List of formations of the Turkish Army 2008
# List of formations of the Turkish Army 2008

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

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.

## First Army

First Army is based in Selimiye Barracks, Istanbul

### 2nd Corps

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

* 4th Mechanised Infantry Brigade (Keşan, Edirne)
* 18th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Ortaköy, Çanakkale)
* 54th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Edirne)
* 55th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Suloğlu, Edirne)
* 65th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Lüleburgaz, Kirklareli)
* 102nd Artillery Regiment (Keşan, Edirne)

### 3rd Corps

3rd Corps is based in Şişli/ Istanbul (NATO Rapid Deployable Corps – Turkey, responsible to SACEUR)

* 52nd Tactical Armored Division (Hadımkoy)
   * 1st Armoured Bde (Hadımkoy/ Istanbul)
   * 2nd Armoured Bde (Kartal/Istanbul)
   * 66th Motorized Infantry Brigade (Hasdal/Istanbul)

### 5th Corps

5th Corps is based in Çorlu/ Tekirdağ

* 3rd Armoured Brigade (Turkey) (Çerkezköy/ Tekirdağ)
* 95th Armored Bde (Malkara/Tekirdağ)
* 8th Mechanized Infantry Bde (Tekirdağ)
* 105th Artillery Regiment

## Second Army

Second Army is based in Malatya

### 6th Corps

6th Corps is based in Adana

* 5th Armored Bde (Gaziantep)
* 39th Mech.Inf.Bde (İskenderun/Hatay)
* 106th Artillery Regiment

### 7th Corps

7th Corps is based in Diyarbakır

* 3rd Таctical Infantry Divisional HQ (Yüksekova/Hakkari)
   * 10th Motorized Infantry Bde (Tatvan/Bitlis)
   * 16th Mech.Inf.Bde (Bilgekışla/ Diyarbakır)
   * 70th Mechanized Infantry Bde (Kızıltepe/Mardin)
   * 6th Motorized Infantry Bde (Akçay/Şırnak)
   * 23rd Internal Security Bde (Silopi/ Sirnak)
* 107th Artillery Regiment
* 2nd SF Regt (Mardin)

### 8th Corps

8th Corps is based in Elazığ

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

### 1st Commando Bde

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

### 3rd Commando Bde

Based in (Siirt)

### Hakkari Mountain and Commando Bde

Hakkari Mountain and Commando Bde is based in (Hakkari)

## Third Army

Third Army is based in (Erzincan)

### 4th Corps

4th Corps is based in (Ankara)

* 28th Mech.Inf.Bde (Mamak/Ankara)
* 1st Motorized Infantry Bde (Sakarya)
* 58th Artillery Bde (Polatlı/Ankara)
* Training Division/Armour School (Etimesgut/Ankara)

### 9th Corps

9th Corps is based in Erzurum.

* 4th Armored Bde (Palandöken/Erzurum)
* 1st Mechanized Infantry Bde (Doğubeyazıt/Ağrı)
* 12th Mechanized Infantry Bde (Ağrı)
* 14th Mechanized Infantry Bde (Кars)
* 25th Mechanized Infantry Bde (Ardahan)
* 2nd Motorized Infantry Bde (Rize)
* 9th Motorized Infantry Bde (Sarıkamış)
* 34th Internal Security Bde (Patnos/Ağrı)
* 48th Internal Security Bde (Trabzon)
* 49th Internal Security Bde (Bingöl)
* 51st Internal Security Bde (Hozat/Tunceli)
* 59th Training Artillery Bde (Erzincan)
* 109th Artillery Regt

### 2nd Commando Bde

Based in Bolu

### 4th Commando Bde

Based in Tunceli

## Aegean Army

Based in Izmir

### 11th Special Forces Bde

Based in Denizli

### 7th Special Forces Bde

Based in Sakarya

### 2nd Special Force Jandarma Bde

Based in Bornova/İzmir

### 19th Motorized Infantry Bde

Based in Edremit/Balıkesir

### 1st Infantry Bde

Based in Manisa

### 57th Artillery Bde

Based in İzmir

### Zıpkınlar Commando Regiment

Based in Muğla

Plus

### 3rd Amphibious Marines Brigade

Based in Foca

## Cyprus Turkish Peace Force/11th Corps

* 14th Armored Brigade (Turkey) (Asya)
* 28th Mechanized Infantry Div (Gazimağusa)
* 39th Mechanized Infantry Div (Based in Güzelyurt)
* Cyprus Special Forces Regiment
