Hulusi Akar

Hulusi Akar
Hulusi Akar
	Akar in 2019
Minister of National Defense
	In office; 10 July 2018 – 3 June 2023
President	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Preceded by	Nurettin Canikli
Succeeded by	Yaşar Güler
29th Chief of the Turkish General Staff
	In office; 18 August 2015 – 10 July 2018
President	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Preceded by	Necdet Özel
Succeeded by	Yaşar Güler
Member of the Grand National Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2 June 2023
Constituency	Kayseri (2023)
Personal details
Born	12 March 1952; Kayseri, Turkey
Party	Justice and Development Party
Spouse	Şule Akar
Children	2
Alma mater	Turkish Military Academy; Queen's University Belfast; United States Army Command and General Staff College; Boğaziçi University
Awards	See below
Signature
Nickname	Seri Paşa
Military service
Allegiance	Turkey
Branch/service	Turkish Land Forces
Years of service	1973–2018
Rank	General
Commands	Chief of the General Staff; Commander of Land Forces; Deputy Chief of the General Staff; 3rd Land Forces Corps; Land Forces Logistics Command; Land Forces General Staff College Command; Military Academy Command; Chief of Plans and Policy; Internal Security Brigade Command; Chief of Public Information
Battles/wars	Bosnian War; ISAF Coalition; Kosovo War; Turkey-PKK conflict; Turkey-ISIL conflict; Operation Shah Euphrates; Operation Euphrates Shield; Operation Olive Branch; Operation Peace Spring

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Hulusi Akar (born 12 March 1952) is a retired four-star Turkish Armed Forces general who served as the Minister of National Defense from 2018 to 2023. He previously served as the 29th chief of the Turkish General Staff. Akar also served as a brigade commander in various NATO engagements including the International Security Assistance Force against the Taliban insurgency, Operation Deliberate Force during the Bosnian War, the Kosovo Force during the Kosovo War, as well as overseeing much of the Turkish involvement in the Syrian Civil War.