Former Turkish chief of general staff awarded Azerbaijani military cooperation medal

Former Chief of the Turkish General Staff and retired Army General Metin Gürak has been presented with Azerbaijan's "For Services in the Field of Military Cooperation" medal, awarded to him in 2025 by Azerbaijani Defense Minister Colonel General Zakir Hasanov.

According to Report, the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Türkiye said in a post on X that Azerbaijan's Ambassador to Türkiye Rashad Aslanov presented Gürak with the medal and the corresponding certificate.

Büyükelçi Sayın @Rashadaslan, Azerbaycan Cumhuriyeti Savunma Bakanı general-polkovnik Zakir Hasanov tarafından 2025 yılında verilen “Askeri İş Birliği Alanındaki Hizmetlerinden Dolayı” Madalya ile taltif edilen Türkiye Cumhuriyeti eski Genelkurmay Başkanı Emekli Orgeneral Metin Gürak’a madalyasını ve belgesini Büyükelçiliğimizde takdim etti. 🇦🇿🇹🇷 @wwwmodgovaz

— Azerbaycan Büyükelçiliği Türkiye (@AzEmbassyTurkey) October 8, 2026