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Turkish Land Forces

Turkish Land Forces
Türk Kara Kuvvetleri
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Emblem of the Turkish Land Forces
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Active 209 B.C. (official claim)
Country  Turkey
Type Army
Role Land warfare
Size 315,000 personnel (2016)
Part of Turkish Armed Forces
Motto(s) "Peace at Home, Peace in the World"
Colors Gold & Maroon         
Anniversaries June 28
Equipment Modern equipment of the Turkish Land Forces
Engagements

List of wars involving Turkey

Website kkk.tsk.tr/
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Minister of National Defence Minister Fikri Işık
Chief of the General Staff General Hulusi Akar
Commander General Salih Zeki Çolak
Chief of Staff Lt. General İhsan Uyar
Insignia
Flag of Turkish
Land Forces
Command
Flag of Turkish Land Forces Command.svg
Army Aviation Roundel TAF Roundel.svg

List of wars involving Turkey

The Turkish Land Forces (Turkish: Türk Kara Kuvvetleri), or Turkish Army (Turkish: Türk Ordusu), is the main branch of the Turkish Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. Official claims state that the army was founded by Modu Chanyu of the Xiongnu Empire in 209 BC, but the modern history of the army began with its formation after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. Significant events since the foundation of the Army include combat in the Korean War and in the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, and acting as a NATO bulwark along Cold War frontiers through 1992. The army holds the preeminent place within the armed forces. It is customary for the Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of Turkey to have been the Commander of the Turkish Land Forces prior to his appointment as Turkey's senior ranking officer. Alongside the other two armed services, the Turkish Army has frequently intervened in Turkish politics, which has now been regulated to an extent with the reform of the National Security Council. The current commander of the Turkish Land Forces is General Salih Zeki Çolak.

In 2010 the International Institute for Strategic Studies estimated that the Turkish Army had an established strength of approximately 402,000 active personnel, consisting of 77,000 professionals and 325,000 conscripts. A more recent estimate (2012) put the figure at 391,000. However, In October 2014 the Turkish Land Forces had a strength of 315,000 personnel according to TLF's declaration


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