Background
Kinay, Nadir Osman was born on March 30, 1947 in Hereke, Kocaeli, Turkey. Son of Seyfettín and Vesile Ayse Kinay.
Kinay, Nadir Osman was born on March 30, 1947 in Hereke, Kocaeli, Turkey. Son of Seyfettín and Vesile Ayse Kinay.
Graduate as ensign, Turkish Naval Academy, 1968. Student, United States Naval Postgraduate School, 1970. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering in Ocean Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1973.
Commissioned officer Turkish Navy, 1968, advanced through grades to rear (LH) admiral, 1996. Welding workshop superintendent Gölcük (Turkey) Naval Shipyard, 1973-1974, chief hull design section, 1975-1981, project officer submarine construction, 1982-1983, head planning, estimating and design department, 1993-1996. Trainee for submarine construction Howaldtswerke Deutsche Werf Shipyard, Kiel, Germany, 1974-1975, liaison officer submarine construction, 1981-1982.
Frigate construction project officer ship construction department Turkish Navy Headquarters, Ankara, 1983-1985, 1987-1990, head ship construction department, 1990-1993, navy chief technical department, 1996—2001. Head liaison officer for frigate construction Blohm und Voss Shipyard, Hamburg, Germany, 1985-1987. Commander Istanbul Naval Shipyard, 2001—2002.
Retired, 2002.
Member Society Naval Architect and Marine Engineers (associate).
Married Ferda Gökçeer, February 20, 1978 (deceased August 1999). Children: Seçil, A. Zeynep (deceased August 1999).