9th Corps (Turkey)
# 9th Corps (Turkey)

The 9th Corps, Turkish Land Forces, is a field corps. The corps headquarters is located in Erzurum, and the corps is part of the Third Army (Turkey). It is deployed along Turkey's eastern boundary.

## History

Nigel Thomas's NATO Armies 1949-87, published in 1987, attributed the 4th, 8th, and 9th Corps to the Third Army.

* Corps Headquarters (Erzurum)
   * 4th Armoured Brigade;
   * 9th Commando Brigade;
   * 7th, 14th, 25th Mechanised Infantry Brigades;
   * 25th Border Brigade (HQ Ardahan; 1st Battalion, Artvin; 2nd Battalion, Martyr Astsb. Tuncay Güneş Barracks in Çıldır / Ardahan; 3rd and 4th Battalions at Kars),
   * 48th, 51st Internal Security Brigades;
   * 5th Infantry Rec Brigade;
   * 15th Rec Train; Field Medical Rec,
   * 17th Commando Brigade
* 109th Artillery Regiment (Erzurum)
