Gürak also entered the Artillery and Missile School (Topçu ve Füze Okulu) in 1982, the School of Army Aviation in 1985, where he became a certified army aviator, and completed the Staff Officer Course at the Land War Institute of the National Defense University in 1990.

He later served as staff officer and counter terrorism battalion commander under the 9th Corps from 1995 to 1998, before being named as the branch head under the Turkish Land Forces Headquarters from 1998 to 2002, and later served as the chief of cabinet at the Ministry of National Defense Headquarters between 2002 and 2004.

In 2006, Gürak was promoted to the rank of brigadier general as the commander of the 2nd Armored Brigade of the 3rd Corps in 2006 to 2008 Chief of Communication Department under the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces from 2008 to 2010.

He later served as the deputy chief of the General Staff from 16 July 2018 t0 9 January 2020.

[2] Gürak was promoted to the rank of general on 30 August 2020 as he named as the Commander of the 2nd Army, and held this position until 3 August 2023, as he was appointed as the 31st Chief of the Turkish General Staff, replacing Yaşar Güler, who was named Minister of National Defense.