İsmail Metin Temel

General İsmail Metin Temel (1958, Bayburt) is a Turkish Second Army Command former commander. He was the commander of Turkish forces in Syria from 2016 to 2018.[1]

İsmail Metin Temel
Born1958 (age 61–62)
Bayburt, Turkey
Allegiance Turkey
Service/branchTurkish Land Forces
Years of service1981–present
Rank General
Commands heldSecond Army of Turkey
Battles/warsKurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present)

Turkish involvement in the Syrian Civil War

Biography

İsmail Metin Temel was born in 1958 in Taht, Bayburt. His family settled in Adana in the 1970s.[2] He joined the Turkish Army in 1981. In 2012, Temel was appointed Commander of the 3rd Tactical Infantry Division/Yuksekova Hakkari.[3] In 2016, General Temel, by now Commander of the Van Gendarmerie Public Security Corps, was appointed Commander of the Second Army.[4]

Military career

Ismail has commanded two campaigns, his first campaign was Operation Euphrates Shield, located on the Turkish-Syrian border in which he and Lt. Gen. Zekai Aksakallı successfully carried the operation and neutralizing over 3000 ISIL fighters. His second campaign (Operation Olive Branch) came amid growing tensions between the Turkish and American governments over the latter's support of the Syrian Democratic Forces, which are made up primarily of Kurdish fighters of the YPG, which Turkey considers to be a branch of the PKK. In particular, Turkey objected to announced plans by the US to train and equip a 30,000 strong SDF border force, which Turkey claimed posed a direct threat to their security. On 31 December 2018, he was appointed to General Staff's Directorate of Audit and Evaluation by Presidential Decree.[5]

References
  1. sitesi, milliyet.com.tr Türkiye'nin lider haber. "Son dakika: Afrin harekatını Korgeneral İsmail Metin Temel yönetecek!". Milliyet. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  2. "Orgeneral İsmail Metin Temel 2. Ordu Komutanı oldu" (in Turkish). Bayburt City News. 28 July 2016.
  3. "Eğirdir Dağ Komando Okulu Komutanı Tümgeneral Temel'den, Veda Ziyareti". Haberler.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2018-01-28.
  4. "2. Ordu Komutanlığı Korgeneral İsmail Metin Temel atandı" (in Turkish). Istıklal. 29 July 2016.
  5. Son dakika... General atamaları Resmi Gazete'de yayımlandı
Military offices
Preceded by
Adem Huduti		 Commander of the Second Army of Turkey
18 July 2016 - 31 December 2018		 Succeeded by
Sinan Yayla
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