Yaşar Büyükanıt: Turkish general (1940-2019)
General Mehmet Yaşar Büyükanıt (1 September 1940 – 21 November 2019) was a Turkish military official.
He was the 25th Chief of the Turkish General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces, from 28 August 2006 to 28 August 2008.
Yaşar Büyükanıt | |
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| 25th Chief of the General Staff of Turkey | |
| In office 28 August 2006 – 28 August 2008 | |
| President | Ahmet Necdet Sezer Abdullah Gül |
| Preceded by | Hilmi Özkök |
| Succeeded by | İlker Başbuğ |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 September 1940 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Died | 21 November 2019 (aged 79) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Spouse(s) | Filiz Büyükanıt |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  Turkish Land Forces |
| Years of service | 1961–2008 |
| Rank |  General |
Büyükanıt died on 21 November 2019 at a hospital in Istanbul of heart and respiratory failure at the age of 79.
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