List of formations of the Turkish Army 2008
This is a provisional list of formations of the Turkish Army as of 2008. It needs further authoritative corroboration.
A formation is a military organization that includes a mixture of its own ('organic') and operationally attached sub-units, and is usually combat-capable.
Turkish Army corps locations
Key: II (1) - II Corps, 1st Army
Based in (Selimiye Barracks, Istanbul)
II Corps
Based in (Gelibolu, Çanakkale/Edirne)
- 4th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Keşan, Edirne)
- 18th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Ortaköy, Çanakkale)
- 54th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Edirne)
- 55th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Suloğlu, Edirne)
- 65th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Lüleburgaz, Kirklareli)
- 102nd Artillery Regiment (Keşan, Edirne)
III Corps
Based in (Şişli/ Istanbul) (NATO Rapid Deployable Corps - Turkey, responsible to SACEUR)
- 52nd Tactical Armored Division (Hadımkoy)[1]
- 1st Armored Bde (Hadımkoy/ Istanbul)
- 2nd Armored Bde (Kartal/Istanbul)
- 66th Motorized Infantry Brigade (Hasdal/Istanbul)
V Corps
Based in (Çorlu/ Tekirdag)
- 3rd Armored Brigade (Çerkezköy/ Tekirdag)
- 95th Armored Bde (Malkara/Tekirdag)
- 8th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Tekirdağ)
- 105th Artillery Regiment
Based in (Malatya)
VI Corps
Based in (Adana)
VII Corps
Based in (Diyarbakır)
- 3rd Таctical Infantry Divisional HQ (Yüksekova/Hakkari)[2]
- 107th Artillery Regiment
- 2nd SF Regt (Mardin)
VIII Corps
Based in (Elazig)
- 20th Armored Bde (Şanlıurfa)
- 172nd Armored Bde (Kahramanmaraş; appears to have moved in mid 2008 to Silopi[3])
- 108th Artillery Regiment
1st Commando Bde
Based in (Kayseri)(besides that unit also an air force Para-Bde in Kayseri)
3rd Commando Bde
Based in (Siirt)
Based in (Hakkari)
Based in (Erzincan)
IV Corps
Based in (Ankara)
IX Corps
Based in (Erzurum)
2nd Commando Bde
Based in (Bolu)
4th Commando Bde
Based in (Tunceli)
Unidentified Special Forces Regiment
Based in (Gökçeada and Bozcaada)
Based in (Izmir)
11th Motorized Infantry Brigade
Based in (Denizli)
19th Motorized Infantry Brigade
Based in (Edremit/Balıkesir)
1st Training Infantry Bde
Based in (Manisa)
3rd Training Infantry Bde
Based in (Antalya)
57th Artillery Bde
Based in (İzmir)
14th Armored Bde
Based in (Asya)
28th Mech.Inf.Div
Based in (Gazimağusa)
39th Mech.Inf.Div
Based in (Güzelyurt)
Cyprus Special Forces Regiment
References
- ^ 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