Turkish Air Force
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The Turkish Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of Turkey’s armed forces, responsible for defending the country’s airspace and conducting air operations using a modern fleet of combat and transport aircraft.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Turkish Air Force canonical | 52 |
| Türk Hava Kuvvetleri | 2 |
| Turkish Air Force units | 1 |
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air force
ⓘ
military branch ⓘ |
| abbreviation | TuAF ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Turkey
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Turkey
|
| alliance |
NATO
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
|
| branchOfService |
Armed Forces of Turkey
ⓘ
surface form:
Turkish Armed Forces
|
| commanderTitle | Commander of the Turkish Air Force ⓘ |
| conflict |
Turkish military intervention in Cyprus
ⓘ
surface form:
Cyprus Peace Operation
Gulf War ⓘ Korean War ⓘ Operation Euphrates Shield ⓘ Operation Olive Branch ⓘ Operation Peace Spring ⓘ Syrian Civil War ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian Civil War interventions
|
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| doctrine | NATO air doctrine adapted to national requirements ⓘ |
| emblem | roundel with red background and white star and crescent ⓘ |
| flag | air force ensign of Turkey ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1911 ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
aerial refueling
ⓘ
air defense ⓘ air superiority ⓘ airborne early warning ⓘ airlift ⓘ close air support ⓘ reconnaissance and surveillance ⓘ strategic strike ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Ankara
ⓘ
Etimesgut ⓘ
surface form:
Etimesgut, Ankara
|
| language | Turkish ⓘ |
| memberOf | NATO ⓘ |
| motto | Hürkuşların İzinde ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Turkish Air Force
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Türk Hava Kuvvetleri
|
| operatesAircraft |
ANKA UAV
ⓘ
Bayraktar TB2 ⓘ Boeing E-7 Wedgetail ⓘ
surface form:
Boeing 737 AEW&C
Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ
surface form:
C-130 Hercules
CASA CN-235 ⓘ
surface form:
CN-235
F-16 Fighting Falcon ⓘ McDonnell F-4 Phantom II ⓘ
surface form:
F-4 Phantom II
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
surface form:
KC-135 Stratotanker
K-8E Karakorum ⓘ
surface form:
KT-1
T-38 Talon ⓘ |
| operatesBase |
Balıkesir Air Base
ⓘ
Diyarbakır Air Base ⓘ Eskişehir Air Base ⓘ Konya Airport ⓘ
surface form:
Konya Air Base
İncirlik Air Base ⓘ |
| partOf |
Armed Forces of Turkey
ⓘ
surface form:
Turkish Armed Forces
|
| predecessor |
Ottoman air units
ⓘ
surface form:
Ottoman Aviation Squadrons
|
| primaryTask | defense of Turkish airspace ⓘ |
| role |
aerial warfare
ⓘ
air operations ⓘ airspace defense ⓘ |
| trainingInstitution |
Air NCO Higher Vocational School
ⓘ
Turkish Air Force Academy ⓘ |
| usesAircraftType |
airborne early warning and control aircraft
ⓘ
fighter aircraft ⓘ tanker aircraft ⓘ trainer aircraft ⓘ transport aircraft ⓘ unmanned aerial vehicles ⓘ |
Referenced by (55)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Türk Hava Kuvvetleri
subject surface form:
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
subject surface form:
General Electric F110
subject surface form:
MKE
this entity surface form:
Türk Hava Kuvvetleri