Armed Forces of Turkey

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The Armed Forces of Turkey are the military forces of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for national defense and participating in international security operations as a key NATO member.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed forces
military organization
abbreviation TSK
alliance NATO
surface form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
commanderInChief Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
surface form: President of Turkey
conflict Turkish military intervention in Cyprus
surface form: Cyprus Peace Operation

Gulf War
Iraq War
Korean War
Operation Euphrates Shield
Operation Olive Branch
Operation Peace Spring
Syrian civil war interventions
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
controlledBy Ministry of National Defence of Turkey
country Turkey
surface form: Republic of Turkey
countryHeadOfStateIsCommanderInChief Presidency of Turkey
surface form: President of Turkey
foundedBy Turkey
surface form: Republic of Turkey
hasBranch Turkish Air Force
Turkish Coast Guard
Turkish Gendarmerie
Turkish Land Forces
Turkish Naval Forces
hasCapability air warfare
land warfare
naval warfare
peacekeeping operations
hasComponent conscripts
professional soldiers
headquartersLocation Ankara
isMemberOf NATO
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe operations
United Nations peace operations
surface form: United Nations peacekeeping operations
language Turkish
legalBasis Constitution of the Republic of Turkey
surface form: Constitution of Turkey
motto Yurtta sulh, cihanda sulh (Peace at home, peace in the world)
nativeName Armed Forces of Turkey self-linksurface differs
surface form: Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri
participatesIn NATO Response Force
NATO exercises
partOf state of Turkey
precededBy Ottoman Army
Turkish Gendarmerie
surface form: Ottoman Gendarmerie

Ottoman navy
surface form: Ottoman Navy
role national defense of Turkey
participation in international security operations
protection of Turkish sovereignty
serviceBranchesUnderPeacetimeControlOf interior and public security ministry
surface form: Ministry of Interior (Gendarmerie and Coast Guard)
serviceBranchesUnderWartimeControlOf Turkish Armed Forces (Gendarmerie and Coast Guard)
shortName Armed Forces of Turkey self-linksurface differs
surface form: Turkish Armed Forces
supremeCommanderTitle Presidency of Turkey
surface form: President of the Republic of Turkey
usesConscription yes

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Victory Day (Turkey) honors Armed Forces of Turkey
this entity surface form: Turkish Armed Forces
Victory Day (Turkey) observedBy Armed Forces of Turkey
this entity surface form: Turkish Armed Forces
Turkish nationalist forces followedBy Armed Forces of Turkey
this entity surface form: Turkish Armed Forces
Turkish Military Academy associatedWith Armed Forces of Turkey
this entity surface form: Turkish Armed Forces
Fevzi Çakmak memberOf Armed Forces of Turkey
this entity surface form: Turkish Armed Forces
Türkiye Cumhurbaşkanlığı hasJurisdictionOver Armed Forces of Turkey
this entity surface form: Turkish Armed Forces
Presidency of Defense Industries collaboratesWith Armed Forces of Turkey
this entity surface form: Turkish Armed Forces
Turkish Armed Forces rank structure appliesTo Armed Forces of Turkey
this entity surface form: Turkish Armed Forces
MKE (Makina ve Kimya Endüstrisi Kurumu) serves Armed Forces of Turkey
subject surface form: MKE
this entity surface form: Turkish Armed Forces
MKE stands for Makina ve Kimya Endüstrisi primaryClient Armed Forces of Turkey
subject surface form: MKE
this entity surface form: Turkish Armed Forces
Greece–Turkey border disputes relatedOrganization Armed Forces of Turkey
this entity surface form: Turkish Armed Forces
Cevdet Sunay memberOf Armed Forces of Turkey
this entity surface form: Turkish Armed Forces
Cemal Gürsel movement Armed Forces of Turkey
this entity surface form: Turkish Armed Forces
Kenan Evren memberOf Armed Forces of Turkey
this entity surface form: Turkish Armed Forces
TuAF partOf Armed Forces of Turkey
this entity surface form: Turkish Armed Forces
TuAF serviceBranchOf Armed Forces of Turkey
this entity surface form: Turkish Armed Forces
Turkish Air Force Academy partOf Armed Forces of Turkey
this entity surface form: Turkish Armed Forces
air force ensign of Turkey usedBy Armed Forces of Turkey
this entity surface form: Turkish Armed Forces
Diyarbakır Air Base militaryBranch Armed Forces of Turkey
this entity surface form: Turkish Armed Forces