List of formations of the Turkish Army 2008 explained

This is a provisional list of formations of the Turkish Army as of 2008. It needs further authoritative corroboration.[1]

A formation is a military organization that includes a mixture of its own ('organic') and operationally attached sub-units, and is usually combat-capable.

The IISS and the Turkish Army's website gave differing figures as to the number of formations in the Army. In 2007 the official site gave totals of 9 Army Corps, 1 Infantry Division, 2 Mechanized Infantry Divisions, 1 Armored Division, 1 Training Division, 11 Infantry / Motorized Infantry Brigades, 16 Mechanized Infantry Brigades, 9 Armored Brigades, 5 Para-Commando Brigades, 1 Army Aviation Brigade, 2 Artillery Brigades, 5 Training Brigades and one Humanitarian Aid Brigade.[2]

First Army

First Army is based in Selimiye Barracks, Istanbul

2nd Corps

2nd Corps has its headquarters at Gelibolu, Çanakkale/Edirne

3rd Corps

3rd Corps is based in Şişli/ Istanbul (NATO Rapid Deployable Corps – Turkey, responsible to SACEUR)

5th Corps

5th Corps is based in Çorlu/ Tekirdağ

Second Army

Second Army is based in Malatya

6th Corps

6th Corps is based in Adana

7th Corps

7th Corps is based in Diyarbakır

8th Corps

8th Corps is based in Elazığ

1st Commando Bde

1st Commando Brigade is based in (Kayseri) (besides that unit also an air force Para-Bde in Kayseri).

3rd Commando Bde

Based in (Siirt)

Hakkari Mountain and Commando Bde

Hakkari Mountain and Commando Bde is based in (Hakkari)

Third Army

Third Army is based in (Erzincan)

4th Corps

4th Corps is based in (Ankara)

9th Corps

9th Corps is based in Erzurum.

2nd Commando Bde

Based in Bolu

4th Commando Bde

Based in Tunceli

Aegean Army

Based in Izmir

11th Special Forces Bde

Based in Denizli

7th Special Forces Bde

Based in Sakarya

2nd Special Force Jandarma Bde

Based in Bornova/İzmir

19th Motorized Infantry Bde

Based in Edremit/Balıkesir

1st Infantry Bde

Based in Manisa

57th Artillery Bde

Based in İzmir

Zıpkınlar Commando Regiment

Based in Muğla

Plus

3rd Amphibious Marines Brigade

Based in Foca

Cyprus Turkish Peace Force/11th Corps

References

  1. Web site: Turkey - Army - Order of Battle.
  2. Web site: Force Structure . 2007-10-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071011025534/http://www.tsk.mil.tr/eng/genel_konular/kuvvetyapisi.htm . 2007-10-11 . dead .
  3. KKK '52 Armored Division' Hadimkoy – Web site: Yorum Yapı . 2008-10-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070703054439/http://www.yorumyapi.com/eng/gsuygulama.htm . 2007-07-03 .
  4. Turkish Daily News, President calls for national unity, Thursday, September 13, 2007
  5. Web site: FLAŞ: 172. Zırhlı Tugay Silopi'ye taşınıyor!.

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