Faruk Gürler, Turkish general (born 1913)

Faruk Gürler

15th Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces from 1972 to 1973

Ömer Faruk Gürler was a Turkish general. He was the Commander of the Turkish Army during the 1971 Turkish coup d'état, and then Chief of the General Staff of Turkey (1972–1973). He was the military's candidate in the 1973 Presidential election, but lost to Fahri Korutürk.