Organisation s by Service
Army ε77,000; ε325,000 conscript (total
402,000)
FORCES BY ROLE
4 Army HQ; 10 corps HQ
Armd 17 bde
Mech inf 15 bde
Inf 2 div; 11 bde
Trg/inf 4 bde
SF 1 comd HQ with (4 cdo bde)
Cbt hel 1 bn
Avn 4 regt; 3 bn (total: 1 tpt bn, 2 trg bn)
Trg/arty 4 bde
EQUIPMENT BY TYPE
MBT 4,503: 298 Leopard 2A4; 170 Leopard 1A4; 227 Leopard
1A3; 274 M-60A1; 658 M-60A3; 2,876 M-48A5 T1/M-48A5
T2 (1,300 to be stored)
RECCE 250+: ε250 Akrep; ARSV Cobra
AIFV 650
APC (T) 3,643: 830 AAPC; 2,813 M-113/M-113 A1/M-
113A2
ARTY 7,450+
SP 868+: 105mm 391: 26 M-108T; 365 M-52T; 155mm 222
M-44T1; TU SpH Storm (K-9) Thunder; 175mm 36 M-107;
203mm 219 M-110A2
TOWED 685+: 105mm M-101A1; 155mm 523: 517
M-114A1/M-114A2; 6 Panter; 203mm 162 M-115
MRL 84+: 70mm 24; 107mm 48; 122mm T-122; 227mm 12
MLRS (incl ATACMS)
MOR 5,813+
SP 1,443+: 81mm; 107mm 1,264 M-30; 120mm 179
TOWED 4,370: 81mm 3,792; 120mm 578
AT
MSL 1,283
SP 365 TOW
MANPATS 998: 80 Kornet; 186 Cobra; ε340 Eryx; 392
Milan
RCL 3,869: 106mm 2,329 M-40A1; 57mm 923 M-18;
75mm 617
RL 66mm M-72 LAW
AIRCRAFT
TPT 7: 4 Beech 200 Super King Air; 3 Cessna 421
UTL 98 U-17B
TRG 63: 34 7GCBC Citabria; 25 T-41D Mescalero; 4 T-42A
Cochise
HELICOPTERS
ATK 37 AH-1P Cobra/AH-1W Cobra
OBS 3 OH-58B Kiowa
SPT 50 S-70B Black Hawk
UTL 162: 2 AB-212 (Bell 212); 10 AS-532UL Cougar; 12
AB-204B (Bell 204B); 64 AB-205A (Bell 205A); 20 Bell 206
JetRanger; ε45 UH-1H Iroquois; 9 Bell 412 Twin Huey
TRG 28 Hughes 300C
UAV 215+: AN/USD-501 Midge; Falcon 600/Firebee; CL-89;
19 Bayraktar
RECCE • TAC 196 Gnat 750 Harpy
AD
SAM SP 148: 70 Altigan PMADS octuple Stinger, 78 Zipkin
PMADS quad Stinger lnchr
MANPAD 935: 789 FIM-43 Redeye (being withdrawn);
146 FIM-92A Stinger
GUNS 1,664
SP 40mm 262 M42A1
TOWED 1,402: 20mm 439 GAI-D01; 35mm 120 GDF-
001/GDF-003; 40mm 843: 803 L/60/L/70; 40 T-1
RADAR • LAND AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder
Navy 14,100; 34,500 conscript (total 48,600
inclusive Coast Guard 2,200 and Marines 3,100)
FORCES BY ROLE
HQ 1 (Ankara) Naval Forces Command HQ (1
(Altinovayalova) Training HQ, 1 (Gölcük) Fleet HQ
HQ, 1 (Istanbul) Northern Sea Area HQ, 1 (Izmir)
Southern Sea Area HQ)
EQUIPMENT BY TYPE
SUBMARINES • TACTICAL 14
SSK 14:
6 Atilay (GER Type 209/1200) each with 8 single 533mm
ASTT each with 14 SST-4 HWT
8 Preveze/Gur (GER Type 209/1400) each with 8 single
533mm ASTT with UGM-84 Harpoon tactical USGW,
Tigerfish HWT
PRINCIPAL SURFACE COMBATANTS • FRIGATES 23
FFG 23:
2 Barbaros (mod GER MEKO 200 F244, F245) each
with 2 Mk 141 Harpoon quad (8 eff.) with RGM-84C
Harpoon tactical SSM, 1 Mk 29 Sea Sparrow octuple with
24 Aspide SAM, 2 Mk32 triple 324mm TT with Mk 46
LWT, 1 127mm gun, 1 AB-212 utl hel
2 Barbaros (mod GER MEKO 200 F246, F247) each with
2 Mk 141 Harpoon quad (8 eff.) with RGM-84C Harpoon
tactical SSM, 1 8 cell Mk 41 VLS with 24 Aspide SAM, 2
Mk32 triple 324mm ASTT with Mk 46 LWT, 1 127mm
gun, 1 AB-212 utl hel
6 Burak (FRA d’Estienne d’Orves) each with 2 single each
with 4 MM-38 Exocet tactical SSM, 1 twin Manual with
SIMBAD twin, 4 single ASTT each with 4 L5 HWT, 1
100mm gun
8 Gaziantep (ex-US Oliver Hazard Perry-class) each with
1 Mk 13 GMLS with 36 SM-1 MR SAM, 4+ RGM-84C
Harpoon tactical SSM, 2 Mk32 triple 324mm each with
24 Mk 46 LWT, 1 76mm gun, (capacity 1 S-70B Seahawk
ASW hel)
1 Muavenet (ex-US Knox-class) with 1 Mk16 Mk 112
octuple with ASROC/RGM-84C Harpoon SSM (from
ASROC launcher), 2 twin 324mm ASTT (4 eff.) each
with 22+ Mk 46 LWT, 1 127mm gun, (capacity 1 AB-212
(Bell 212) utl hel)
4 Yavuz (GER MEKO 200 F244, F245) each with 2 Mk 141
Harpoon quad (8 eff.) with RGM-84C Harpoon tactical
SSM, 1 Mk 29 Sea Sparrow octuple with 24 Aspide SAM,
2 Mk32 triple 324mm each with Mk 46 LWT, 1 127mm
gun, 1 AB-212 (Bell 212) utl hel
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 43
PSO 8: 1 Trabzon; 6 Karamursel (GER Vegesack); 1 Hisar