Rear Admiral (UH) Cengiz FİTOZ Cv

REAR ADMIRAL (UH) CENGİZ FİTOZ
(15.08.2018-    )
 

Rear Admiral (UH) Cengiz FİTOZ was born in Karamürsel/Kocaeli in 1969. He graduated from Naval High School in 1987 and from Turkish Naval Academy in 1991 as an ensign.

After having served on board various surface assets as branch officer and division officer between 1991 and 1996, Rear Admiral (UH) Cengiz FİTOZ commanded “TCSG-113” and “TCSG-134”, respectively between 1996 and 2001.

Rear Admiral (UH) Cengiz FİTOZ completed his education at Naval War College between 2001-2003. He served as Operational Staff Officer at NATO Southeastern Europe Joint Command between 2003 and 2004 and as Chief of Operation and Communication Branch at Turkish Navy Escort and Patrol Fleet Command between 2004 and 2005 and at Turkish Coast Guard HQs as the Chief of Plan and Organization Branch from 2005 to 2006. He graduated from Turkish Armed Forces College in 2006.

Rear Admiral (UH) Cengiz FİTOZ assumed the duties of; “Çanakkale Group Commandant of Turkish Coast Guard from 2006 to 2008”, “the Chief of Operation, Training and Exercise Branch”, “the Acting Head of Operation Training Department between 2008 and 2011”, “Kyiv Military Attaché in Ukraine from 2011 to 2014”, “the Head of Operation Plan and Organization Department from 2014 to 2015”, “the Deputy Commandant of Turkish Coast Guard Aegean Sea Regional Command from 2015 to 2016” and “the Commandant of Turkish Coast Guard Aegean Sea Regional Command from 2016 to 2017.”

After having performed as the Deputy Commandant of Turkish Coast Guard Command between 2017-2018, he was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral (LH) on 30 August 2018.

Rear Admiral (UH) Cengiz FİTOZ serving as the Deputy Commandant of Turkish Coast Guard Command since 2018 has been promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral (UH) by presidential decree no: 2022/395 of 11 August 2022. Rear Admiral (UH) Cengiz FİTOZ is married to Mrs. Arzu FİTOZ and they have a daughter and a son. He is fluent in English.