Special Forces Command (Turkey)
Special Forces Command | |
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Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present)
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Commanders | |
Current commander | Major General Ömer Ertuğrul Erbakan |
Notable commanders | Engin Alan Zekai Aksakallı |
The Special Forces Command (
History
First established on 27 September 1952 as the Special and Auxiliary Combat Units, as a part of NATO's
In 1998, Turkey's special forces intercepted a warning intended for the PKK team in Iraq, infiltrated PKK operations and captured the commander of
The identities of Turkish Special Forces Command personnel are classified.[citation needed] Turkish SF Officers are battle hardened, constantly operating and are active in the war on the PKK in the southeastern border region of Turkey and northern Iraq.[26][27]
Attempted coup d'état
A key figure of the
Organization
The Special Forces are not aligned to any of the three branches of the
- 1st Special Forces Brigade
- 2nd Special Forces Brigade
- 3rd Special Forces Brigade
- 4th Special Forces Brigade[31]
- 5th Special Forces Brigade[32]
Special Aviation Group
Special Aviation Group provides helicopter support for the Command's missions. The helicopters were modernized in 2015 and can operate at night or during the day.[33][34]
Training and recruitment
ÖKK recruits officers, NCOs and SNCOs almost exclusively from the Land Forces Command, Turkey's army branch. Volunteers must pass written and physical exams, and linguistic skills in at least one foreign language are beneficial toward admission.[35]
The ÖKK training period lasts around 3.5-5 years, and encompasses:
Recruits must undergo:
- Domestic training (72 weeks)
- International training (10 to 52 weeks, depending on rank)
- Specialty training
After graduating from Special Operations Training, commandos are tested before they officially become Maroon Beret officers. They are expected to survive in all environmental conditions, so as part of the final testing stage teams of recruits are left in different environments for two weeks, with no equipment or help.
On the last month of training, called the "hell month", Maroon Berets receive training in interrogation and torture, and undertake a Trust Shot (Turkish: Güven Atışı) exercise. In this exercise, two members of a squad have to flank paper target boards while the third advances from 15 m (49 ft) and shoots at the targets with live ammunition. Those flanking the targets are not permitted to move or wear body armor.[36]
Equipment
Maroon Berets | |
Pistols | Glock 19
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Shotguns | Benelli M4 Super 90
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Assault rifles | IWI Tavor TAR-21
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Submachine guns | HK MP5, MP7A1, FN P90 |
Sniper rifles | KNT-308, KNT-76
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Source:[37]
See also
References
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- ^ "75 km genişlikteki arazide 9 odalı mağarada operasyon". www.trthaber.com (in Turkish). 14 February 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Hassas bölgelere Özel Kuvvetler". 30 November 2014.
- ^ "Türkiye'nin de katıldığı 'Yenilmez Nöbetçi Tatbikatı' Katar'da başladı". www.trthaber.com. 8 March 2020.
- ^ Ankara, Dion Nissenbaum in Istanbul, Adam Entous in Washington and Emre Peker in (18 July 2016). "Turkish President Foiled Coup With Luck, Tech Savvy". Wall Street Journal – via www.wsj.com.
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- ^ "Onlar TSK'nın bel kemiği - Sayfa 8 Sabah - Fotohaber - Gündem - 05 Eylül 2015 Cumartesi". sabah.com.tr. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "Üç orduya kor seviyesinde atama". CNN TÜRK (in Turkish). 23 August 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ Bordo bereliler, retrieved 23 January 2024
- ^ "HELICOPTER AVIONICS MODERNIZATION - Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc". tai.com.tr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "Türkiye'nin yeni Karaşahini: T-70 Helikopteri". kokpit.aero. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Turkey - Special Forces Command, General Staff Headquarters (Ozel Kuvvetler Komutanligi - O.K.K.)".
- ^ "TSK: Öyle bir atış şekli yok, 'güven atışı' var - Hürriyet Gündem". hurriyet.com.tr. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "Bordo Bereliler: The difficult we do immediately, the impossible takes a little longer". 6 October 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
Further reading
Media related to Özel Kuvvetler Komutanlığı at Wikimedia Commons
- Lale Sariibrahimoglu, 'Live-fire exercises shine spotlight on Turkey's special forces,' Jane's Defence Weekly, 7 January 2004