List of commandants of the Turkish Coast Guard
This list includes commandants of the Turkish Coast Guard, who have served as nominal heads of the Turkish Coast Guard.
The current Commandant of the Turkish Coast Guard is Rear Admiral Ahmet Kendir, since 12 August 2018.
| Commandant | Picture | Took office | Left office | |
| 1 | Rear admiral Mustafa Turunçoğlu | 24 August 1982 | 16 August 1984 | |
| 2 | Rear admiral İlhan Aran | 13 August 1984 | 13 August 1986 | |
| 3 | Rear admiral Çetin Ersarı | 13 August 1986 | 12 August 1988 | |
| 4 | Rear admiral Aydan Erol | 12 August 1988 | 13 August 1990 | |
| 5 | Rear admiral Ekmel Totrakan | 13 August 1990 | 14 August 1992 | |
| 6 | Rear admiral Niyazi Ulusoy | 14 August 1992 | 10 August 1994 | |
| 7 | Rear admiral Aydın Canel | 10 August 1994 | 14 August 1996 | |
| 8 | Rear admiral Alper Çetin Tezeren | 14 August 1996 | 19 August 1998 | |
| 9 | Rear admiral Yalçın Ertuna | 14 August 1998 | 14 August 2002 | |
| 10 | Rear admiral Engin Heper | 14 August 2002 | 12 August 2005 | |
| 11 | Rear admiral Can Erenoğlu | 12 August 2005 | 12 August 2008 | |
| 12 | Rear admiral Atilla Kezek | 12 August 2008 | 12 August 2009 | |
| 13 | Rear admiral İzzet Artunç | 12 August 2009 | 10 August 2011 | |
| 14 | Rear admiral Serdar Dülger | 10 August 2011 | 2 August 2012 | |
| 15 | Rear admiral Hasan Uşaklıoğlu | 2 August 2012 | 12 August 2013 | |
| 16 | Rear admiral Adnan Özbal | 12 August 2013 | 12 August 2014 | |
| 17 | Rear admiral Hakan Üstem | 12 August 2014 | 16 July 2016 | |
| Rear admiral Bülent Olcay | 16 July 2016 | 12 August 2018 | ||
| 18 | Vice admiral Ahmet Kendir | 12 August 2018 | Incumbent |