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.

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Surface form Occurrences
Türk Hava Kuvvetleri 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

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Qatar Emiri Air Force cooperatesWith Turkish Air Force
Armed Forces of Turkey hasBranch Turkish Air Force
Turkish Air Force nativeName Turkish Air Force self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Türk Hava Kuvvetleri
Canadair CL-215 operator Turkish Air Force
Ottoman air units organizationalPrecursorOf Turkish Air Force
Turkish Armed Forces headquarters oversees Turkish Air Force
Airbus A400M Atlas primaryUsers Turkish Air Force
Breguet 19 usedBy Turkish Air Force
Bristol Blenheim usedBy Turkish Air Force
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 usedBy Turkish Air Force
Republic F-84 Thunderjet usedBy Turkish Air Force