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.[1]

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A formation is a military organization that includes a mixture of its own ('organic') and operationally attached sub-units, and is usually combat-capable.

2nd (1)
3rd (1)
5th (1)
6th (2)
7th (2)
8th (2)
4th (3)
9th (3)
Turkish Army corps locations
Key: 2nd (1) – 2nd Corps, 1st Army

First Army

First Army is based in Selimiye Barracks, Istanbul

2nd Corps

2nd Corps has its headquarters at Gelibolu, Çanakkale/Edirne

  • 4th Mechanized Infantry Bde (Keşan, Edirne)
  • 18th Mechanized Infantry Bde (Ortaköy, Çanakkale)
  • 54th Mechanized Infantry Bde (Edirne)
  • 55th Mechanized Infantry Bde (Suloğlu, Edirne)
  • 65th Mechanized Infantry Bde (Lüleburgaz, Kirklareli)
  • 102nd Artillery Regiment (Keşan, Edirne)

3rd Corps

3rd Corps is based in Şişli/ Istanbul (NATO Rapid Deployable Corps – Turkey, responsible to SACEUR)

  • 52nd Tactical Armored Division (Hadımkoy)[2]
    • 1st Armored Bde (Hadımkoy/ Istanbul)
    • 2nd Armored Bde (Kartal/Istanbul)
    • 66th Motorized Infantry Bde (Hasdal/Istanbul)

5th Corps

5th Corps is based in Çorlu/ Tekirdag

  • 3rd Armored Bde (Çerkezköy/ Tekirdag)
  • 95th Armored Bde (Malkara/Tekirdag)
  • 8th Mechanized Infantry Bde (Tekirdağ)
  • 105th Artillery Regiment

Second Army

Second Army is based in Malatya

6th Corps

6th Corps is based in Adana

7th Corps

7th Corps is based in Diyarbakır

8th Corps

8th Corps is based in Elazig

  • 20th Armored Bde (Şanlıurfa)
  • 172nd Armored Bde (Kahramanmaraş; appears to have moved in mid-2008 to Silopi[4])
  • 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 Izmir

11th Motorized Infantry Bde

Based in Denizli

19th Motorized Infantry Bde

Based in Edremit/Balıkesir

1st Training Infantry Bde

Based in Manisa

3rd Training Infantry Bde

Based in(Antalya

57th Artillery Brigade

Based in İzmir

Cyprus Turkish Peace Force/11th Corps

References
  1. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/tu-army-orbat.htm
  2. KKK '52 Armored Division' Hadimkoy – "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-07-03. Retrieved 2008-10-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Turkish Daily News, President calls for national unity Archived 2007-09-16 at the Wayback Machine, Thursday, September 13, 2007
  4. http://www.kanal46.com/haber.php?h=8593

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