Background
Kivrikoglu, Huseyin was born in 1934 in Bozüyük, Turkey.
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Huseyin Kivrikoglu
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Education
Graduate, Army Academy Turkey, 1955.
Career
Commissioned artillery officer Armed Forces of Turkey, 1955, advanced through grades to general, 1993, early assignments include platoon and battery Commander, 1955-1965, staff officer 9th Infantry Division Command, 1967-1970, planning officer, Chief of Operations Allied Forces Southern Europe, 1970-1972, instructor Army College Ankara, 1972-1973, defense research branch chief, Director of General Plans and Policy, Commander Cadet Regiment at Army Academy Ankara, 1978-1980, chief operations center, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe Mons, Belgium, 1980-1983, Commander 3rd and 11th bragades, 1983-1984, chief of personnel Turkish General Staff Headquarters, 1984-1990, Commander 5th corps, then undersecretary Ministry of Defense, 1990-1993, Commander North Atlantic Treaty Organization Allied Land Forces Southeastern Europe, 1993-1996, Commander 1st Army Istanbul, 1996-1997, Commander Land Forces, 1997-1998. Chief of General Staff, Turkish Armed Forces, since 1998.
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Married Olcay Kivrikoglu.
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