Nurettin Ersin


Nurettin Ersin 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, Secretary General of the National Security Council, and Commander of the First Army of Turkey.