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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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/tu-army-orbat.htm|title=Turkey - Army - Order of Battle}}

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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.tsk.mil.tr/eng/genel_konular/kuvvetyapisi.htm |title=Force Structure |access-date=2007-10-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011025534/http://www.tsk.mil.tr/eng/genel_konular/kuvvetyapisi.htm |archive-date=2007-10-11 |url-status=dead }}

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| label = 3rd (1)

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| lat_deg = 41 | lat_min = 04 | lat_dir = N

| lon_deg = 28 | lon_min = 59 | lon_dir = E

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| label = 5th (1)

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| lat_deg = 41 | lat_min = 07 | lat_dir = N

| lon_deg = 27 | lon_min = 45 | lon_dir = E

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| label = 6th (2)

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| lat_deg = 37 | lat_min = 00 | lat_dir = N

| lon_deg = 35 | lon_min = 19 | lon_dir = E

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| label = 7th (2)

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| lat_deg = 37 | lat_min = 91 | lat_dir = N

| lon_deg = 40 | lon_min = 24 | lon_dir = E

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| label = 8th (2)

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| lat_deg = 38 | lat_min = 41 | lat_dir = N

| lon_deg = 39 | lon_min = 13 | lon_dir = E

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| label = 4th (3)

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| lat_deg = 39 | lat_min = 52 | lat_dir = N

| lon_deg = 32 | lon_min = 52 | lon_dir = E

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| label = 9th (3)

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| lat_deg = 39 | lat_min = 54 | lat_dir = N

| lon_deg = 41 | lon_min = 16 | lon_dir = E

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| lon_deg = 27 | lon_min = 09 | lon_dir = E

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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. As the NATO Rapid Deployable Corps – Turkey, if released and authorized by the Turkish government it is placed under the Supreme Allied Commander Europe.

  • 52nd Tactical Armored Division (Hadımkoy)KKK '52 Armored Division' Hadimkoy – {{cite web |url=http://www.yorumyapi.com/eng/gsuygulama.htm |title=Yorum Yapı |accessdate=2008-10-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703054439/http://www.yorumyapi.com/eng/gsuygulama.htm |archivedate=2007-07-03 }}
  • 1st Armoured Bde (Hadımkoy/ Istanbul)
  • 2nd Armoured Bde (Kartal/Istanbul)
  • 66th Motorized Infantry Brigade (Hasdal/Istanbul)

=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

  • 3rd Таctical Infantry Divisional HQ (Yüksekova/Hakkari)Turkish Daily News, [http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=83334&contact=1 President calls for national unity] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070916040825/http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=83334 |date=2007-09-16 }}, Thursday, September 13, 2007
  • 10th Motorized Infantry Bde (Tatvan/Bitlis)
  • 16th Mech.Inf.Bde (Bilgekışla/ Diyarbakır)
  • 70th Mechanized Infantry Bde (Kızıltepe/Mardin)
  • 6th Motorized Infantry Bde (Akçay/Şırnak)
  • 23rd Internal Security Bde (Silopi/ Sirnak)
  • 107th Artillery Regiment
  • 2nd SF Regt (Mardin)

=8th Corps=

8th Corps is based in Elazığ

  • 20th Armored Bde (Şanlıurfa)
  • 172nd Armored Bde (Kahramanmaraş; appears to have moved in mid-2008 to Silopi{{Cite web|url=http://www.kanal46.com/haber.php?h=8593|title=FLAŞ: 172. Zırhlı Tugay Silopi'ye taşınıyor!}})
  • 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)

=9th Corps=

9th Corps is based in Erzurum.

=2nd Commando Bde=

Based in Bolu

=4th Commando Bde=

Based in Tunceli

[[Aegean Army]]

Based in İzmir

=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

=3rd Amphibious Marines Brigade=

Based in Foça

[[Cyprus Turkish Peace Force]]/[[11th Corps (Turkey)|11th Corps]]

References

  • Source http://www.defencetalk.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-5685.html
  • :tr:Türk Kara Kuvvetleri, accessed 7 July 2008
  • https://www.bulurum.com/details/map/1kac61b4ahc40id7cacj1g5_6i2g1a32 - 6th Infantry Division

Further reading

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20131214105505/http://www.dcaf.ch/Chapter-Section/5.-Turkish-Armed-Forces Chapter 5, 'Turkish Armed Forces'] in [https://web.archive.org/web/20131214103543/http://www.dcaf.ch/Publications/Democratic-Oversight-and-Reform-of-the-Security-Sector-in-Turkey Umit Cizre (ed.), 'Democratic Oversight and Reform of the Security Sector in Turkey,'] LIT/DCAF 2008, {{ISBN|978-3-0858-0969-0}}.

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