Zekai Aksakallı

Zekai Aksakallı
Born25 December 1961 (1961-12-25) (age 63)
Erzurum, Turkey
Allegiance Turkey
Service / branchSpecial Forces
Years of service1984–2020
RankKorgeneral
CommandsSpecial Forces
Battles / warsTurkish involvement in the Syrian Civil War 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt

Lieutenant-General Zekai Aksakallı (born 25 December 1961) is a Turkish Special Forces Command commander. He graduated from the Turkish Military Academy. He was commander of the Turkish forces inside Syria in 2016 following the coup d'état attempt.