Aytaç Yalman

Aytaç Yalman
General Commander of the Gendarmerie of Turkey
In office
24 August 2000 – 27 August 2002
Preceded by Rasim Betir
Succeeded by Şener Eruygur
Commander of the Turkish Army
In office
27 August 2002 – 29 August 2004
Preceded by Hilmi Özkök
Succeeded by Yaşar Büyükanıt
Personal details
Born 29 July 1940
Istanbul, Turkey
Military service
Allegiance Turkey
Service/branch Turkish Army
Years of service 1961 - 2004
Rank Lieutenant General
Unit Artillery

Aytaç Yalman (born 29 July 1940, Istanbul) is a former Turkish general. He was the Commander of the Turkish Army (2002 - 2004) and previously General Commander of the Gendarmerie of Turkey (2000 - 2002). He was commissioned in an Artillery unit fielding M114 155 mm howitzers, and for the rest of his career below the rank of Colonel, he served in and commanded MGR-1 Honest John Ballistic Missile units. He served as a Gun Position Officer as well as a Fire Direction Officer in a Surface-to-Surface Tactical Ballistic Missile Regiment in the 1970s. He later commanded an Infantry Division. He retired in 2004 due to the army's age limit.[1]

According to General Levent Ersöz, it was Yalman who informed Chief of the General Staff Hilmi Özkök of key military figures' membership of Ergenekon.[2] In 2012, Yalman talked about his role in preventing the "Sledgehammer" coup plan in 2003.[3]

In 2008 Yalman wrote the libretto for "Şehitler Oratoryosu" (Oratorio for the Martyred).[4]

Positions held

  • Command Post Officer for M114 155 mm howitzer platoon 1961-62
  • Gun Position Officer for M114 155 mm howitzer platoon 1962-63
  • Assistant Fire Direction Officer for M114 155mm howitzer company 1963-64
  • Company second-in-command of Infantry Rifle Company (mandatory 6 month infantry attachment) 1964
  • Battery Captain (BK) for M114 155 mm howitzer Battery 1964-1966
  • Gun Position Officer for MGR-1 Honest John Ballistic Missile platoon 1966-68
  • Assistant Fire Direction Officer for MGR-1 Honest John Ballistic Missile battery 1968-1970
  • Fire Direction Officer for MGR-1 Honest John Ballistic Missile battery 1970-71
  • Battery Commander of M114 155mm howitzer Battery 1971-73
  • Battery Commander of MGR-1 Honest John Ballistic Missile Battery 1973-1975
  • Executive Officer (XO) of Gendarmerie Borderguards' Battalion (on lien) 1975-77
  • Executive Officer (XO) of MGR-1 Honest John Tactical Ballistic Missile Regiment 1977-80
  • Commander of MGR-1 Honest John Ballistic Missile Regiment 1980-1983
  • Deputy Instructor in Faculty of Rocketry & Missiles, TSK School of Artillery 1983-1985
  • Commander of Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd Corps 1985-1988
  • Executive Officer (XO) of 39th Infantry Division 1988-1990
  • Commander of 28th Infantry Division 1990-1993
  • Chief Staff Officer, 5th Corps (Tekirdag) 1993-1995
  • Chief Staff Officer (Heavy Firepower) in General Staff HQ 1995-1996
  • Commander, 9th Corps (Elazig), 1996-1998
  • Commander of Second Army 1998-2000
  • Commander of Gendarmerie General Command 2000-2002
  • Commander of Turkish Ground Forces 2002-2004

References

  1. ↑ Today's Zaman, 20 November 2005, Retired Land Forces Commander Yalman: Coups Brought no Solution Archived March 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Today's Zaman, 5 March 2010, Recording: Gen. Yalman exposed Ergenekon’s army leg Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Today's Zaman, 26 September 2012, Ex-land forces chief says he prevented coup in 2003 Archived December 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Today's Zaman, 8 January 2008, Yalman’s oratorio set for premiere in March Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
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