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    General Ziya Cemal KADIOĞLU

    TURKISH AIR FORCE COMMANDER
    General KADIOĞLU was born in Eskişehir in 1961. After completing elementary, middle, and high schools in Eskişehir, he joined Turkish Air Force Academy in 1978 and graduated as a second lieutenant in 1982.Upon graduating from combat readiness training at 2nd Main Jet Base Flight Training Center and 3rd Main Jet Base, he was assigned to 7th Main Jet Base as a wingman in 1984. Between the years of 1984-1993; he served as a wingman and instructor pilot at the 172nd and 173rd Squadrons at 7th Main Jet Base Command. From 1993 to 1995, he again served as an instructor pilot and operations officer at the 1st Main Jet Base 112th Squadron.In 1997, he graduated from Air War Academy, which he had joined in 1995. He was assigned as the Section Chief Officer for Operations Planning at the 1st Air Force Command. In the following years between 1998-2000 he served as the 3rd Cadet Squadron Commander at Air Force Academy, between the years 2000-2003 as the Chief Officer at the Operations Wing at... Read More
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    NATO Enhanced Air Policing (EAP) Block-72 Mission Handover Ceremony
    8/2/2026 10:18 AM
    NATO Enhanced Air Policing (eAP) Block-72 Mission Commenced
    7/31/2026 6:21 PM
    Dynamic Targeting Mission
    7/26/2026 3:37 PM
    As Part Of NATO Assurance Measures, Mission Flight Conducted
    7/24/2026 11:29 AM
    24/7 Uninterrupted Mission by Our AEW&C Aircraft within the Scope of the NATO Leaders Summit
    7/9/2026 3:44 PM
    In Pursuit of the Future with a Heart of Iron
    7/6/2026 3:25 PM
    Türkiye, Azerbaijan, and Egypt Tripartite Eagle Exercise was Successfully Conducted
    7/5/2026 10:00 AM
    NATO Air Component Command Mission Has Been Handed Over
    7/3/2026 8:58 AM
    Commander of the Air Force, General Ziya Cemal KADIOĞLU, Attended the Türkiye-Azerbaijan-Egypt Tripartite Eagle Exercise
    7/2/2026 8:59 AM
    The Visit of Brigadier General Tamás Bali, Deputy Commander of the Joint Operations Command of the Hungarian Defence Forces (Air)
    6/30/2026 2:57 PM

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