The Turkish Armed Forces are the military forces of the Republic of Turkey. The TAF consist of the Land Forces, the Naval Forces and the Air Forces. The Chief of the General Staff is the Commander of
Turkish soldiers observing the front during the Korean War
Turkish paratroopers jump from military transport aircraft during the air landing operation off the coast of Kyrenia in the initial part of the Atilla Operations (July 20, 1974).
TAF soldiers during a KFOR patrol
Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr. (left) chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, participates in a trilateral meeting with Gen. Hulusi Akar of the Turkish army (center) and Gen. Valery Gerasimov of the Russian army in Antalya, Turkey, March 6, 2017. The three chiefs of defense are discussing their nations' operations in northern Syria.
The Turkish Land Forces is the main branch of the Turkish Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The army was formed on 8 November 1920, after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.
Turkish Armed Forces
…The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF; Turkish: Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri, TSK) are the military forces of the Republic of Turkey. The TAF consist of the Land Forces, the Naval Forces and the Air Forces. The Chief of the General Staff is the Commander of the Armed Forces. In wartime, the Chief of the General Staff…
Commanders of the Turkish Army during the Turkish War of Independence
Turkish soldiers in a trench waiting for the order to attack with fixed bayonets on their rifles
German picture depicting the uniforms of the Turkish Army in World War II
Selimiye Barracks (1828) in Istanbul is the headquarters of the First Army of the Turkish Land Forces.