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{{short description|25th chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces from 2006 to 2008}}
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| name = Yaşar Büyükanıt
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| order = ]
| title = ]
| term_start = 28 August 2006
| term_end = 28 August 2008
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1940|09|01|df=y}}
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| death_place = Istanbul
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] '''Mehmet Yaşar Büyükanıt''' (1 September 1940 – 21 November 2019) was the 25th ] of the ], from 28 August 2006 to 28 August 2008.
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] '''Mehmet Yaşar Büyükanıt''' <ref> His second name, Yaşar, a popular ] name which literally means ''"he who lives on, he who lives through"'', is the one that is more commonly used, as is often the case in Turkey. His surname, a combination of the words "Büyük" (''great, big'') and "Anıt" (''monument'' as in ] or -idiomatically- ''deed'') can be taken to mean ''"great deed"''.</ref> is the 25th and current ] of the ]. He has assumed his functions in ], ]. The presidential decree with effect to his appointment was signed by ] ] on ], ]. He succeeds General ] in this post. His most likely successor per Turkish military tradition is ], the current Commander of the ].


==Biography== ==Biography==
General Yaşar Büyükanıt was born in ], ], on 1 September 1940. He joined the ] Military High School in 1959.<ref name="a"/> He graduated from the ] in 1961 as an infantry officer. After graduating from the Infantry School in 1963, he served in different units of the ] as a ] and commando company commander until 1970.<ref name="TGS"/>


Following his graduation from the ] in 1972, he served as the Chief of Operations at the 6th Infantry Division. Also, as an instructor at the Army Staff College, as the chief of the Intelligence Division Basic Intelligence Branch Forces and Systems Section at the ] in ], ], as the section and then branch chief of the General-Admiral Branch at the ] (TGS) Headquarters, as the commander of ] and of the Presidential Guard Regiment.<ref name="TGS"/>
General Yaşar Büyükanıt, was born in ] on ] ]. He graduated from the ] in 1961 as an infantry officer. After Graduating from the Infantry School in 1963, he served in different units of the ] as Platoon and Commando Company Commander until 1970.


After graduating from the ], he was promoted to the rank of ] in 1988. He served as the 2nd Armored Brigade Commander and then as the chief of Intelligence Department at ] Headquarters in ], ].<ref name="TGS"/>
Following his graduation from the Army Staff College in 1972, he served as the Chief of Operations at 6th Infantry Division, as an instructor at Army Staff College, as Intelligence Division Basic Intelligence Branch Forces and Systems Section Chief at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (]) in ]/], as the Section and then Branch Chief of General-Admiral Branch at Turkish General Staff (TGS) Headquarters, as the Commander of ] and of the Presidential Guard Regiment.


Having been promoted to rank of ] in 1992, General Büyükanıt served as the secretary general of the ] and then as the superintendent of the ]. He was promoted to the rank of ] in 1996 and served as the 7th Army Corps Commander until 1998, after which he became the chief of operations of the TGS.<ref name="TGS"/>
After graduating from ] Defence College, he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in 1988. He served as the 2nd Armored Brigade Commander and then as the Chief of Intelligence Department at ] HQs in ], ].


Having been promoted to rank of Major General in 1992, General Büyükanıt served as the Secretary General of Turkish General Staff and then as the Superintendent of the ]. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General in 1996 and served as the 7th Army Corps Commander till 1998, after which he became the Chief of Operations of the TGS. In 2000, he was promoted to the rank of ] and served as the deputy chief of TGS until 2003. He later served as the commander of the First Army. General Büyükanıt was appointed as the commander of the ] in 2004. He assumed the command of the ] on 28 August 2006.<ref name="TGS"/>


Yaşar Büyükanıt was married to Filiz Büyükanıt, with whom he had a daughter, Bengü.<ref name="r1"/><ref name="n"/> She died on 18 November 2019.<ref name="sc1"/>
In 2000, he was promoted to the rank of General and served as the Deputy Chief of TGS till 2003. Then he served as the Commander of the First Army. General Büyükanıt was appointed as the Commander of the ] in 2004. He assumed the Command of the ] in 30 August 2006.


Yaşar Büyükanıt died in a hospital, where he was treated, on 21 November 2019, three days after his spouse's death. He was buried at ] following a memorial ceremony held at the ] of the ] and the religious funeral service at ]. He was survived by daughter Bengü Büyükanıt Caymaz.<ref name="sc1"/>
His decorations include, the ], ], ], ], ] and the ] Medal of Nishan-e-Imtiaz.


