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COMMANDER // b. 1958

İsmail Metin Temel

four-star rankTurkeyTurkey3 battles1 war

Lifespan

1958 – c. 2021

1960197019801990200020102020Syrian Civil War · 2011Turkish involvement in the Syrian civil war — January 1, 2011 · Turkey · Syrian Civil WarBattle of al-Bab — November 6, 2016 · Turkey · Syrian Civil WarOperation Euphrates Shield — August 24, 2016 · Turkey · Syrian Civil War

Active service 2011–2016 — 3 battles across 1 war; first command at age 53.

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İsmail Metin Temel is a Turkish former commander of the Second Army. He was the commander of Turkish forces in Syria from 2016 to 2018.

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Battles (3)

Last verified June 2026
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