Salih Zeki Çolak (born 20 July 1954) is a Turkish retired Army general who served as the 49th commander of the Turkish Land Forces from 17 August 2015 to 23 August 2017[3] and commander of the First Army by the Supreme Military Council in 2014, and chief of staff of the Land Forces.

After 1988 he was appointed to the Operations and Training Branch Directorate Command, battalion commander in the 49th Infantry Regiment, program officer in the General Staff Financial Planning Program Department, and military representation and the chief of staff in the Western European Union, Brussels.

After Çolak was promoted to the rank of brigadier general in 2001, he served at the Appointment department and 19th Infantry Brigade Command of the Land Forces.

In this rank, he served as the head of various branches of the Land Forces such as Personnel, the General Staff, the Armored Units School and the Training Division.

Çolak was held hostage at the Mürted Airfield Command during the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt by participants of the Peace at Home Council.