This list includes commanders of the Third Army of Turkey, who were, in their time of service, nominal heads of the Third Army (), 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.
Commander Picture Took office Left office 1 General Cevat Çobanlı 21 October 1922 31 October 1924 2 Lieutenant general Kâzım İnanç 31 October 1924 20 June 1925 3 General İzzettin Çalışlar 20 June 1925 22 November 1933 4 General Ali Sait Akbaytogan 22 November 1933 24 August 1935 5 General Kâzım Orbay 24 August 1935 1 December 1943 6 General Mustafa Muğlalı 1 December 1943 29 August 1945 7 General Sabit Noyan 29 August 1945 31 January 1946 8 General Kurtcebe Noyan 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 6 June 1950 4 November 1952 12 General Feyzi Mengüç 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 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 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 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 Tunçer 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 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 24 August 2021 50 Lieutenant general Yavuz Türkgenci 24 August 2021 10 August 2023 51 Lieutenant general Veli Tarakcı 10 August 2023 Incumbent
See also Chief of the Turkish General Staff List of commanders of the Turkish Land Forces
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