MAJOR GENERAL HASAN KÜÇÜKAKYÜZ (04.05.2009-13.08.2009)
MAJOR GENERAL HASAN KÜÇÜKAKYÜZ (1978-135) WAS BORN ON NOVEMBER 11, 1957 IN OF, TRABZON. HE ATTENDED YUKARI KIŞLACIK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, ŞEHİT AHMET TÜRKAN SECONDARY SCHOOL AND OF HIGH SCHOOL. HE ENTERED THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY IN 1974 AND GRADUATED AS 2ND LIEUTENANT ON AUGUST 30, 1978. AFTER COMPLETING HIS FLIGHT TRAINING AT THE 2ND MAIN JET BASE BETWEEN 1978-1980 AND HIS READINESS FOR COMBAT TRAINING AT THE 3RD MAIN JET BASE, HE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED AS 191ST SQUADRON PILOT.
AFTER COMPLETING HIS EDUCATION AT THE AIR WAR COLLEGE BETWEEN 1985-1987, HE BECAME A STAFF OFFICER. BETWEEN THE YEARS 1987-1988 HE SERVED AS THE SQUADRON COMMANDER AT THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY, THEN BETWEEN THE YEARS 1988-1990 HE SERVED AS THE TRAINING OFFICER AT THE 6TH MAIN JET BASE. BETWEEN 1990-1994, AT THE 8TH MAIN JET BASE, HE SERVED AS THE TRAINING MANAGER AND AS THE OPERATIONS OFFICER IN THE 182ND SQUADRON COMMAND.
IN 1994, HE GRADUATED FROM ARMED FORCES COLLEGE. BETWEEN THE YEARS 1994-1996, AT THE 4TH MAIN JET BASE, HE SERVED AS THE CHIEF OF TRAINING AND BETWEEN 1996-1997 HE SERVED AS THE ÖNCEL SQUADRON COMMANDER. IN YEARS 1997-2000, AT THE AIR FORCE COMMAND, HE SERVED AT THE CHIEF OF OPERATIONS AND AT THE CHIEF OF TRAINING SECTION AS THE FLIGHT TRAINING OFFICER AND AS THE FLIGHT TRAINING MANAGER. LATER, BETWEEN 2000-2002, AT THE 4TH MAIN JET BASE, HE SERVED AT THE CHIEF OF EVALUATION AND INSPECTION COMMAND AS THE COMMANDER OF OPERATIONS.
IN THE YEARS 2002-2003 AT THE CHIEF OF OPERATIONS OF THE AIR FORCE COMMAND, AT THE CHIEF OF PLANNING OPERATIONS, HE SERVED AS THE CHIEF OF OPERATIONS. HE WAS PROMOTED TO BRIGADIER GENERAL IN 2003 AND WAS ASSIGNED AS THE CHIEF OF PERSONNEL DIVISION OF THE TURKISH AIR FORCE COMMAND AND LATER AS THE COMMANDER OF THE AIRMAN TRAINING BRIGADE.IN 2008 HE WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF MAJOR GENERAL AND WAS ASSIGNED AS THE DEPUTY COMMANDER OF THE AIR TRAINING COMMAND.HE HAS BEEN SERVING AS THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY SUPERINTENDENT SINCE MAY 4, 2009.
GENERAL HASAN KÜÇÜKAKYÜZ IS MARRIED TO MRS.NURAY KÜÇÜKAKYÜZ AND HAS TWO CHILDREN NAMED CEM AND KAAN.
MAJOR GENERAL SİNAN ŞANLI ( 12.08.2008- 04.05.2009)
MAJOR GENERAL SINAN SANLI WAS BORN IN TURHAL/TOKAT ON SEPTEMBER 10, 1958. AFTER COMPLETING HIS ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION IN TURHAL, HE ENTERED THE TURKISH AIR FORCE ACADEMY IN 1975 AND GRADUATED ON AUGUST 30, 1979 AS 2ND LIEUTENANT.
AFTER RECEIVING HIS FLIGHT TRAINING AT THE 2ND MAIN JET BASE FLIGHT TRAINING CENTER COMMAND BETWEEN 1979–1980 AND AT THE 3RD MAIN JET BASE COMMAND BETWEEN 1980–1981, HE WAS ASSINGED TO THE 1ST MAIN JET BASE COMMAND AS A WINGMAN. HE SERVED AS A WINGMAN AT THE 7TH MAIN JET BASE COMMAND BETWEEN 1985–1989 AND AT THE 4TH MAIN JET BASE COMMAND BETWEEN 1989–1990.
MAJOR GENERAL SANLI ATTENDED THE AIR WAR COLLEGE BETWEEN 1990 AND 1992. HE SERVED AT THE 6TH MAIN JET BASE COMMAND AS 161ST SQUADRON OPERATION OFFICER AND 161ST SQUADRON COMMANDANT RESPECTIVELY.
HE SERVED AT THE AIR FORCE PLANNING AND OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT AS THE NATIONAL OPERATIONS OFFICER BETWEEN 1998–1999, AND THE HEAD OF PLANNING DEPARTMENT BETWEEN 1999–2001.
