(1952-03-12) 12 March 1952 (age 72)[citation needed] Kayseri, Turkey
Political party
Justice and Development Party
Spouse
Şule Akar
Children
2
Awards
See below
Signature
Nickname
Seri Paşa
Military service
Allegiance
Turkey
Branch/service
Turkish Armed Forces
Years of service
1973–2018[1]
Rank
General
Commands
Chief of the General Staff Commander of Land Forces Deputy Chief of the General Staff 3rd Land Forces Corps Land Forces Logistics Command Land Forces General Staff College Command Military Academy Command Chief of Plans and Policy Internal Security Brigade Command Chief of Public Information
Battles/wars
Bosnian War ISAF Coalition Kosovo War Turkey-PKK conflict Turkey-ISIL conflict Operation Shah Euphrates Operation Euphrates Shield Operation Olive Branch Operation Peace Spring
Hulusi Akar (born 12 March[citation needed] 1952) is a former four-star Turkish Armed Forces general who served as the Minister of National Defense from 2018 to 2023. He previously served as the 29th chief of the Turkish General Staff.[2] Akar also served as a brigade commander in various NATO engagements including the International Security Assistance Force against the Taliban insurgency, Operation Deliberate Force during the Bosnian War, the Kosovo Force during the Kosovo War, as well as overseeing much of the Turkish involvement in the Syrian Civil War.[3][4][5]
In the 2023 Turkish parliamentary election he was elected to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey from Kayseri representing the Justice and Development Party.
^UĞUROĞLU, Orhan (19 December 2018). "Tutanaklara geçen kapışma". yenicaggazetesi.com.tr. Yeniçağ. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
^"Yeni Genelkurmay Başkanı Hulusi Akar oldu (Hulusi Akar kimdir?)" [Who is our new Chief of the General Staff Hulusi Akar?]. Haber Türk (in Turkish). Istanbul. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
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