Career

In 1969, Kıvrıkoglu attended the Turkish Military Academy and graduated from the engineering school in 1970.

After several successive promotions he was promoted to Brigadier in 1996, joining the 3rd Army Command Operations Staff. He later joined the 8 mechanized Infantry Brigade Command as Vice President before being promoted to Major General in 2000 and joining the Infantry Division Tactical Command. A position at the 3rd mechanized brigade at Mons

Mons

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 Belgium

Belgium

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 at the National Military Representation Committee before being promoted to Lieutenant General in 2006. He served as commander of the 9th Corps Command of the Cyprus Turkish Peace Forces. On 30 August 2008 he was promoted to his current rank of Army General and his appointment as Aegean Army

Aegean Army

The Aegean Army or Fourth Army is one of the four main formations of the Turkish Army. It covers the entire west coast of the Anatolia peninsula and has its headquarters in İzmir. It was organised in the 1970s in response to political tensions with Greece - the ongoing Aegean dispute.Its stated...

 Commander.

Personal life

Kıvrıkoglu understands and speaks English. He is married with and has two children. He is related to the former chief of staff, Hüseyin Kıvrıkoğlu

Hüseyin Kivrikoglu

Hüseyin Kıvrıkoğlu is a Turkish general who was the Commander of the Turkish Armed Forces and on August 30, 1998, became Chief of the Turkish General Staff for a four-year term.-Biography:...

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