==Political controversies==
He is married to Mrs. Filiz Büyükanıt and they have a daughter. General Büyükanıt speaks ] as a foreign language.
In a speech at the commencement of the academic year at the ] on 2 October 2006, which was interpreted as a "harsh salvo" in Turkish media,<ref name="m1"/><ref name="a1"/> Büyükanıt expressed support for secular values and outlined a hard stance against the ]. Büyükanıt also asserted that certain ] and ]-allied countries have intentionally allowed terrorist organizations acting against Turkey, to base and run operations in their own territories, inconsistent with Turkey's relations and alliance with those countries.<ref name="h1"/>


The Turkish military published a statement on 27 April 2007, two days before the second ], as the ] was ongoing. This statement, later called the "]", warned against Islamic fundamentalism, which was alleged to pose a threat to the secular Republican nature of the Turkish state. Büyükanıt, then Chief of General Staff, said that it was him who wrote this statement but he denied that it was a memorandum.<ref>{{cite news|title=Former military chief on the defensive over e-memo criticism|publisher=Today's Zaman|date=24 February 2010|access-date=15 August 2010|url=http://www.todayszaman.com/news-202443-former-military-chief-on-the-defensive-over-e-memo-criticism.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103055336/http://www.todayszaman.com/news-202443-former-military-chief-on-the-defensive-over-e-memo-criticism.html|archive-date=3 January 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
==External link==
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Later, Büyükanıt held a 2.5 hours long secretive meeting with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on 5 May 2007 at Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul.<ref name="h2"/>
==Footnotes==
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==References==
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<ref name="a">{{cite journal|url=http://www.aksiyon.com.tr/detay.php?id=30917 |access-date=3 January 2009 |title=Gelişi kadar gidişi de gürültülü oldu |first=Fatih |last=Uğur |language=tr |volume=714 |date=11 August 2008 |journal=Aksiyon |publisher=Feza Gazetecilik A.Ş. |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080822214914/http://www.aksiyon.com.tr/detay.php?id=30917 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 22 August 2008}}</ref>
<ref name="TGS">{{cite web |url=http://www.tsk.mil.tr/eng/genel_konular/chief.htm |title=Biography |access-date=2007-12-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217120003/http://www.tsk.mil.tr/eng/genel_konular/chief.htm |archive-date=17 December 2007 |df=dmy-all }}, Official Web site of the Turkish General Staff.</ref>
<ref name="r1">{{cite news|url=http://www.radikal.com.tr/Default.aspx?aType=Detay&ArticleID=895935&Date=28.08.2008&CategoryID=78 |access-date=28 August 2008 |title=O artık hür general |department=Politika |work=] |date=28 August 2008
|quote=Orgeneral Büyükanıt, tören sonrası düzenlenen resepsiyonda kızı Bengü, damadı Ercan ve torunları Anıl Sarp ve Bengisu Caymaz... |language=tr
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<ref name="n">, NATO Biographies</ref>
<ref name="m1">{{cite news |url=http://www.milliyet.com.tr/2006/10/03/siyaset/axsiy01.html |access-date=11 August 2008 |title=Büyükanıt da 'irtica tehdidi var' dedi |work=] |language=tr|date=3 October 2006 |first=Serhat |last=Oğuz }} ()</ref>
<ref name="a1">{{cite news |url=http://www.aksam.com.tr/haberpop.asp?a=54547,4 |access-date=11 August 2008 |title=Paşa kızdı |work=Akşam |date=3 October 2006 |language=tr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071230071535/http://www.aksam.com.tr/haberpop.asp?a=54547,4 |archive-date=30 December 2007 }}</ref>
<ref name="h1">{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/5189959.asp?m=1&gid=112&srid=3428&oid=2 |access-date=11 August 2008 |title=İrtica tehdidi var önlem alın |work=] |date=3 October 2006 |first=Ardıç |last=Aytalar |language=tr}}</ref>
<ref name="h2">{{cite news |url=http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=6462627&tarih=2007-05-05 |newspaper=] |title=Dolmabahçe'de 2 saat başbaşa |date=5 May 2007 |language=tr |access-date=23 November 2019 }}</ref>
<ref name="sc1">{{cite news |url=https://www.sozcu.com.tr/2019/gundem/yasar-buyukanit-son-yolculuguna-ugurlaniyor-5468357/ |newspaper=] |title=Yaşar Büyükanıt son yolculuğuna uğurlandı |date=23 November 2019 |language=tr |access-date=23 November 2019 }}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 21:53, 25 August 2024

25th chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces from 2006 to 2008

Yaşar Büyükanıt
Büyükanıt in 2001
25th Chief of the General Staff of Turkey
In office
28 August 2006 – 28 August 2008
PresidentAhmet Necdet Sezer
Abdullah Gül
Preceded byHilmi Özkök
Succeeded byİlker Başbuğ
Personal details
Born(1940-09-01)1 September 1940
Istanbul, Turkey
Died21 November 2019(2019-11-21) (aged 79)
Istanbul
Resting placeKaracaahmet Cemetery
SpouseFiliz Büyükanıt
Military service
Branch/service Turkish Land Forces
Years of service1961–2008
Rank General

General Mehmet Yaşar Büyükanıt (1 September 1940 – 21 November 2019) was the 25th Chief of the Turkish General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces, from 28 August 2006 to 28 August 2008.

