Hilmi Özkök
Hilmi Özkök | |
|---|---|
| 24th Chief of the General Staff of Turkey | |
| In office 28 August 2002 – 30 August 2006 | |
| President | Ahmet Necdet Sezer |
| Preceded by | Hüseyin Kıvrıkoğlu |
| Succeeded by | Yaşar Büyükanıt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 4, 1940 |
| Spouse | Özenç Özkök |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Turkish Military Academy NATO Defense College |
| Signature | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Turkey |
| Branch/service | Turkish Land Forces |
| Years of service | 1959–2006 |
| Rank | General |
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General Hilmi Özkök (born 4 August 1940) is a Turkish general who served as the 24th Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces. He took up that post on August 28, 2002, and served until August 30, 2006, when he retired and was succeeded by General Yaşar Büyükanıt.
Özkök has expressed support for Turkey's alignment with the European Union, sought a reduced role for the National Security Council, and opposed his peers' plans to stage a coup.