Turkish Army Aviation Command

Land Aviation Command

Kara Havacılık Komutanlığı
Founded| 1957
Country| Turkey
Type| Military aviation
Part of| Turkish Army
Garrison/HQ| Ankara
Engagements|

* Turkish invasion of Cyprus
* PKK-Turkey conflict
* Operation Olive Branch

Commanders
Current
commander| Brig. Oğuz Baykal
Insignia
Locket|
Wing symbol|

Military unit

The Turkish Aviation Command and Turkish Army Aviation Command (Turkish: Kara Havacılık Komutanlığı), was established in 1948 under the name of "artillery crafting" within the Turkish Land Forces artillery school. It is the administrative center of the Turkish Land Aviation School in Isparta, which trains officers and petty officers to the Turkish army. The airbase has played an important role in the Cyprus Operation.

## History

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Since 1968, the rotary wing aircraft taken from the Turkish Air Force inventory joined the union. Its mission is to provide air support to Turkish land troops and to support the battle by making transport reconnaissance.

In the coup attempt on July 15, 2016, a group of soldiers attempted a coup attempt under the leadership of Ünsal Coşkun, who served as Commander of the Army Aviation School at the rank of brigadier general. Former brigadier Coşkun declared himself the Commander of the Aviation and managed some helicopters used in the coup until he went to Akıncı Air Base.[1]

Also a part of the Turkish Army's aviation force is the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems Brigade (tr:İHAS Tugayı), located at Kahramankazan, Ankara.

## Formations

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### Affiliated units

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* 1st Land Aviation Regiment (Güvercinlik Army Air Base)
* 2nd Land Aviation Regiment (Erhaç Airport, Malatya)
* 3rd Land Aviation Regiment (Gaziemir Air Base, İzmir)
* 4th Land Aviation Regiment (Samandıra Air Base, Istanbul)
* 7\. Land Air Group Command (Diyarbakır Air Base)

### Vehicles

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T-129 ATAK | Attack helicopter  | 54[2] |  Turkey | Roketsan Cirit ve UMTAS silah sistemleri ile donatılmıştır. Toplam 51 adet sipariş edildi.

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Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk | Multipurpose helicopter  | 106[3] |  USA | S-70A17/19: 56, S-70A28: 20 ve S-70D28: 30 helikopter.
Eurocopter AS-532UL Cougar | Multipurpose helicopter  | 48[3] |  Turkey | Produced under license by TAI.
Agusta-Bell AB206B3 JetRanger | Multipurpose helicopter  | 25[3] |  Italy | It is produced under license under the name JetRanger by Bell 206 Agusta.
Agusta-Bell AB205A1 | Multipurpose helicopter  | 69[3] |  Italy |
Bell UH-1H/2020-ASAM | Multipurpose helicopter  | 52  |  USA |
Agusta-Bell 204 | Multipurpose helicopter  | 15[3] |  Italy |
Bell UH-1H | Multipurpose helicopter  | 85[3] |  USA |
Bell AH-1P Cobra | Attack helicopter  | 23  |  USA | With the production of T-129 ATAK, it will gradually be out of service.
Bell AH-1W SuperCobra | Attack helicopter  | 9  |  USA | 3 of them were purchased in 2012. Equipped with Hellfire II K2.
Bell OH-58B | Reconnaissance helicopter  | 3[3] |  USA |
CH-47F | Transport helicopter  | 11[4] |  USA |

### Unmanned aerial vehicles

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Bayraktar UAV | Tactic UAV  | 12  |  Turkey

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Bayraktar Mini UAV | Mini UAV  | 164 [5] |  Turkey
Malazgirt Mini UAV | Mini UAV  | 4 [5] |  Turkey

## Commanders

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* Maj.Gen. Salih Ulusoy (2008-2012)
* Maj.Gen. Hamza Koçyiğit (2012-2015)
* Maj.Gen. Hakan Atınç (2015-2016)
* İdris Feyzi Okan (2016-2017) (was exported, see also: 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt)
* Brig. Osman Dirmencioğlu (2017-2019)

