List of Commanders of the Turkish Naval Forces

This list includes Commanders of the Turkish Naval Forces who have served as the leaders of the Turkish Navy.

#	Commander	Picture	Took office	Left office
1	Admiral Mehmet Ali Ülgen	50px	1 July 1949	6 June 1950
2	Admiral Sadık Altıncan	50px	13 June 1950	12 September 1957
3	Admiral Fahri Korutürk	50px	12 September 1957	2 July 1960
4	Vice admiral Ahmet Zeki Özak	50px	2 July 1960	20 June 1961
5	Admiral Necdet Uran	50px	20 June 1961	16 August 1968
6	Admiral Celal Eyiceoğlu	50px	16 August 1968	30 August 1972
7	Admiral Kemal Kayacan	50px	30 August 1972	23 August 1974
8	Admiral Hilmi Fırat	50px	23 August 1974	9 August 1977
9	Admiral Bülend Ulusu	50px	9 August 1977	10 August 1980
10	Admiral Nejat Tümer	50px	10 August 1980	6 December 1983
11	Admiral Zahit Atakan	50px	6 December 1983	22 August 1986
12	Admiral Emin Göksan	50px	22 August 1986	22 August 1988
13	Admiral Orhan Karabulut	50px	22 August 1988	20 August 1990
14	Admiral İrfan Tınaz	50px	20 August 1990	20 August 1992
15	Admiral Vural Beyazıt	50px	20 August 1992	18 August 1995
16	Admiral Güven Erkaya	50px	18 August 1995	29 August 1997
17	Admiral Salim Dervişoğlu	50px	29 August 1997	26 August 1999
18	Admiral İlhami Erdil	50px	26 August 1999	24 August 2001
19	Admiral Bülent Alpkaya	50px	24 August 2001	28 August 2003
20	Admiral Özden Örnek	50px	28 August 2003	26 August 2005
21	Admiral Yener Karahanoğlu	50px	26 August 2005	24 August 2007
22	Admiral Metin Ataç	50px	24 August 2007	30 August 2009
23	Admiral Eşref Uğur Yiğit	50px	30 August 2009	29 July 2011
24	Admiral Emin Murat Bilgel	50px	4 August 2011	23 August 2013
25	Admiral Recep Bülent Bostanoğlu	50px	23 August 2013	Incumbent

See also

• List of Chiefs of the Turkish General Staff
• List of Commanders of the Turkish Land Forces
• List of Commanders of the Turkish Air Force
• List of General Commanders of the Gendarmerie of Turkey
• List of Commandants of the Turkish Coast Guard