Gendarmerie Special Public Security Command Explained

Unit Name:Jandarma Özel Asayiş Komutanlığı
Country: Turkey
Type:Special Forces
Branch:Gendarmerie General Command
Dates:1999-present
Specialization:Domestic Counter-terrorism
Law enforcement
Command Structure:Respective municipality-level gendarmerie departments
Size:Brigade

The Gendarmerie Special Public Security Command (Turkish: Jandarma Özel Asayiş Komutanlığı) or shortly as JÖAK, is the Special Forces units of the Gendarmerie General Command. It has several missions which include counter-terrorist actions, underwater operations, hostage rescue, riot control, and other high-threat criminal actions.[1] Members of the unit receive extensive training at the Jandarma School at Foça and also from selected Army instructors.JÖAK members are selected from among volunteer officers, non-commissioned officers, specialist gendarmerie and specialist non-commissioned officers at the Gendarmerie General Command, at the end of a 14-week specialization training in the Ilgaz Mountains, after a 26-week Gendarmerie Commando Basic training[2] at the Gendarmerie Commando School.[3] They receive training such as winter mountaineering, operations in deep snow, and operations in boats and water.[4] Later, they take many courses such as the operation with hostages in aircraft trains and sea vehicles, and counter-terrorism in residential areas.[5] All teams companies work under the direction of the police and gendarmerie regions to which they are assigned, but can also receive tasking from the Jandarma Headquarters in Ankara.Its role is similar to that of its French counterpart, GIGN.

Equipment

Handguns

Submachine Guns

Assault Rifles

Sniper Rifles

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jandarmanın seçkin birliği JÖAK kapılarını açtı.
  2. Web site: 2022-05-10 . Uzman erbaşlar, terörle mücadele için hazır - Haberler . 2023-07-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220510000931/https://www.haberler.com/guncel/uzman-erbaslar-terorle-mucadele-icin-hazir-14872279-haberi/ . 2022-05-10 .
  3. Web site: Habertürk . 2016-02-20 . "Özel komando"lar Ilgaz Dağı'nda kış eğitiminde . 2023-07-27 . Habertürk . tr.
  4. Web site: Korkutlar Jandarma Özel Harekat dualarla Suriye'ye uğurlandı . 2023-07-27 . osmaniye.jandarma.gov.tr.
  5. Web site: 2018-12-28 . Jandarma'nın en seçkin timi: JOPER . 2023-07-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181228134403/https://www.trthaber.com/haber/turkiye/jandarmanin-en-seckin-timi-joper-399232.html . 2018-12-28 .
  6. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-04-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140413144157/http://rsm.haber365.com/N/1361707685_74_3.jpg . 2014-04-13 . dead .
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  9. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-04-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140212065704/http://d1208.hizliresim.com/10/c/bsh83.jpg . 2014-02-12 . dead .
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  11. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-04-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140212071057/http://d1208.hizliresim.com/10/c/bsh76.jpg . 2014-02-12 . dead .
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