Naval warfare service branch of the Turkish Armed Forces
This article is about the Naval Forces of the Republic of Turkey established in 1923. For the Turkish Navy in the Ottoman period, see Ottoman Navy.
Turkish Naval Forces
Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri
Seal of the Turkish Navy
Founded
July 10, 1920 (as the Directorate of Naval Affairs)[1]
July 1, 1949 (as the Turkish Naval Forces Command)[2]
Country
Turkey
Type
Navy
Role
Naval warfare
Size
45,000 active personnel[3]
55,000 reserve personnel[3]
Part of
Turkish Armed Forces
Headquarters
Ankara
Motto(s)
"Always Ready"
Colors
Blue, White & Gold
March
Turkish Navy March Playⓘ
Anniversaries
September 27[1]
Equipment
List of equipment of the Turkish Naval Forces List of active ships of the Turkish Naval Forces
Website
www.dzkk.tsk.tr/en-US
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Minister of National Defence
Yaşar Güler
Chief of the General Staff
General Metin Gürak
Commander
Admiral Ercüment Tatlıoğlu
Chief of Staff of Turkish Naval Forces
Vice Admiral İbrahim Özdem Koçer
Insignia
Naval Aviation Roundel
Masthead Pennant
Military unit
Turkish Naval Forces
Components
Structure
Installations
Special Forces
Underwater Offence Group
Underwater Defence Group
Underwater Search and Rescue
Naval infantry
Amphibious Marine Brigade
History
History of the Naval Forces
Equipment
Active ships
Active aircraft
Equipment
Entire fleet
Ranks
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Turkish Armed Forces
Leadership
President (Commander-in-Chief)
Minister of National Defence
Chief of the General Staff
Branches
Land Forces
Naval Forces
Air Force
History
Military history
Ranks
Special Forces
ÖKK
SAT
SAS
Air Force CSAR
Member of
AFSOUTH
BLACKSEAFOR
EUBG
EUROCORPS
EUROMARFOR
LANDCOM
LANDSOUTHEAST
SHAPE
SNMG2
SNMCMG2
Current foreign deployments and missions
ALTHEA
Turkish Forces in Northern Cyprus
KFOR in Kosovo
UNIFL
UNMIK
Occupation of Northern Syria
Task Force "African Eagle," Mogadishu
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The Turkish Naval Forces (Turkish: Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri), or Turkish Navy (Turkish: Türk Donanması), is the naval warfare service branch of the Turkish Armed Forces.
The modern naval traditions and customs of the Turkish Navy can be traced back to 10 July 1920, when it was established as the Directorate of Naval Affairs during the Turkish War of Independence led by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Since July 1949, the service has been officially known as the Turkish Naval Forces.
In 2008, the Turkish Navy had a reported active personnel strength of 48,600; this figure included an Amphibious Marines Brigade as well as several Special Forces and Commando detachments.[4] As of early 2021, the navy operates a wide variety of ships and 60 maritime aircraft.
^1949 Temmuzunda Türk Silâhlı Kuvvetleri yeniden örgütlendirilerek, Genelkurmay Başkanlığına bağlı Kara, Deniz, Hava Kuvvetleri kuruldu., Genelkurmay Başkanlığı, Türk Tarihi, Silahlı Kuvvetleri ve Atatürkçülük, Genelkurmay Başkanlığı, 1973, p. 65. (in Turkish)
^ abInternational Institute for Strategic Studies (15 February 2023). The Military Balance 2023. London: Routledge. p. 141. ISBN 9781032508955.
^Library of Congress – Federal Research Division (August 2008), Country Profile: Turkey(PDF), pp. 25–26
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