Kemal Yamak

Kemal Yamak
Commander of the Turkish Army
In office
24 July 1987 – 1 September 1989
Preceded by Necip Torumtay
Succeeded by Doğan Güreş
Personal details
Born 1924
Merzifon, Turkey
Died 26 July 2009
Military service
Allegiance  Turkey
Service/branch  Turkish Land Forces
Years of service 1945–1989
Rank General
Unit Infantry

Kemal Yamak (1924, Merzifon – 26 July 2009[1]) was Commander of the Turkish Army (1987–1989). He was previously head of the Special Warfare Department (1971–1974).[2]

At the request of Yamak, General Semih Sancar, then the Chief of General Staff, asked Bülent Ecevit for a slush fund of 1 million dollars to support the Counter-Guerrilla programme.[3] It was at that point Ecevit learned of its existence, and demanded a briefing.[4]

In 2006, he published a book defending the role of the Special Warfare Department, and rejecting many allegations about its links with the "deep state".[5]

Books

  • Gölgede kalan izler ve gölgeleşen bizler, Doğan Kitap, 2006

References

  1. ↑ Doğan Kitap, Kemal Yamak
  2. ↑ Bugün, 5 January 2010, Kozmik odaya giren tek siyasetçi Archived 2013-11-03 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Dündar, Can (2006-01-05). "Kontrgerilla kontratakta..." Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2008-07-01.
  4. ↑ Dündar, Can (2006-01-08). "'Özel Harp'çinin tırmanış öyküsü". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2008-09-21. Özel harpçi olarak eğitilenler daha genç yaşlarda bölgesinde güvenilir, saygın, sözü geçen, (...) önder niteliklere sahip oldukları için seçilmişlerdi. Milletvekili oluşları da bu seçimin doğruluğunu göstermiyor mu?... Birçok olay olmuş, bu teşkilatın tek bir üyesi bu olaylara karışmış mı?
  5. ↑ Hurriyet Daily News, 2 April 2006, The 'deepest' topic in Turkey


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