik Tulga 26 February 196229 August 1963
17General Cemal Tural 25 September 196328 August 1964
18General Kemalettin Gökakın 28 August 196428 August 1967
19General Nazmi Karakoç 28 August 196728 August 1969
20General Faruk Gürler 29 August 196928 August 1970
21General Semih Sancar 29 August 197028 August 1972
22General Nihat Tulunay 28 August 197229 August 1973
23General Suat Aktulga 29 August 197328 August 1975
24General Şükrü Olcay 28 August 197530 August 1977
25General Vecihi Akın 30 August 197730 August 1978
26General İbrahim Şenocak 30 August 197830 August 1980
27General Bedrettin Demirel 30 August 198030 August 1981
28General İsmail Hakkı Akansel 30 August 198130 August 1984
28General Adnan Doğu 30 August 198430 August 1985
30General Mehmet Önder 30 August 198514 August 1986
31General Burhanettin Bigalı 14 August 198630 August 1988
32General İbrahim Türkgenci 30 August 198828 August 1990
33General Kemal Yavuz 28 August 199028 August 1992
34General Necati İkizoğlu 28 August 199228 August 1994
35General Fikret Özden Boztepe 28 August 199428 August 1996
36General Rasim Betir 28 August 199628 August 1998
37General Aytaç Yalman 28 August 199824 August 2000
38General Halit Edip Başer 24 August 200028 August 2002
39General Fevzi Türkeri 28 August 200226 August 2004
40General Şükrü Sarıışık 26 August 200430 August 2006
41General Hasan Iğsız 30 August 200630 August 2008
42General Necdet Özel Necdet Ozel cropped (cropped).jpg 30 August 200824 August 2010
43General Servet Yörük 24 August 201030 August 2012
44General Galip Mendi 30 August 201230 August 2014
45General Adem Huduti Adem Huduti.jpg 30 August 201418 July 2016
46General İsmail Metin Temel 18 July 201631 December 2018
47Lieutenant general Sinan Yayla 31 December 2018 [1] 30 August 2020
48General Metin Gürak Metin Gurak.png 30 August 202016 August 2023
49Lieutenant general Metin Tokel 16 August 2023Incumbent

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