## See also

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* Turkish Land Aviation School (Isparta, Turkey)

## References

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1. ^ "Ölüm yağdıran helikopterlerin komutanına 29 kez ağırlaştırılmış müebbet" (in Turkish). Anadolu Agency. 2019-11-23.
2. ^ "T129 ATAK HELİKOPTERİMİZİN 54.'SÜ KARA KUVVETLERİ KOMUTANLIĞI'NA TESLİM EDİLDİ - SSB". www.ssb.gov.tr.
3. ^ a b c d e f g "Directory: World Air Forces". Flight International. 15 October 2009.
4. ^ "TSK'nın yeni helikopteri: Chinook | SVT | Savunma ve Teknoloji". Archived from the original on 2017-04-26. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
5. ^ a b "Arşivlenmiş kopya". Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2017.

## External links

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* Command webcite

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Turkish Army Formations

Commands|

* List of Commanders of the Turkish Land Forces
* Logistics Command (formed 1988)
* Turkish Military Academy Command
* Army Aviation Command
* Cyprus Turkish Peace Force Command (formed 1974)

1st Army|

| 2nd Corps|

* 4th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
* 8th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
* 18th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
* 95th Armored Brigade
* 102nd Artillery Regiment
* Corps Engineer Combat Regiment
* 5th Commando Regiment
* 41st Commando Brigade

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3rd Corps|

* 52nd Tactical Armored Division
* 2nd Armored Brigade
* 66th Mechanized Infantry Division
* 23rd Tactical Motorized Infantry Division
* 47th Motorized Infantry Regiment

5th Corps|

* 1st Armored Brigade
* 3rd Armored Brigade
* 54th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
* 55th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
* 65th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
* Corps Armored Cavalry Battalion
* 105th Artillery Regiment

2nd Army|

| 4th Corps|

* 28th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
* 58th Artillery Regiment
* 1st Commando Brigade
* 2nd Commando Brigade
* 56 Motorized Infantry Brigade

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6th Corps|

* 5th Armored Brigade
* 20th Armored Brigade
* 39th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
* 106th Artillery Regiment
* 6th Mechanized Infantry Division

7th Corps|

* 3rd Tactical Infantry Division
* 34th Border Brigade
* 16th Mechanized Brigade
* 20th Mechanized Brigade
* 48th Border Brigade
* 2nd Border Brigade
* 70th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
* 172nd Armored Brigade
* 2nd Motorized Infantry Brigade
* 6th Motorized Infantry Brigade
* 3rd Commando Brigade
* 107th Artillery Regiment
* Hakkari Mountain and Commando Brigade

3rd Army|

| 8th Corps|

* 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade
* 12th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
* 10th Motorized Infantry Brigade
* 34th Motorized Infantry Brigade
* 49th Motorized Infantry Brigade
* 51st Motorized Infantry Brigade
* 49th Commando Brigade
* 4th Commando Brigade
* 108th Artillery Regiment
* 17th Motorized Infantry Brigade
* 225th Motorized Infantry Brigade
* 7th Commando Brigade

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9th Corps|

* 9th Tactical Infantry Division
* 4th Armored Brigade
* 14th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
* 25th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
* 9th Motorized Infantry Brigade
* 25th Border Brigade
* 17th Commando Brigade
* 48th Motorized Infantry Brigade
* 109th Artillery Regiment
* 9th Commando Brigade

Aegean Army|

| Cyprus
Turkish
Peace Force|

* 28th Mechanized Infantry Division
* 39th Mechanized Infantry Division
* 14th Armored Brigade (Turkey)
* KTBK Cyprus Special Forces Regiment
* KTBK Cyprus Artillery Regiment

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Direct Command|

* 57th Artillery Training Brigade
* 19th Infantry Brigade
* 11th Motorized Infantry Brigade
* 5th Army Aviation School Command
* 2nd Infantry Regiment
* Commando Training School Command
* 3rd Infantry Training Brigade
* 1st Infantry Training Brigade
* 11th Commando Brigade

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