Turkish Land Forces

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The Turkish Land Forces are the main ground warfare branch of Turkey's military, responsible for land-based defense and operations within the Turkish Armed Forces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf army
land warfare branch
allegiance Republic of Turkey
commanderTitle Commander of the Turkish Land Forces
country Turkey
garrison Ankara
hasComponent 1st Army of Turkey
2nd Army of Turkey
3rd Army of Turkey
Aegean Army
hasUnitType air defense units
armored units
artillery units
engineer units
infantry
logistics units
mechanized infantry
signal units
special forces
headquartersLocation Ankara
isBranchOf Turkish military
language Turkish
militaryBranchOf Turkish Armed Forces
mottoLanguage Turkish
nativeName Türk Kara Kuvvetleri
operatesIn Turkey
border regions of Turkey
parentOrganization Ministry of National Defence of Turkey
partOf Turkish Armed Forces
primaryMission conduct of land operations
defense of Turkish territory
protection of national sovereignty
role ground operations
land warfare
territorial defense
shortName TLF
usesEquipment air defense systems
anti-tank guided missiles
armored fighting vehicles
armored personnel carriers
attack helicopters
infantry fighting vehicles
main battle tanks
multiple rocket launchers
self-propelled artillery
small arms
towed artillery
unmanned aerial vehicles
utility helicopters


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