This list includes commanders of the Turkish Air Force (), who were, in their time of service, nominal heads of the Turkish Air Force.
The current Commander of the Turkish Air Force is General Ziya Cemal Kadıoğlu, since 3 August 2023.
Commander Picture Took office Left office 1 General Zeki Doğan 5 February 1944 7 June 1950 2 General Muzaffer Göksenin 12 June 1950 20 April 1953 3 General Fevzi Uçaner 21 April 1953 23 September 1957 4 Lieutenant general 17 October 1957 8 May 1959 5 General Tekin Arıburun 1 May 1959 27 May 1960 6 Lieutenant general İhsan Orgun 27 May 1960 4 August 1960 7 Lieutenant general İrfan Tansel 5 August 1960 1 June 1961 8 Major general Süleyman Tulgan 1 June 1961 19 June 1961 9 General İrfan Tansel 19 June 1961 16 August 1968 10 General Reşat Mater 16 August 1968 30 August 1969 11 General Muhsin Batur 30 August 1969 25 August 1973 12 General Emin Alpkaya 25 August 1973 5 March 1976 13 Lieutenant general Cemal Engin 24 April 1976 23 July 1976 14 General Ethem Ayan 23 July 1976 21 August 1978 15 General Tahsin Şahinkaya 21 August 1978 6 December 1983 16 General Halil Sözer 6 December 1983 22 August 1986 17 General Cemil Çuha 22 August 1986 22 August 1988 18 General Safter Necioğlu 22 August 1988 20 August 1990 19 General Siyami Taştan 20 August 1990 20 August 1992 20 General Halis Burhan 20 August 1992 18 August 1995 21 General Ahmet Çörekçi 18 August 1995 28 August 1997 22 General İlhan Kılıç 28 August 1997 25 August 1999 23 General Ergin Celasin 25 August 1999 23 August 2001 24 General Cumhur Asparuk 23 August 2001 27 August 2003 25 General İbrahim Fırtına 27 August 2003 25 August 2005 26 General Faruk Cömert 25 August 2005 23 August 2007 27 General Aydoğan Babaoğlu 23 August 2007 30 August 2009 28 General Hasan Aksay 30 August 2009 29 July 2011 29 General Mehmet Erten 4 August 2011 22 August 2013 30 General Akın Öztürk 22 August 2013 14 August 2015 31 General Abidin Ünal 14 August 2015 22 August 2017 32 General Hasan Küçükakyüz 22 August 2017 19 August 2022 33 General Atilla Gülan 19 August 2022 3 August 2023 34 General Ziya Cemal Kadıoğlu 3 August 2023 Incumbent
See also Chief of the Turkish General Staff List of commanders of the Turkish Land Forces List of commanders of the Turkish Naval Forces List of general commanders of the Turkish Gendarmerie List of commandants of the Turkish Coast Guard
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