Nurettin Ersin
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Nurettin Ersin | |
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| General Commander of the Gendarmerie of Turkey | |
| In office 22 August 1975 – 5 January 1976 | |
| Preceded by | Orhan Yiğit |
| Succeeded by | Şahap Yardımoğlu |
| Chief of the General Staff of Turkey | |
| In office 1 July 1983 – 6 December 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Kenan Evren |
| Succeeded by | Necdet Üruğ |
| Commander of the Turkish Army | |
| In office 9 March 1978 – 1 July 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Kenan Evren |
| Succeeded by | Necdet Üruğ |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1918 Alaşehir, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | October 3, 2005 (aged 87) Ankara, Turkey |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Turkey |
| Branch/service | Turkish Army |
| Rank | General |
Nurettin Ersin (1918, Çanakkale – 3 October 2005) was a Turkish general of Albanian heritage. He was the Commander of the 6th Corps during the 1974 invasion of Cyprus, and the Commander of the Turkish Army during the 1980 military coup. After the coup he was a member of the Presidential Council, and was Chief of the General Staff of Turkey in the second half of 1983.
Ersin was also head of the National Intelligence Organization (2 August 1971 – 25 July 1973), Secretary General of the National Security Council (5 January 1976 – 30 August 1977), and Commander of the First Army of Turkey (30 August 1977 – 8 March 1978).
