Muzaffer Göksenin
Muzaffer Göksenin | |
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| Born | 1899 Manastir, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 31 January 1965 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Allegiance |  Turkey |
| Service/ |  Turkish Air Force |
| Years of service | 1916–1953 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | Commander of Air Force |
Muzaffer Göksenin (Manastir, Ottoman Empire, 1899 - Istanbul, 31 January 1965) was Turkish soldier and diplomat. Göksenin is a retired second Turkish Air Forces commander[1] and general.
Career[edit]
In 1916, at the age of sixteen, he was taken from Kuleli Military High School with his friends and joined the army in 1916 as a Cavalry Ensign. In 1917, the 26th division participated in the Palestine Campaign in the Cavalry Division. He was captured by the British around Damascus in October 1918 and returned to Istanbul after captivity. He went to Anatolia in 1920 and joined the national forces and served on the Western front in the Turkish War of Independence. He is among the "Nine Officers" who entered Izmir first among the cavalry units under the command of General Fahrettin Altay.
He was the architect of the establishment of the Turkish Air Force, which was established as an independent power at the end of the World War II, together with Lieutenant General Muzaffer Ergüder and General Zeki Doğan. He is the first Turkish commander to put into effect the modernization of the Turkish air fleet. Beginning in 1951, he made the transition from piston aircraft to jet aircraft. He founded the "Air Force Cooperative", which was first inspired by the PX and later formed the basis for the "Army Cooperative" (ORKO).
In 1953, as a result of a disagreement with the Turkish Minister of National Defense Seyfi Kurtbek, he asked for his retirement. Turkish Prime Minister Adnan Menderes invited him to return to the army again. He rejected this proposal of the Prime Minister and retired on 4 May 1953.[2]
On 30 October 1954, Göksenin was appointed as the ambassador of Turkey to Baghdad. He served until 19 April 1957 when he returned to Turkey.[3]
Death[edit]
Göksenin, who was the recipient of the "War Medal" and the "Red Stripe Medal of Independence", died on January 31, 1965, at the age of 66. His body was buried in Zincirlikuyu Cemetery in Istanbul. He was married and had two children.
References[edit]
- ^ "TMA Graduate Commanders Of Turkish Air Force". Milli Savunma Üniversitesi. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ Osman Yalçın. "History of Turkish Air Force Aviation School and the Process Of Transition to Air Force Academy". Akedemik Bakış. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı - Embassy Of The Republic Of Türkiye In Baghdad - Büyükelçilik Tarihi ve Önceki Büyükelçilerimiz". bagdat-be.mfa.gov.tr. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
External links[edit]
Media related to Muzaffer Göksenin at Wikimedia Commons
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