Preceded by Memduh Tagmac Years of service 1929-1973 Rank General officer | Preceded by Nazmi Karakoc Role Military Officer Name Faruk Gurler | |
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Died August 23, 1975, Istanbul, Turkey | ||
Service/branch Turkish Land Forces | ||
Ömer Faruk Gürler (1913, Istanbul - 23 August 1975) was a Turkish general. He was the Commander of the Turkish Army during the 1971 Turkish coup d'état, and then Chief of the General Staff of Turkey (1972 - 1973). He was the military's candidate in the 1973 Presidential election, but lost to Fahri Korutürk (chosen by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey).
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