EFES26 DV-DAY 15 April 2026

EFES26 DV-day was conducted in MJWC/Istanbul on 15 April 2026 with the participation of the Commander of the Land Forces Gen. Metin TOKEL, Commander of the 1st Army Gen. Bahtiyar ERSAY, Commander of Training and Doctrine Command (EDOK) Lt.Gen. Gültekin YARALI, National Defence Univeristy (MSU) Vice Rectors Prof. Dr. Serdar SALMAN, Prof. Dr. Talat CANBOLAT, Rear Adm. (UH) Erhan AYDIN, and Maj.Gen. Burhan Aktaş, Commander of the 52nd Division Maj.Gen. Hakan TUNÇ, Head of General Staff Operations Department Maj.Gen. Erman KİRAZ, HAVELSAN Deputy General Manager Muhittin SOLMAZ, Maj.Gen. Keith Katungi KUKUNDA of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces, Deputy Commander of the Zambian Army Luswepo SINYINZA, Commander of the 15th Missile Base Brig.Gen. İbrahim GALIN, Commander of the İstanbul Strait (Bosphorus) Rear Adm. (LH) Özgür ERKEN, Head of Training Department Hasan KAYA, and representatives from 19 allied and partner countires. The Distinguished Visitior Day program started in the first-floor seminar rooms following the EFES 2026 Exercise briefing, which was succeeded by a briefing on the HAVELSAN Bertuğ software presented by HAVELSAN Deputy General Manager Muhittin SOLMAZ. The program continued with a briefing on the ASELSAN Kocatepe software by ASELSAN Program Manager (Ret.) Col. Ömer Emre KASAL. Following the screening of the “Road to Crisis” video, the session in the hall was finalized with an address by the Commander of the Land Forces Gen. Metin TOKEL. In the continuation of the program, Col. Murat ÇAM, Director of the Situation Center at the Exercise Control Center (EXCON), provided an introduction to EXCON activities and delivered an exercise status briefing. Following a tour of the lower and upper command cells, a group photo session was held. The EFES26 Exercise Distinguished Visitor Day concluded with an official luncheon served in the Private Dining Room, following the departure of the Commander of the Land Forces, Gen. Metin TOKEL, and the Commander of the 1st Army, Gen. Bahtiyar ERSAY, from the MJWC Command.