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This list includes commanders of the Third Army of Turkey, who were, in their time of service, nominal heads of the Third Army (Turkish: Üçüncü Ordu), one of the four field armies of the Turkish Land Forces.
The current Commander of the Third Army is Lieutenant general Veli Tarakcı, since 10 August 2023.
| No. | Commander | Picture | Took office | Left office |
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| 1 | General Cevat Çobanlı | 
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21 October 1922 | 31 October 1924 |
| 2 | Lieutenant general Kâzım İnanç | 
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31 October 1924 | 20 June 1925 |
| 3 | General İzzettin Çalışlar | 
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20 June 1925 | 22 November 1933 |
| 4 | General Ali Sait Akbaytogan | 
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22 November 1933 | 24 August 1935 |
| 5 | General Kâzım Orbay | 
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24 August 1935 | 1 December 1943 |
| 6 | General Mustafa Muğlalı | 
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1 December 1943 | 29 August 1945 |
| 7 | General Sabit Noyan | 
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29 August 1945 | 31 January 1946 |
| 8 | General Kurtcebe Noyan | 
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31 January 1946 | 18 May 1948 |
| 9 | General İzzet Aksalur | 18 May 1948 | 15 September 1949 | |
| 10 | General Mahmut Berköz | 15 September 1949 | 6 June 1950 | |
| 11 | General Nurettin Baransel | 
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6 June 1950 | 4 November 1952 |
| 12 | General Feyzi Mengüç | 
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4 November 1952 | 29 September 1955 |
| 13 | General Nazmi Ataç | 29 September 1955 | 16 June 1956 | |
| 14 | General Necati Tacan | 16 June 1956 | 30 November 1957 | |
| 15 | General Cemal Gürsel | 
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30 November 1957 | 21 August 1958 |
| 16 | General Ragıp Gümüşpala | 21 August 1958 | 3 June 1960 | |
| 17 | Lieutenant general Celal Alkoç | 4 August 1960 | 6 January 1961 | |
| 18 | General Ahmet Refik Yılmaz | 23 June 1961 | 29 August 1963 | |
| 19 | General Refik Tulga | 29 August 1963 | 1 September 1964 | |
| 20 | General Memduh Tağmaç | 1 September 1964 | 12 July 1966 | |
| 21 | General Fikret Esen | 12 July 1966 | 29 August 1967 | |
| 22 | General Refet Ülgenalp | 29 August 1967 | 28 August 1969 | |
| 23 | General Faik Türün | 28 August 1969 | 29 September 1970 | |
| 24 | General Eşref Akıncı | 28 September 1970 | 7 March 1973 | |
| 25 | General Hamza Gürgüç | 7 March 1973 | 30 August 1974 | |
| 26 | General Namık Kemal Ersun | 28 August 1974 | 29 March 1975 | |
| 27 | General Ali Fethi Esener | 
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28 August 1975 | 28 August 1976 |
| 28 | General Sedat Celasun | 30 August 1976 | 25 August 1977 | |
| 29 | General Mahmut Ülker | 30 August 1977 | 25 August 1979 | |
| 30 | General Selahattin Demircioğlu | 25 August 1979 | 25 August 1982 | |
| 31 | General Fikret Oktay | 25 August 1982 | 25 August 1985 | |
| 32 | General Hüsnü Çelenkler | 25 August 1985 | 28 August 1986 | |
| 33 | General Sabri Yirmibeşoğlu | 28 August 1986 | 28 August 1988 | |
| 34 | General Nezihi Çakar | 28 August 1988 | 28 August 1990 | |
| 35 | General Mehmet Hikmet Bayar | 30 August 1990 | 17 August 1992 | |
| 36 | General Teoman Koman | 17 August 1992 | 30 August 1995 | |
| 37 | General Atilla Ateş | 30 August 1995 | 26 August 1997 | |
| 38 | General Nahit Şenoğul | 26 August 1997 | 30 August 1999 | |
| 39 | General Tuncer Kılınç | 30 August 1999 | 30 August 2001 | |
| 40 | General Tamer Akbaş | 30 August 2001 | 30 August 2003 | |
| 41 | General Oktar Ataman | 30 August 2003 | 30 August 2004 | |
| 42 | General Orhan Yöney | 30 August 2004 | 30 August 2006 | |
| 43 | General İsmail Koçman | 30 August 2006 | 17 August 2007 | |
| 44 | General Saldıray Berk | 17 August 2007 | 30 August 2010 | |
| 45 | General Yalçın Ataman | 30 August 2010 | 30 August 2011 | |
| 46 | General Ahmet Turmuş | 30 August 2011 | 23 August 2013 | |
| 47 | General Ümit Dündar | 
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23 August 2013 | 8 August 2015 |
| 48 | General İsmail Serdar Savaş | 8 August 2015 | 22 August 2019 | |
| 49 | Lieutenant general Şeref Öngay | 22 August 2019[1] | 24 August 2021 | |
| 50 | Lieutenant general Yavuz Türkgenci | 24 August 2021 | 10 August 2023 | |
| 51 | Lieutenant general Veli Tarakcı | 10 August 2023 | Incumbent |
- ^ "Military commanders appointed by presidential decree". Hürriyet Daily News. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2020.