Preceded by Orhan Yigit Preceded by Kenan Evren Succeeded by Sahap Yardimoglu Succeeded by Necdet Urug Rank General officer | Preceded by Kenan Evren Name Nurettin Ersin Allegiance Turkey Succeeded by Necdet Urug Died 2005, Ankara, Turkey | |
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Nurettin Ersin (1918, Çanakkale – 3 October 2005) was a Turkish general. He was the Commander of the 6th Corps during the 1974 invasion of Cyprus, and the Commander of the Turkish Army during the 1980 military coup. After the coup he was a member of the Presidential Council, and was Chief of the General Staff of Turkey in the second half of 1983.
Ersin was also head of the National Intelligence Organization (2 August 1971 – 25 July 1973), Secretary General of the National Security Council (5 January 1976 – 30 August 1977), and Commander of the First Army of Turkey (30 August 1977 – 8 March 1978).
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