Akın Öztürk

Akın Öztürk
Born	February 21, 1952 Gümüşhane, Turkey
Allegiance	Turkey
Service/branch	Turkish Air Force
Years of service	1975–present (41 years)
Rank	General
Commands held	Commander of Air Force Intelligence Chief of Air Force 2nd Air Supply and Maintenance Command Training and Projects Command 141st Squadron Command MJB Operations Command
Awards	NATO Medal for Former Yugoslavia

Akın Öztürk (born 21 February 1952) is a retired Turkish Air Force general who served as the 30th Commander^[1] of the Turkish Air Force.^[2]

Early life and education

General Akın Öztürk, was born in 1952 in Gümüşhane.^[3] After completing his high school education in Erzincan, he graduated from Turkish Air Force Academy in 1973.

Air force career

Upon graduating from 2nd Main Jet Base (MJB) Flight Training School as fighter pilot in 1975, he was assigned to 7th MJB, Malatya where he served as F-100 and then F-4 pilot until 1981. Between 1981 and 1985, he was assigned to 1st MJB, Eskişehir where he served as Squadron Officer and Standardization and Evaluation Branch Chief. He attended Air War College in 1985 and graduated in 1987.

He was assigned to 3rd MJB as Standardization and Evaluation Officer in 1987. In 1989 he was assigned to 4th MJB where he became an F-16 pilot. He served as 141st Squadron Operations Officer between 1989 and 1991. He then served as 141st Squadron Commander until 1993. Between 1993 and 1996 he served as Project Officer and Branch Chief in Training Department at Turkish Air Headquarters. He was the Turkish Military attache to Israel between 1996 and 1998. He then became the Operations Commander of the 6th MJB, Bandırma between 1998 and 2000.

High command

After his promotion to Brigadier General in 2000, he served as Chief of Training Department in Air Force Headquarters for two years and as the Commander of 9th MJB until 2004.

As of 2004 he was promoted to Major General and assigned as Commander of 2nd Air Supply and Maintenance Center for two years. In 2006 he assumed the command of 2nd MJB. In 2008, he became the Chief of Intelligence of Turkish Air Force.

General Öztürk promoted to the rank of General on 22 August 2013, and was assigned as the 30th Commander of the Turkish Air Force on 30 August 2013.

Personal life

General Öztürk is married to Mrs. Tülay Öztürk, has a daughter and a son.

References

1. "Biography of the Commander". Retrieved December 22, 2013.
2. "Turkey appoints new military commanders". Retrieved May 21, 2014.
3. "Komutan Biyografisi" [Biography of the Commander] (in Turkish). Retrieved May 21, 2014.