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620:"Büyükanıt da 'irtica tehdidi var' dedi"
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292:(TGS) Headquarters, as the commander of
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473:"Gelişi kadar gidişi de gürültülü oldu"
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52:Chief of the General Staff of Turkey
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780:Commander of the Turkish First Army
447:Italian Armed Forces Medal of Merit
427:Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Honor
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271:Following his graduation from the
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684:"İrtica tehdidi var önlem alın"
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599:(in Turkish). 23 November 2019
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545:"O artık hür general"
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1318:Kemal Yamak
1298:Necdet Üruğ
1288:Kenan Evren
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1238:Cemal Tural
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