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. The General Command of Gendarmerie and the Coast Guard Command, which operate as the parts of internal security forces in peacetime, are subordinate to the Army and Navy Commands, respectively in wartime, has both so law enforcement and military functions Turkish Armed Forces (Turkish: Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri TSK) consists of the Army, Navy (includes Naval Air and Naval Infantry) and Air Force. ... This page has been protected from editing to deal with vandalism. ... The “Chess revolution” by Nick Gabrichidze is believed to be inspired by Zbigniew Brzezinski’s 1997 book The Grand Chessboard the contemporary Bible of geopolitics Geopolitics analyses politics, history and social science with reference to geography. ... Geostrategy is a subfield of geopolitics. ... Army (from French armée) 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 Chief of General Staff is the commander of the armed forces. In wartime, he acts as the Commander in Chief on behalf of the President. Commanding the armed forces and establishing the policies and programs related with the preparation for combat of personnel, intelligence, operations, organization, training and logistic services are the responsibilities of the Turkish General Staff. Furthermore, the Turkish General Staff coordinates the military relations of the Turkish Armed Forces with NATO and other friendly nations. 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. ... Commander-in-Chief is the commander of all the military forces within a particular region or of all the military forces of a state. ... There have been ten Presidents of the Republic of Turkey since its inception. ... Intelligence has two different common meanings : Intelligence (trait) Animal intelligence Artificial intelligence Intelligence (information gathering) Business intelligence Military espionage This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... 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...

According to protocol, the Chief General Staff, the "J-1", ranks only fifth in the Turkish state's hierarchy, behind the President of the Republic, the president of the constitutional council, the president of the national assembly and the Prime Minister. The Grand National Assembly (Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi in Turkish) is the unicameral parliament of Turkey which carries out legislative functions. ...

Defense organization

The hierarchy, representation and employment of the Turkish Armed Forces within Turkish State organization is regulated by the constitution. According to the constitution, the office of Commander in Chief is represented in the spiritual entity of Turkish Grand National Assembly. The Chief of General Staff is appointed by the President as Commander of the Armed Forces and reports to Prime Minister. The Council of Ministers is responsible to Turkish Grand National Assembly for national security and the preparation of the armed forces to defend the country. However, authority to declare a state of war and send Turkish Armed Forces to foreign countries or allow foreign armed forces to be stationed in Turkey rests with Turkish Grand National Assembly. This is a chronological list of every government formed by the Prime Ministers of the Republic of Turkey. ...

 Prime Minister ______________|_________________ | | Chief ← (Coordination) → Minister of General Staff National Defense ____________|______________ | | | Army Navy Air Force | | Gendarmerie Coast Guard 

The Chief of the Turkish General Staff is responsible to the Prime Minister and is charged with the overall command and control of the Turkish Armed Forces. He is also responsible for

• conducting the military operations effectively and
• the operational readiness of Turkish Armed Forces.

The commanders of the three services (Army, Navy and Air Force) report directly to the Chief of the Turkish General Staff. Turkish General Staff and the Ministry of National Defense work in close coordination and cooperation to fulfill their respective responsibilities. The General Command of Gendarmerie and the Coast Guard Command, as a part of the intemal security forces, are affiliated with the Ministry of Interior Affairs at peacetime, whereas at war-time, they fall under Army Command and Navy Command, respectively.

Source

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

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