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COMMANDER // b. 1961

Zekai Aksakallı

lieutenant generalTurkeyTurkey3 battles1 war

Lifespan

1961 – c. 2021

197019801990200020102020Syrian 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 50.

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Lieutenant-General Zekai Aksakallı is a Turkish Special Forces Command commander. He graduated from the Turkish Military Academy. He was commander of the Turkish forces inside Syria in 2016 following the coup d'état attempt.

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Battles (3)

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