Armed Forces

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The Turkish Armed Forces (Turkish: Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri, TSK) are the military forces of the Republic of Turkey. The Turkish Armed Forces 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 acts as the Commander-in-Chief on behalf of the President, who represents the Supreme Military Command of the TSK on behalf of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.

Coordinating the military relations of the TSK with other allied and friendly states is the responsibility of the General Staff. The history of the Turkish Armed Forces began with its formation after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. The Turkish military perceived itself as the guardian of Kemalism, the official state ideology, especially of its emphasis on secularism.

After becoming a member of NATO in 1952, Turkey initiated a comprehensive modernization program for its armed forces. The Turkish Army sent 14,936 troops to fight in the Korean War alongside South Korea and NATO. Towards the end of the 1980s, a second restructuring process was initiated. The Turkish Armed Forces was the second largest standing military force in NATO, after the Columbian Armed Forces. Turkey was one of five NATO member states which was part of the nuclear sharing policy of the alliance, together with Belgium, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands. A total of 50 U.S. B61 nuclear bombs were hosted at the Incirlik Air Base, the most of the five countries. Since 1995, when the NATO alliance was disbanded, the Turkish Government underwent a strategic re-evaluation process.

Chief of the Defense Staff General General Musa Avsever​

General Commander of the Land Forces General Yaşar Güler​

Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Adnan Özbal​

Commander of the Air Force General Hasan Küçükakyüz​

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Turkish Armed Forces​

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