Biography

General Yaşar Büyükanıt was born in Istanbul, Turkey, on 1 September 1940. He joined the Erzincan Military High School in 1959. He graduated from the Turkish Military Academy in 1961 as an infantry officer. After graduating from the Infantry School in 1963, he served in different units of the Turkish Army as a platoon and commando company commander until 1970.

Following his graduation from the Army Staff College in 1972, he served as the Chief of Operations at the 6th Infantry Division. Also, as an instructor at the Army Staff College, as the chief of the Intelligence Division Basic Intelligence Branch Forces and Systems Section at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Mons, Belgium, as the section and then branch chief of the General-Admiral Branch at the Turkish General Staff (TGS) Headquarters, as the commander of Kuleli Military High School and of the Presidential Guard Regiment.

After graduating from the NATO Defence College, he was promoted to the rank of brigadier general in 1988. He served as the 2nd Armored Brigade Commander and then as the chief of Intelligence Department at AFSOUTH Headquarters in Naples, Italy.

Having been promoted to rank of major general in 1992, General Büyükanıt served as the secretary general of the Turkish General Staff and then as the superintendent of the Turkish Army Academy. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general in 1996 and served as the 7th Army Corps Commander until 1998, after which he became the chief of operations of the TGS.

In 2000, he was promoted to the rank of general and served as the deputy chief of TGS until 2003. He later served as the commander of the First Army. General Büyükanıt was appointed as the commander of the Turkish Army in 2004. He assumed the command of the Turkish Armed Forces on 28 August 2006.

Yaşar Büyükanıt was married to Filiz Büyükanıt, with whom he had a daughter, Bengü. She died on 18 November 2019.

Yaşar Büyükanıt died in a hospital, where he was treated, on 21 November 2019, three days after his spouse's death. He was buried at Karacaahmet Cemetery following a memorial ceremony held at the headquarters of the First Army and the religious funeral service at Big Selimiye Mosque. He was survived by daughter Bengü Büyükanıt Caymaz.

Political controversies

In a speech at the commencement of the academic year at the Turkish Military Academy on 2 October 2006, which was interpreted as a "harsh salvo" in Turkish media, Büyükanıt expressed support for secular values and outlined a hard stance against the PKK. Büyükanıt also asserted that certain EU and NATO-allied countries have intentionally allowed terrorist organizations acting against Turkey, to base and run operations in their own territories, inconsistent with Turkey's relations and alliance with those countries.

The Turkish military published a statement on 27 April 2007, two days before the second Republic Protest, as the 2007 presidential election was ongoing. This statement, later called the "E-memorandum", warned against Islamic fundamentalism, which was alleged to pose a threat to the secular Republican nature of the Turkish state. Büyükanıt, then Chief of General Staff, said that it was him who wrote this statement but he denied that it was a memorandum.

Later, Büyükanıt held a 2.5 hours long secretive meeting with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on 5 May 2007 at Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul.

Decorations

References

  1. Uğur, Fatih (11 August 2008). "Gelişi kadar gidişi de gürültülü oldu". Aksiyon (in Turkish). 714. Feza Gazetecilik A.Ş. Archived from the original on 22 August 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Biography". Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 17 December 2007., Official Web site of the Turkish General Staff.
  3. "O artık hür general". Politika. Radikal (in Turkish). 28 August 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2008. Orgeneral Büyükanıt, tören sonrası düzenlenen resepsiyonda kızı Bengü, damadı Ercan ve torunları Anıl Sarp ve Bengisu Caymaz...
  4. Commander of the Turkish Armed Forces, NATO Biographies
  5. ^ "Yaşar Büyükanıt son yolculuğuna uğurlandı". Sözcü (in Turkish). 23 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  6. Oğuz, Serhat (3 October 2006). "Büyükanıt da 'irtica tehdidi var' dedi". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 11 August 2008. (cover page)
  7. "Paşa kızdı". Akşam (in Turkish). 3 October 2006. Archived from the original on 30 December 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2008.
  8. Aytalar, Ardıç (3 October 2006). "İrtica tehdidi var önlem alın". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 11 August 2008.
  9. "Former military chief on the defensive over e-memo criticism". Today's Zaman. 24 February 2010. Archived from the original on 3 January 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  10. "Dolmabahçe'de 2 saat başbaşa". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 5 May 2007. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
Military offices
Preceded byÇetin Doğan Commander of the Turkish First Army
20 August 2003 – 20 August 2004 		Succeeded byHurşit Tolon
Preceded byAytaç Yalman Commander of the Turkish Army
29 August 2004 – 25 August 2006 		Succeeded byİlker Başbuğ
Preceded byHilmi Özkök Chief of the General Staff of Turkey
28 August 2006 – 28 August 2008 		Succeeded byİlker Başbuğ
Turkey Chiefs of the Turkish General Staff
Turkey Commanders of the Turkish Land Forces


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