Brigadier General Murat BULUT

Brigadier General Murat BULUT was born on May 15, 1969, in Çayıralan district of Yozgat province. He graduated from the Turkish Military Academy on 30 August 1991 as a Gendarmerie Second Lieutenant. Following his trainings at İstanbul Tuzla Infantry School and Foça Gendarmerie Commando School in 1992 and Güvercinlik Gendarmerie Officer School, he conducted the duties below consecutively;

District Gendarme Commander of Sinop-Ayancık between 1993 and 1994,

District Gendarme Commander of Hatay-Central between 1994 and 1996,

Company Commander of Gendarmerie Public Security Commando Company Command of Şırnak-Uludere between 1996 and 1998,

Company Commander of Manisa / Kırkağaç Gendarmerie Commando Training Regiment Command between 1998 and2000,

Intelligence and Operations Officer of Hakkari Yüksekova Gendarmerie Commando Special Operations Battalion Command between 2000 and 2001,

Battalion Commander of Hakkari Yüksekova Gendarmerie Commando Special Operations Battalion Command between 2001 and 2002,

Head of Expertised Subjects Committee of Izmir Gendarmerie Commando School and Training Command, Directorate of Education Board between 2002 and 2006,

Battalion Commander of Elazig Gendarmerie Commando Special Operations Battalion Command between 2006 and 2008,

Battalion Commander of Gendarmerie NCO Basic Course in Beytepe Gendarmerie Schools Command between 2008 and 2012,

Head of the Joint Intelligence Coordination Center Department in Intelligence Division between 2012 and 2014,

Provincial Gendarme Commander of Kırşehir between 2014 and 2016

Regiment Commander of Şırnak-Beytüşşebap Gendarmerie Commando Regiment Command between 2016 and 2018.

He was promoted to Brigadier General with the 2018 Presidential Decree.

He was the Brigade Commander of Bilecik Second Gendarmerie Training Brigade Command between 2018 and 2019,

He was appointed as the Vice President of the Gendarmerie and Coast Guard Academy in 2019 and as the President of the Gendarmerie and Coast Guard Academy in 2020.

Brigadier General Murat BULUT was wounded during his duty as Elazığ Gendarmerie Commando Special Operations Battalion Commander between 2006-2008 and was awarded the Wound Mark Certificate.

Brigadier General Murat BULUT was awarded the Distinguished Courage and Self-sacrifice Medal and the Outstanding Troop Training Awards.

He is married to Yayla BULUT and has three children.

He has a master’s degree in the Department of Public Administration of Selçuk University, Institute of Social Sciences