HE SERVED AT THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY COMMAND AS THE CADET WING COMMANDER BETWEEN AUGUST, 2001 AND SEPTEMBER, 2003. DURING HIS ASSIGNMENT AS THE 8TH MAIN JET BASE OPERATIONS COMMANDANT, HE WAS PROMOTED TO BRIGADIER GENERAL ON AUGUST 30, 2004, AND WAS ASSIGNED AS THE HEAD OF AIR FORCE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT BETWEEN 2005–2007.
MAJOR GENERAL SANLI WAS ASSIGNED AS THE AIR WAR COLLEGE COMMANDANT ON AUGUST 4, 2007 AND LATER AS THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY SUPERINTENDENT ON AUGUST 4, 2008.
MAJOR GENERAL ABİDİN ÜNAL ( 04.08.2006- 12.08.2008)
Major General Abidin ÜNAL joined the Turkish Air Force in 1975 and served as a fighter pilot in various combat units. During his 30 year career, he attended the Turkish Air Force Staff College Turkish Joint Staff College, and the U.K. Royal Air Force Staff College.
He participated in the Turkish Air Force's F-16 Activation Program as an active pilot and ıP at 4 th, 6 th and 9 th main jet bases respectively. He assumed different F-16 Project related duties at the above mentioned bases and Turkish MOD between 1987 and 1995. He then, dealt with Disarmament, Confidence and Security Building Measures efforts in the Turkish General Staff Headquarters and later he served as a Military Advisor to the Turkish Delegation of the OSCE instutions in Vienna between 1995 and 1998. In 1998 he was assigned as the 5 th Main Jet Base Deputy Commander and promoted to the rank of Brigadier General on 30 August 2000. In the same year, he was assigned as the Director of Scientific Decision Support Center at the TGS Headquarters and served two years in this position. During this assignment he was the National Voting Member of the NATO Research and Technology Board.
Gen.ÜNAL was assigned as the 5 th Main Jet Base Commander in August 2002. In August 2003, he served as the Chief of Project Management Division at the T AFC HQ. In August 2004, he was promoted to the rank of Major General and assigned as the Chief of Plans and Principles Division at TAFC HQ.In August 2006, he was assigned as Commander of Turkish Air Force Academy.He is married and has a son.
MAJOR GENERAL ORHAN UĞURLUOĞLU ( 14.08.2005- 04.08.2006)
MAJOR GENERAL ORHAN UĞURLUOĞLU WAS BORN IN İZMİR IN 1955. HAVING COMPLETED HIS PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION IN İZMİR, HE GRADUATED FROM AIR FORCE HIGH SCHOOL IN 1972 AND FROM AIR FORCE ACADEMY IN 1975. UPON SUCCEEDING HIS FLIGHT TRAINING IN 1977, MAJ GENERAL UĞURLUOĞLU WORKED AT VARIOUS POSTS IN TURKEY, AND AT NATO HEADQUARTERS IN BELGIUM AS A PILOT STAFF OFFICER. LATER ON, FOLLOWING HIS DUTIES AS AIR FORCE COMMAND GENERAL SECRETARY AND AS 4TH MAIN JET BASE COMMAND INSPECTOR GENERAL AND AS OPERATIONS COMMANDER, HE WAS PROMOTED TO BRIGADIER GENERAL ON AUGUST, 30, 2001. MAJ GEN UĞURLUOĞLU SERVED AS DEFENSE AND AIR ATTACHE IN WASHINGTON D.C. BETWEEN 2001-2003, AND AS 4TH MAIN BASE COMMANDER BETWEEN 2003-2005.
MAJOR GENERAL ŞEVKET DİNGİLOĞLU ( 18.08.2002- 14.08.2005)
Major General Şevket Dingiloğlu was born in Kırklareli, in 1949. Following his secondary education, he entered the Air Force Academy in 1966 and joined the Air Force in 1968 as a Third Lieutenant.
After accomplishing the flight training in 1969, he was assigned to 143rd Squadron of 5th Main Jet Base as a Tactical Fighter Pilot, and in 1974 to 121st squadron of 2nd Main Jet Base as an Instructor Pilot. In 1979, he graduated from the Air Force Staff College and served respectively as a Wingman, Training Officer and Operations Officer and Squadron Commander at 192nd squadron of 9th Main Jet Base.
In 1987, he was assigned as the Project Officer of the Office of Air Force Officer Appointment at the Air Force Headquarters and then as the Director of the same office. He also served as the Air Force Attaché to Damascus, Inspector General and Wing Commander at 6th Main Jet Base.
On August 30, 1996, he was promoted to a Brigadier General and served as the Head of the Section of Personnel at the Air Force Headquarters and as the Commander of 4th Main Jet Base in 1999.
Upon receiving his promotion to the rank of Major General on August 30, 2000,
He was assigned as the Head of the Department of Treaties at the Turkish General Staff. Major General Şevket Dingiloğlu has been assigned as the Commander of the Air Force Academy with the 2002 General Assignments.
Major General Şevket Dingiloğlu is married to Birhan Dingiloğlu and has one child. He is proficient in English.