List of formations of the Turkish Army 2008
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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.
Contents
First Army
First Army is based in Selimiye Barracks, Istanbul
2nd Corps
2nd Corps has its headquarters at Gelibolu, Çanakkale/Edirne
- 4th Mechanized Infantry Bde (Keşan, Edirne)
- 18th Mechanized Infantry Bde (Ortaköy, Çanakkale)
- 54th Mechanized Infantry Bde (Edirne)
- 55th Mechanized Infantry Bde (Suloğlu, Edirne)
- 65th Mechanized Infantry Bde (Lüleburgaz, Kirklareli)
- 102nd Artillery Regiment (Keşan, Edirne)
3rd Corps
3rd Corps is based in Şişli/ Istanbul (NATO Rapid Deployable Corps - Turkey, responsible to SACEUR)
- 52nd Tactical Armored Division (Hadımkoy)[2]
5th Corps
5th Corps is based in Çorlu/ Tekirdag
- 3rd Armored Bde (Çerkezköy/ Tekirdag)
- 95th Armored Bde (Malkara/Tekirdag)
- 8th Mechanized Infantry Bde (Tekirdağ)
- 105th Artillery Regiment
Second Army
Second Army is based in Malatya
6th Corps
- 5th Armored Bde (Gaziantep)
- 39th Mech.Inf.Bde (İskenderun/Hatay)
- 106th Artillery Regiment
7th Corps
7th Corps is based in Diyarbakır
- 3rd Таctical Infantry Divisional HQ (Yüksekova/Hakkari)[3]
- 107th Artillery Regiment
- 2nd SF Regt (Mardin)
8th Corps
- 20th Armored Bde (Şanlıurfa)
- 172nd Armored Bde (Kahramanmaraş; appears to have moved in mid-2008 to Silopi[4])
- 108th Artillery Regiment
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)
- 28th Mech.Inf.Bde (Mamak/Ankara)
- 1st Motorized Infantry Bde (Sakarya)
- 58th Artillery Bde (Polatlı/Ankara)
- Training Division/Armour School (Etimesgut/Ankara)
9th Corps
9th Corps is based in Erzurum.
- 4th Armored Bde (Palandöken/Erzurum)
- 1st Mechanized Infantry Bde (Doğubeyazıt/Ağrı)
- 12th Mechanized Infantry Bde (Ağrı)
- 14th Mechanized Infantry Bde (Кars)
- 25th Mechanized Infantry Bde (Ardahan)
- 2nd Motorized Infantry Bde (Rize)
- 9th Motorized Infantry Bde (Sarıkamış)
- 34th Internal Security Bde (Patnos/Ağrı)
- 48th Internal Security Bde (Trabzon)
- 49th Internal Security Bde (Bingol)
- 51st Internal Security Bde (Hozat/Tunceli)
- 59th Training Artillery Bde (Erzincan)
- 109th Artillery Regt
2nd Commando Bde
Based in Bolu
4th Commando Bde
Based in Tunceli
Unidentified Special Forces Regiment
Based in Gökçeada and Bozcaada
Aegean Army
Based in Izmir
11th Motorized Infantry Bde
Based in Denizli
19th Motorized Infantry Bde
1st Training Infantry Bde
Based in Manisa
3rd Training Infantry Bde
Based in(Antalya
57th Artillery Bde
Based in İzmir
Cyprus Turkish Peace Force
11th Corps
14th Armored Bde
Based in (Asya)
28th Mechanized Infantry Div
Based in (Gazimağusa)
39th Mechanized Infantry Div
Based in Güzelyurt
Cyprus Special Forces Regiment
References
- ↑ http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/tu-army-orbat.htm
- ↑ KKK '52 Armored Division' Hadimkoy - http://www.yorumyapi.com/eng/gsuygulama.htm
- ↑ Turkish Daily News, President calls for national unity, Thursday, September 13, 2007
- ↑ http://www.kanal46.com/haber.php?h=8593
- Source http://www.defencetalk.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-5685.html
- tr:Türk Kara Kuvvetleri, accessed 7 July 2008
