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This is a provisional list of formations of the Turkish Army as of 2008. It needs further authoritative corroboration.[1]

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

The IISS and the Turkish Army's website gave differing figures as to the number of formations in the Army. In 2007 the official site gave totals of 9 Army Corps, 1 Infantry Division, 2 Mechanized Infantry Divisions, 1 Armored Division, 1 Training Division, 11 Infantry / Motorized Infantry Brigades, 16 Mechanized Infantry Brigades, 9 Armored Brigades, 5 Para-Commando Brigades, 1 Army Aviation Brigade, 2 Artillery Brigades, 5 Training Brigades and one Humanitarian Aid Brigade.[2]

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Turkish Army corps locations
Key: 2nd (1) – 2nd Corps, 1st Army

First Army

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First Army is based in Selimiye Barracks, Istanbul

2nd Corps

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

3rd Corps

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3rd Corps is based in Şişli/ Istanbul. As the NATO Rapid Deployable Corps – Turkey, if released and authorized by the Turkish government it is placed under the Supreme Allied Commander Europe.

5th Corps

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5th Corps is based in Çorlu/ Tekirdağ

Second Army

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Second Army is based in Malatya

6th Corps

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6th Corps is based in Adana

7th Corps

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7th Corps is based in Diyarbakır

8th Corps

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8th Corps is based in Elazığ

  • 20th Armored Bde (Şanlıurfa)
  • 172nd Armored Bde (Kahramanmaraş; appears to have moved in mid-2008 to Silopi[5])
  • 108th Artillery Regiment

1st Commando Bde

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1st Commando Brigade is based in (Kayseri) (besides that unit also an air force Para-Bde in Kayseri).

3rd Commando Bde

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Based in (Siirt)

Hakkari Mountain and Commando Bde

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Hakkari Mountain and Commando Bde is based in (Hakkari)

Third Army

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Third Army is based in (Erzincan)

4th Corps

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4th Corps is based in (Ankara)

9th Corps

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9th Corps is based in Erzurum.

2nd Commando Bde

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Based in Bolu

4th Commando Bde

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Based in Tunceli

Aegean Army

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Based in İzmir

11th Special Forces Bde

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Based in Denizli

7th Special Forces Bde

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Based in Sakarya

2nd Special Force Jandarma Bde

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Based in Bornova/İzmir

19th Motorized Infantry Bde

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Based in Edremit/Balıkesir

1st Infantry Bde

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Based in Manisa

57th Artillery Bde

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Based in İzmir

Zıpkınlar Commando Regiment

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Based in Muğla

3rd Amphibious Marines Brigade

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Based in Foça

Cyprus Turkish Peace Force/11th Corps

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References

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  1. ^ "Turkey - Army - Order of Battle".
  2. ^ "Force Structure". Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2007-10-09.
  3. ^ KKK '52 Armored Division' Hadimkoy – "Yorum Yapı". Archived from the original on 2007-07-03. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
  4. ^ Turkish Daily News, President calls for national unity Archived 2007-09-16 at the Wayback Machine, Thursday, September 13, 2007
  5. ^ "FLAŞ: 172. Zırhlı Tugay Silopi'ye taşınıyor!".

Further reading

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