NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Military of Turkey

Turkish Armed Forces (Turkish: Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri TSK) consists of the Army, Navy (includes Naval Air and Naval Infantry) and Air Force. The Gendarmerie and Coast Guard operate as the parts of internal security forces in peacetime and are subordinate to the Army and Navy Commands respectively. In wartime, both has so law enforcement and military functions. Image File history File links Turkish Armed FOrces Logo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... Army (from French armÃ©e) can, in some countries, refer to any armed force (for example, the Peoples Liberation Army of China consists of ground force, navy and air force branches). ... U.S. Navy supercarrier USS Nimitz on November 3, 2003. ... An air force is a military organization that primarily operates in air-based war. ... A gendarmerie (French) is a military body charged with general police duties. ... U.S. Coast Guard helicopter A coast guard is an organization devoted to saving the lives of shipwrecked mariners or people in danger at sea. ... For the band, see The Police. ...

The Commander-in-Chief is Chief General Staff General Hilmi Özkök. The Chief Turkish General Staff is a military person of rank general, who presides the general staff of the armed forces -army, navy, air force - of Turkey. ... General Hilmi Ã–zkÃ¶k (born 1940) is the current Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces of Turkey (Turk Silahli Kuvvetleri, TSK). ...

After becoming a member of the NATO Alliance on February 18, 1952, the Turkish Republic initiated a comprehensive modernisation programme for its Armed Forces. The Turkish Armed Forces, whose power of deterrence continuously increased, proved its power and capabilities once more during the 1974 Cyprus Peace Operation. Towards the end of the 1980s, a restructuring process has been initiated in the Turkish Armed Forces. The flag of NATO NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), sometimes called North Atlantic Alliance, Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for defence collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, D.C., on April... February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... This page has been protected from editing to deal with vandalism. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 60s and 70s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ...

The Turkish Armed forces, with a combined troop strength of 514,850 people, is the second largest standing force in NATO after the United States. Currently, 36,000 troops are stationed in the Turkish-recognized Northern Cyprus. The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus(TRNC) {NOTE: the name is not accepted by UN} , in Turkish Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, is a self-proclaimed state occupying the northern third of the island of Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean. ...

Army

Main Article: Turkish Army This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Branch of Turkish Military. At a short notice, the Turkish Army can deploy 90,000 to 100,000 men to conduct joint operations. The total number of troops is around 1,000,000. The Turkish Army can conduct air assault operations with lift capability of 5 or 6 battalions at a time day and night.

Air Force

Main Article: Turkish Air Force Branch of Turkish Military, Turkish Air Force, aside from US Air Force, has the highest number of F-16 aircraft in the world. ...

Branch of Turkish Military, Turkish Air Force, aside from US Air Force and the Israeli Air Force, has the highest number of F-16 aircraft in the world. Turkish Air Force can participate in exercises conducted overseas. With in-flight refueling capability, Turkish aircraft can join live exercises in central Europe and return to home bases in Turkey, and fly directly from Turkey to USA crossing the Atlantic Ocean. Seal of the Air Force. ... The Israeli Air Force (IAF) (Hebrew: ×—×™×œ ×”××•×•×™×¨ Heyl haAvir) is the air force of the Israel Defense Forces. ... The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a modern multi-role jet fighter aircraft built in the United States and used by dozens of countries all over the world. ... Aerial refueling, also called in-flight refueling (IFR) or air-to-air refueling (AAR), is the practice of transferring fuel from one aircraft to another during flight. ... Historical lands and provinces in Central Europe Central Europe is the region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe. ...

Navy

Main Article: Turkish Navy Branch of Turkish Military, Turkish Navy can participate in international operations and exercises beyond Mediterranean Sea. ...

Branch of Turkish Military, Turkish Navy can participate in international operations and exercises beyond Mediterranean Sea. Submarines can individually navigate up to 15.000 nautical miles and return to home bases. Satellite image The Mediterranean Sea is a part of the Atlantic Ocean almost completely enclosed by land, on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia. ...

Gendarmerie (Military Police)

Main Article: Turkish Gendarmerie Branch of Turkish Millitary, Turkish Gendarmerie maintains order in rural areas where police coverage is not avalible. ...

Branch of Turkish Millitary, Turkish Gendarmerie maintains order in rural areas where police coverage is not avalible.

Operations

The Turkish army has been engaged in a conflict with the Kurdish separatist group Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) since the early 1980s. The fighting, mainly in southeast Turkey (Northern Kurdistan), has left over 30,000 dead. Kurds are one of the Iranian peoples and speak Kurdish, a north-Western Iranian language related to Persian. ... Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) Flag The Kurdistan Workers Party (Kurdish: Partiya KarkerÃªn Kurdistan or PKK), is a terrorist organization originally structured on revolutionary left wing (Marxist-Leninist) ideology under the Kurd nationality (ethnic seperationist) using force and threat of force against both civilian and military targets for the purpose... // History Before World War I, most Kurds lived within the boundaries of the Ottoman Empire, in the province of Kurdistan. ...

Humanitarian relief

Turkish Armed Forces can perform "Disaster Relief Operations" as was in 1999 Izmit, Turkey Earthquakes in Marmara Region of Turkey. Turkish Armed Forces can conduct peace support operations anywhere in the world with four separate battalion task force. The Ä°zmit Earthquake with a magnitude of 7. ... The Sea of Marmara (Turkish: Marmara denizi, Modern Greek: Μαρμαρα̃ Θάλασσα or Προποντίδα) (also known as the Sea of Marmora or the Marmara Sea) is an inland sea that separates the Black Sea from the Aegean Sea (thus the Asian part of Turkey from its European part) by Bosporus and...

Considering that Turkish Armed Forces might increasingly participate in peace support operations during the first quarter of the 21st century, in order to increase contribution to global and regional peace and stability, the special importance to develop its current capabilities in this field is attributed. In calendars based on the Christian Era or Common Era, such as the Gregorian calendar, the 21st century is the current century, as of this writing. ...

In 2003 Turkey requested the Netherlands to help protect the southeast of Turkey against possible missile attacks from Iraq, using MIM-104 Patriot anti-ballistic missiles. 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Four Patriot missiles like the one shown here can be fired from this mobile launcher between loadings. ... An anti-ballistic missile (ABM) is a missile designed to counter intercontinental ballistic missiles: the strategic ballistic missiles used to deliver nuclear weapons or their elements in flight trajectory. ...

Apart from contributing to NATO, the Turkish Navy is also available for the Black Sea Naval Co-operation Task Group (BLACKSEAFOR) , which was created in early 2004 by Turkey, Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia and Ukraine for search and rescue and other humanitarian operations in the Black Sea. Apart from contributing to NATO, the Turkish Navy is also available for the Black Sea Naval Co-operation Task Group (BLACKSEAFOR), which was created in early 2004 by Turkey, Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia and Ukraine for search and rescue and other humanitarian operations in the Black Sea. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Map of the Black Sea. ...

Source

This article contains information that originally came from a Turkish Armed Forces website, in the public domain.

See also

Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Wikimedia Commons (also called Commons or Wikicommons) is a repository of free content images, sound and other multimedia files. ... The armed forces of the Turkish Republic, having great geopolitical and geostrategic importance, comprise the Army, Navy and Air Force that are subordinate to the Turkish General Staff. ... // Origins The first military of the Ottoman Empire was an army that was organized by Osman I from Turkish tribesmen inhabiting western Anatolia in the late 13th century. ...

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