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Turkish Armed Forces
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Grade 1938–1947 US Army & USAAF Equivalent 1938–1964 US Navy Equivalent Grade
G5 Mareşal [1] FM Field Marshal Büyük amiral [2] FAdm Fleet Admiral G5
G4 Orgeneral GEN General Oramiral Adm Admiral G4
G3 Korgeneral LTG Lieutenant General Koramiral VAdm Vice Admiral G3
G2 Tümgeneral MG Major General Tümamiral RAdm Rear Admiral [3] G2
G1 Tuggeneral BG Brigadier General Tuğamiral Comd Commodore [3] G1
O6 Albay COL Colonel Albay Capt Captain O6
O5 Yarbay LTC Lieutenant Colonel Yarbay Cdr Commander O5
O4 Binbaşi MAJ Major [Senior Captain] Binbaşi LtCdr Lieutenant Commander O4
O3 Yüzbaşi CPT Captain Yüzbaşi Lt Lieutenant O3
O2 Üsteğmen 1LT 1st [Senior] Lieutenant Üsteğmen Lt(jg) Lieutenant (junior grade) O2
O1 Tegmen LT Lieutenant Teğmen Ens [Senior] Ensign O1
O1 Astegmen 2LT 2nd [Junior] Lieutenant Asteğmen Ens [Junior] Ensign O1
[1] Only two bearers ever: Marshal Fevzi Çakmak and Mustafa Kemal Atatürk himself.
[2] Wartime-only rank. But never awarded to any member of the Turkish Navy.
[3] Up to 8 April 1943 the USN G1 pay grade was Rear Admiral (Lower Half), abbreviated as R.Adm. (LH), and the G2 pay grade was know as Rear Admiral (Upper Half), abbreviated as R.Adm. (UH).