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Necdet Üruğ
Chief of the General Staff of Turkey
In office
6 December 1983 – 2 July 1987
Preceded by Nurettin Ersin
Succeeded by Haydar Saltık
Commander of the First Army of Turkey
In office
15 March 1978 – 25 August 1981
Preceded by Nurettin Ersin
Succeeded by Necip Torumtay
Commander of the Turkish Army
In office
1 July 1983 – 6 December 1983
Preceded by Nurettin Ersin
Succeeded by Ali Haydar Saltık
Personal details
Born19 February 1921
Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Died18 April 2021 (aged 100)
Istanbul, Turkey
SpouseFatma Necla
Military service
Allegiance Turkey
Branch/service Turkish Army
Years of service1941–1987
Rank General

Mustafa Necdet Üruğ (19 February 1921 – 18 April 2021) was a Turkish general and the nephew of Faruk Gürler.

Biography

He was Commander of the First Army of Turkey (1978 – 1981) during the 1980 military coup. After the coup he was Commander of the Turkish Army (1983), and Chief of the General Staff of Turkey (1983 – 1987), as well as Secretary-General of the Presidential Council (from 1983).

Üruğ died from complications of COVID-19 in Istanbul on 18 April 2021, at the age of 100, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey. [1]

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