About Necdet Üruğ
Lived 1921 – 2021 (aged 100). Necdet Üruğ was a Turkish military leader.
Mustafa Necdet Üruğ (19 February 1921 – 18 April 2021) was a Turkish general and the nephew of Faruk Gürler.
Biography He was Commander of the First Army of Turkey (1978 – 1981) during the 1980 Turkish coup d'état. After the coup, he was Commander of the Turkish Army (1983), and Chief of the General Staff of Turkey (1983 – 1987), as well as Secretary-General of the Presidential Council (from 1983).
Üruğ died from complications of COVID-19 in Istanbul on 18 April 2021, at the age of 100, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.
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Who was Necdet Üruğ?
Turkish general and statesperson (1921–2021)
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Necdet Üruğ was born on 19 February 1921 in Istanbul.
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Necdet Üruğ died on 18 April 2021 in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Necdet Üruğ was a military leader.
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Necdet Üruğ was Turkish.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Necdet Üruğ. https://biography.guide/necdet-urug/
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