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Polis Özel Harekât Dairesi
Active
1983–present
Country
Turkey
Branch
General Directorate of Security
Type
Police tactical unit
Role
Counter-terrorism Law enforcement
Size
22,000
Part of
Respective municipality-level police departments
Garrison/HQ
Ankara, Turkey
Nickname(s)
PÖH, Üç Harfliler
Mascot(s)
Eagle
Commanders
Current commander
Selami Türker
Notable commanders
Behçet Oktay
Military unit
Turkish special forces police in Afghanistan (2008)
The Police Special Operations Department (Turkish: Polis Özel Harekât Dairesi) or Police Special Action[1] (Turkish: Polis Özel Harekât), abbreviated as PÖH, is the police tactical unit of the General Directorate of Security in Turkey. The force consists of 22,000 personnel, more than a thousand of whom are women.[2] It is also deployed as part of the Turkish occupation of northern Syria.[3]
^Joost Jongerden, The Settlement Issue in Turkey and the Kurds: An Analysis of Spatial Policies, Modernity and War, Brill, 2007, p. 70.
^"Emniyetin yiğit kadınları: Kadın Polis Özel Harekat". trthaber.com (in Turkish). 16 January 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
^"Turkish police special forces put on media display". Ahval. March 2018.
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