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Born in Yenişehir-Bursa in 1970, Halil Özsaraç grew up in Karamürsel-Kocaeli; graduated from the Naval High School in 1987, the Naval Academy in 1991 and became a naval officer; and graduated from the Naval War College in 2002 and became a staff officer. He served in various warships, shipyards, headquarters and military education institutions in the Turkish Armed Forces. His last assignment before his retirement in 2021 was at the Naval Warfare Institute (DHE) of the National Defense University (MSÜ) with the rank of Naval Staff Captain. After his retirement in 2021, Halil Özsaraç continues to give lectures to Turkish and visiting naval officers studying Command and Staff training at MSÜ-DHE. Halil Özsaraç is a member of the “Board of Directors” at the National Strategy Center (USMER) and Head of the National Security Desk at USMER. He is a member of the Editorial Board of Teori Magazine. He wrote several books: “The Historical Adventure of the Navy”, “The Barbaros: The Untold Story of the Mediterranean” and “The Heart of the Ottoman Empire: Tersâne-i Âmire-Istanbul Shipyard”. He is the host of the documentary “Turks in the Sea”, which continues to be broadcast on Ulusal Kanal. He is also and the author of the column “Turks in the Sea”, which continues to be published in Aydınlık Newspaper. He is married and has 1 child.