Cevdet Sunay

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Cevdet Sunay
Sunay in 1964
5th President of Turkey
In office 28 March 1966 – 28 March 1973
Prime Minister	Süleyman Demirel Nihat Erim Ferit Melen
Preceded by	Cemal Gürsel
Succeeded by	Fahri Korutürk
Chief of the General Staff of Turkey
In office 4 August 1960 – 16 March 1966
Preceded by	Ragıp Gümüşpala
Succeeded by	Cemal Tural
Commander of the Turkish Army
In office 3 June 1960 – 2 August 1960
Preceded by	Cemal Gürsel
Succeeded by	Mehmet Muzaffer Alankuş
Personal details
Born	10 February 1899 Çaykara, Trabzon Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Died	22 May 1982(1982-05-22) (aged 83) Istanbul, Turkey
Resting place	Turkish State Cemetery
Nationality	Turkish
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Atıfet Sunay
Children	Atilla Sunay Aysel Sunay Argun Sunay
Alma mater	Kuleli Military High School Turkish Military Academy Army War Institute
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Military service
Allegiance	Ottoman Empire  Turkey
Branch/service	Ottoman Army  Turkish Land Forces
Rank	General
Battles/wars	World War I Middle Eastern theatre Palestine Front Turkish War of Independence Greco-Turkish War

Ahmet Cevdet Sunay (Turkish: [ˈdʒevdet ˈsunaj]; 10 February 1899 – 22 May 1982) was a Turkish politician and army officer, who served as the fifth President of Turkey from 1966 to 1973.