Hüseyin Kıvrıkoğlu

Hüseyin Kıvrıkoğlu (born Hüseyin Kıvrık, 1934) is a retired Turkish general who was the 23rd commander of the Turkish Armed Forces and on August 30, 1998, became Chief of the Turkish General Staff for a four-year term.

Hüseyin Kıvrıkoğlu
Chief of the General Staff of Turkey
In office
August 30, 1998 – August 28, 2002
PresidentSuleyman Demirel
Ahmet Necdet Sezer
Preceded byİsmail Hakkı Karadayı
Succeeded byHilmi Özkök
Personal details
Born1934 (age 89–90)
Bozüyük, Bilecik Province, Turkey
Awards
  • Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Service
  • Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Honor
  • Hilal-i-Jur'at (Pakistan)
  • Order of the Star of Romania
  • Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
  • Order of National Security Merit (South Korea)
  • Shohrat Order (Azerbaijan)
Military service
Allegiance Turkey
Branch/service Turkish Land Forces
Years of service1957–2002
RankGeneral
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