III Corps (Turkey)
| 3rd Corps | |
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| Founded | 1911 |
| Country | Ottoman Empire, Turkey |
| Allegiance | Turkish Army |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Corps |
| Part of | First Army |
| Garrison/HQ | Ayazağa, Şişli, Istanbul |
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| Commanders | |
| Commander | Lt. Gen. Erdal Öztürk (2015) |
| Chief of Staff | Major Gen. İlyas Bozkurt (2013) |
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The 3rd Corps (Turkish: 3. Kolordu) is a field corps of the Turkish Army and the NATO Rapid Deployable Corps-Turkey (NRDC-T). Headquartered at Ayazaga, Şişli in Istanbul, it is part of the First Army. It was established at Kirklareli on March 14, 1911 in the Ottoman Empire. It took part in the First Balkan War, the Second Balkan War, the Gallipoli Campaign, operations in the Caucasus 1916–1917, and operations in Palestine in 1918. It then took part in the Battles of Kutahya and Sakarya in 1921, and the Great Assault of 1922.
In 1941, the corps, as part of First Army, Catalca Area, with its headquarters at Çorlu, comprised 1st Infantry Division, 61st Infantry Division, 46th Infantry Division, and 62nd Infantry Division.
The corps received in 2001 orders from the General Staff for its transformation into a NATO Response Force Corps, which is a high-readiness, joint, multinational force that is technologically advanced, flexible, deployable, interoperable and sustainable. The process was completed in 2003, and it became one of the seven dedicated units of NATO. It was named NATO Rapid Deployable Corps- Turkey, abbreviated as NRDC-T. As a NATO Rapidly Deployable Corps, it is responsible to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe.
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