Yener Karahanoğlu

Who is Yener Karahanoğlu?

Admiral Yener Karahanoğlu is a high-ranking Turkish naval officer and the 21st Commander of the Turkish Navy.

He enrolled in the Naval High School in 1959 and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1964 as an Ensign. Upon completion of his education and joining the Turkish Fleet in 1966, he served as Branch Officer, Department Head and Executive Officer in various destroyers. Karahanoğlu graduated from the Naval War College in 1978 and from the Armed Forces Staff College in 1984. He commanded the patrol ship, TCG Yarhisar, and the destroyer, TCG Kılıçalipaşa, between 1979-1982 and the First Destroyer Squadron in 1989-1990.

Karahanoğlu assumed various staff duties at the headquarters of the Turkish Amphibious Group Command, Turkish Fleet Command and Turkish Naval Forces Command. He served as the Chief of Operations Intelligence and Communications Section in the Turkish Amphibious Group Command HQ, as the Chief of Operations and Training Section, and the Head of Operations Directorate at the Turkish Fleet Command HQ from 1982 to 1986, and as COMEDNOREAST Administration Officer, the Chief of Operations Section and the Head of Command and Control Branch at the TNFC HQ between 1986 and 1989.