Hulusi Akar
Hulusi Akar is a retired four-star Turkish Armed Forces general who served as the Minister of National Defense from 2018 to 2023. He previously served as the 29th chief of the Turkish General Staff. Akar also served as a brigade commander in various NATO engagements including the International Security Assistance Force against the Taliban insurgency, Operation Deliberate Force during the Bosnian War, the Kosovo Force during the Kosovo War, as well as overseeing much of the Turkish involvement in the Syrian Civil War.
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- Born in
- Kayseri
- Educated at
- Queen's University BelfastUnited States Army Command and General Staff CollegeTurkish Military AcademyJoint War CollegeArmy War Institute
- Awards
- 🏆 Legion of Merit🏆 Medal "For services in the field of military cooperation"🏆 Q25547461
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1952
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