Jandarma Özel Harekat
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The Jandarma Özel Harekat, JÖH, is the special forces unit of the Turkish Jandarma (Gendarmerie). It has several missions which include counter-terrorist actions, hostage rescue, riot control, and other high-threat criminal actions. Members of the unit receive extensive training at the Jandarma School at Foça and also from selected Army instructors. All three companies work under the direction of the police regions to which they are assigned, but can also receive tasking from the Jandarma Headquarters in Ankara. The unit is said to have a lot of Counter terrorism experience from its ongoing operations against PKK.
See also
- General Directorate of Security : Karşı Atak Timi and Polis Özel Harekat
- Turkish Gendarmerie : Jandarma Özel Asayiş Komutanlığı
- Turkish General Staff : Bordo Bereliler
- Turkish Army : 1st Commando Brigade
- Turkish Air Force : Muharebe Arama Kurtarma and AKİP
- Turkish Navy : Su Altı Taarruz and Su Altı Savunma
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