Hikmet Bayar

1st Armored Brigade Command Mehmet Hikmet Bayar (1932 – 2019) was a Turkish general who served as the 36th commander of the Turkish Land Forces from 30 August 1994 to 27 August 1996.

Born and raised in Gölcük, Kocaeli, Turkey, Bayar obtained his graduation as an artillery second lieutenant from Kuleli Military High School in 1951,[2] the Turkish Military Academy in 1953[3] and Artillery Class School in 1955.

After obtaining his graduation from same Military Academy in 1965, he became a staff officer in 1967.

[2] As a major general he headed Chief of Staff office in the Third Army as well as the 3rd Mechanized Division Command.

He retired from the Turkish Armed Forces on 30 August 1996.