Turkish Army (postwar)

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:NATO
gptkbp:budget classified
gptkbp:commanderInChief gptkb:President_of_Turkey
gptkbp:conscription yes
gptkbp:country gptkb:Turkey
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:Korean_War
NATO missions
Cyprus Operation (1974)
counterinsurgency against PKK
gptkbp:established 1920s
gptkbp:garrison various locations in Turkey
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Ankara
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Turkish Army (postwar)
gptkbp:language Turkish
gptkbp:leader gptkb:General_Metin_Gürak
gptkbp:motto “Peace at Home, Peace in the World”
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Mustafa_Kemal_Atatürk
gptkb:Hulusi_Akar
gptkb:Yaşar_Büyükanıt
gptkb:Kenan_Evren
gptkb:Necdet_Özel
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:2016_Turkish_coup_attempt
gptkb:1980_Turkish_coup_d'état
gptkb:1997_Turkish_military_memorandum
gptkb:1960_Turkish_coup_d'état
gptkb:1971_Turkish_military_memorandum
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Operation_Claw
gptkb:Operation_Euphrates_Shield
gptkb:Operation_Olive_Branch
gptkbp:officialWebsite https://www.tsk.tr/
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Turkish_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:peacekeepingMissions gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Bosnia_and_Herzegovina
gptkb:Kosovo
gptkb:Lebanon
gptkb:Somalia
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Ottoman_Army
gptkbp:primaryMission defense of Turkish territory
gptkbp:rank commissioned officers, non-commissioned officers, enlisted personnel
gptkbp:religion secular
gptkbp:role land warfare
gptkbp:size over 350,000 active personnel
gptkbp:subordinateUnit gptkb:Ministry_of_National_Defense_(Turkey)
gptkbp:symbol red flag with crescent and star
gptkbp:trainer gptkb:Turkish_Military_Academy
gptkbp:weapon gptkb:Altay_tank
gptkb:Leopard_2A4_tank
gptkb:M60T_Sabra_tank
gptkb:FN_FAL_rifle
gptkb:MPT-76_rifle
gptkb:T-155_Fırtına_howitzer
ACV-15 armored vehicle
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:MG42_machine_gun
gptkb:MG_34_machine_gun
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7