Unit Name: | 2nd Corps |
Start Date: | 1911 |
Country: | ![]() |
Branch: | Turkish Armed Forces |
Type: | Infantry |
Size: | Corps |
Command Structure: | First Army |
Garrison: | Gelibolu, Çanakkale |
Commander1: | Mustafa Oğuz |
Commander1 Label: | Lieutenant general |
Notable Commanders: | Selahattin Adil Ali Hikmet Ayerdem Engin Alan Zekai Aksakallı |
The 2nd Corps (Turkish: 2. Kolordu) is a field corps of the Turkish Army. It is headquartered at Gelibolu in Çanakkale Province. In 2013 it appeared to be under command of Major General Mustafa Oğuz.[1]
In 1941, it appears to have been part of the Second Army's Dardanelles and Marmara Area, and had its headquarters at Gelibolu with the 4th Infantry Division, the 69th Infantry Division, the 32nd Infantry Division, the 66th Infantry Division, and the 72nd Infantry Brigade.
In 1943, Nuri Yamut, a career Artillery officer, was appointed to the 2nd Corps Command in Gallipoli.[2]
It is a part of the First Army of Turkish Armed Forces (Turkey).[3]
In 1995–96, Lale Sarıibrahimoğlu reported that the corps consisted of the:[4]