About Hulusi Akar
Hulusi Akar (born 12 March 1952) is a retired four-star Turkish Armed Forces general. 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. During the 2016 coup attempt he was taken hostage by his own soldiers at Ankara headquarters and then was flown to Akıncı Air Base. On 9 July, 2018, he became the first active military duty officer in Turkey's modern history to be appointed as defense minister, serving until 3 June, 2023. In the 2023 Turkish parliamentary election he was elected to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey from Kayseri representing the Justice and Development Party. As of October 2026, he is AK Party member of parliament for Kayseri and Chairman of the Turkish Parliament's National Defense Commission. == Early life and education == Akar was born in 1952 in Kayseri, Turkey. He graduated from the Turkish Military Academy in 1972 and the Turkish Infantry School in 1973. In 1975, he attended Queen's University Belfast for postgraduate studies in International Diplomacy.
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