Cemal Tural | |
Birth Date: | 1905 |
Birth Place: | Erzincan, Ottoman Empire |
Death Date: | 17 December 1981 |
Office1: | Chief of the General Staff of Turkey |
Term Start1: | 16 August 1966 |
Term End1: | 16 March 1969 |
Predecessor1: | Cemal Tural |
Successor1: | Faruk Gürler |
Office2: | Commander of the Turkish Army |
Term Start2: | 28 August 1964 |
Term End2: | 15 March 1966 |
Predecessor2: | Mehmet Ali Keskiner |
Successor2: | Ahmet Refik Yılmaz |
Allegiance: | Turkey |
Branch: | Turkish Army |
Serviceyears: | 1923-1969 |
Rank: | General |
Cemal Tural (1905, Erzincan – 17 December 1981, Istanbul) was a Turkish general. He was the Chief of the General Staff of Turkey and previously Commander of the Turkish Army (1964 - 1966),[1] Commander of the First Army of Turkey (1960 - 1962) and Commander of the Second Army of Turkey (1963 - 1964). He retired on August 16, 1969. He was elected president of the Nation Party in 1973, but shortly thereafter resigned from the post in 1974. He was appointed as Ambassador to South Korea in 1976 and Ambassador to Pakistan in 1981.