Turkish Military Forces


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Army
Air Force
Navy


Army (Turk Kara Kuvvetleri)


Personel: 500,000

Organization:
4 Armies
10 Army Corps

Equipment:

MAIN BATTLE TANKS (CFE ceiling: 2,795): 3,500
Included in the above number are:
Leopard 1A1/1A3, M60A3/A1, M48A5T2/A5T1/A1/A2.

ARMOURED VEHICLES (CFE ceilling: 3,120): 4,700
Included in the above number are:
M113A1/A3, BTR-80, AIFV/TUA.

S/P ARTILLERY (CFE ceiling: 3,523): 850
Included in the above number are:
M110A2, M108, M107, M52/T, M44T.

ROCKET LAUNCHERS: 90
Included in the above number are:
MLRS, RA-7040, TR-107.

TOWED ARTILLERY: 1,700
Included in the above number are:
M-116, M-115, M-114, M-101.

A/A ARTILLERY: 2,500
Included in the above number are:
RH-202, L/70/60, GDF-001/003, GAI-DO-01, M55, M42.

A/A MISSILE SYSTEMS: 5,000
Included in the above number are:
FIM-92RMP "Stinger", RAPIER, FIM-43A "Redeye".

A/T WEAPONS:
Included in the above number are: 5,000+
TOWM, MILAN, M40, 57mm, 75mm, 90mm.

MORTARS: 5,500+
Included in the above number are:
M-125, M-106, M-30, M-29, M-19, M-2.

ARMY AVIATION: 600+
Included in the above number are:
AH-1P/W, S-70A, UH-1B/D/H, SA 532 "Cougar", Bell 206L, Bell TH-13, TH-300C, AB-205A/206/212, R-22, Citabria 150S, T42A, Cessna 206/421, Do.-27A/28D2, C12, U-17, L-18, O-1E.

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Air Force (Turk Hava Kuvvetleri)


Personel: 60,000

Organization:
2 Tactical Air Commands
1 Transport Command
1 Air Training command

Equipment:

FIGHTERS (CFE ceiling: 750): 500
Included in the above number are:
F-16C/D, F-4E, F-5A/B, NF-5A/B.

RECONAISSANCE: 50
Included in the above number are:
RF-4E, RF-5A.

TRANSPORT: 100
Included in the above number are:
C-130B/E, C-160T, KC-135A, CN-235M, Citation II/III, Gulfstream IV, C-47D.

TRAINING: 250
Included in the above number are:
T-38A, T-37B/C, SF-260D.

HELICOPTERS: 50+
Included in the above number are:
UH-1H.

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Navy (Turk Deniz Kuvvetleri)


Personel: 64,000

Equipment:

SUBMARINES: 14
Included in the above number are:
Type 209/1200/1400, Tang class.

DESTROYERS: 5
Included in the above number are:
Gearing class.

FRIGATES: 21
Included in the above number are:
MEKO 200 ( Barbaros and Yavuz classes), O. H. Perry class, Knox, Berk.

MISSILE/TORPEDO/PATROL BOATS: 50
Included in the above number are:
Yildiz, Dogan, Kartal, Girne, Asheville, PC 1638, PGM 71, coastal patrol boats.

TRANSPORTS/AMPHIBIAN WARFARE VESSELS: 100
Included in the above number are:
LST (Osman Gazi, Terrebone Parish, Cakabey, 512-1152, Sarucabey classes), LVCP, LCU, LCM.

MINE WARFARE VESSELS: 35
Included in the above number are:
Nursret, MCB, Adjutant, MCB, Bagesack, Cape.

SUPPORT VESSELS: 130

NAVAL AVIATION: 15
Included in the above number are:
AB212ASW/ESM, AB204ASW.

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