Turkish First Army
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The First Army of the Republic of Turkey is one of the four field armies
of the Turkish Army
. Its headquarters is located at Selimiye Barracks
in Istanbul
. It guards the sensitive borders of Turkey with Greece
and Bulgaria
, including the straits Bosporus
and Dardanelles
. The First Army is stationed in East Thrace
.
First Army HQ (Commander: Mirliva
Nureddin Pasha
, Chief of Staff: Miralay Mehmet Emin Bey
)
First Army HQ (Istanbul
, Commander: Fahrettin Altay
)
Field army
A Field Army, or Area Army, usually referred to simply as an Army, is a term used by many national military forces for a military formation superior to a corps and beneath an army group....
of the Turkish Army
Turkish Army
The Turkish Army or Turkish Land Forces is the main branch of the Turkish Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The modern history of the army began with its formation after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire...
. Its headquarters is located at Selimiye Barracks
Selimiye Barracks
Selimiye Barracks, also known as Scutari Barracks is a Turkish army barracks located in the Üsküdar district on the Asian part of Istanbul, Turkey...
in Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
. It guards the sensitive borders of Turkey with Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
and Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, including the straits Bosporus
Bosporus
The Bosphorus or Bosporus , also known as the Istanbul Strait , is a strait that forms part of the boundary between Europe and Asia. It is one of the Turkish Straits, along with the Dardanelles...
and Dardanelles
Dardanelles
The Dardanelles , formerly known as the Hellespont, is a narrow strait in northwestern Turkey connecting the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara. It is one of the Turkish Straits, along with its counterpart the Bosphorus. It is located at approximately...
. The First Army is stationed in East Thrace
East Thrace
East Thrace or Eastern Thrace , also known as Turkish Thrace, is the part of the modern republic of Turkey that is geographically part of Europe, all in the eastern part of the historical region of Thrace; most of Turkey is in Anatolia, also known as Asia Minor. Turkish Thrace is also called...
.
Order of Battle, August 30, 1922
On August 30, 1922, the First Army was organized as follows:First Army HQ (Commander: Mirliva
Mirliva
Mirliva or Mîr-i livâ was a military rank of the Ottoman Army. It corresponds to a Brigadier General or Major General . Mirliva is a compound word composed of Mir and Liva...
Nureddin Pasha
Nureddin Pasha
Nureddin Pasha , often called Bearded Nureddin , was a Turkish military officer, who served in the Ottoman Empire during World War I and in the Turkish army during the Greco-Turkish War...
, Chief of Staff: Miralay Mehmet Emin Bey
Mehmet Emin Koral
Mehmet Emin Koral was an officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army.-Sources:...
)
- Army reserve
- 3rd Cavalry Division (İbrahim Beyİbrahim Çolakİbrahim Çolak also known as "Çolak" İbrahim Bey was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army.-Works:...
) - 6th Infantry Division (Nazmi BeyNazmi SolokNazmi Solok was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army.-Sources:...
)
- 3rd Cavalry Division (İbrahim Bey
- I Corps (İzzettin Beyİzzettin Çalışlarİzzettin Çalışlar was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army.-Works:*İstiklâl Harbi Hatıraları*II nci İnönü Muharebesinde 61 nci Fırka, 1932....
)- 57th Infantry Division (Reşat BeyReşat ÇiğiltepeReşat [Çiğiltepe] was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army....
) - 14th Infantry Division (Ethem Necdet BeyEthem Necdet KarabudakEthem Necdet Karabudak was an officer of the Ottoman Army and of the Turkish Army.-Medals and Decorations:*Gallipoli Star *Silver Medal of Liyakat*Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon and Citation...
) - 15th Infantry Division (Ahmet Naci Bey)
- 23rd Infantry Division (Ömer Halis BeyÖmer Halis BıyıktayÖmer Halis Bıyıktay was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army.-External links:...
)
- 57th Infantry Division (Reşat Bey
- VI Corps (Kemalettin Sami BeyKemalettin Sami GökçenKemalettin Sami Gökçen was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army.-Sources:...
)- 11th Infantry Division (Ahmet BeyAhmet DervişAhmet Derviş also known as Derviş Bey or Derviş Pasha was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army.-Sources:...
) - 12th Infantry Division (Osman Nuri BeyOsman Nuri KoptagelOsman Nuri Koptagel was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army.When he was an assistant teaching staff of the Ottoman Military Academy, he used to order "Sağdan birinci manga, kop ta gel!" , "Birinci mangadan sağdan itibaren beş kişi kop da...
) - 5th Caucasian Infantry Division (Dadaylı Halit BeyHalit AkmansüHalit Akmansü also known as Dadaylı Halit Bey was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army.-Medals and Decorations:*Gallipoli Star *Nichan Iftikhar...
) - 8th Infantry Division (Kâzım BeyKâzım SevüktekinKâzım Sevüktekin was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army, a politician of the Republic of Turkey.-Medals and Decorations:...
)
- 11th Infantry Division (Ahmet Bey
- II Corps (Ali Hikmet BeyAli Hikmet AyerdemAli Hikmet Ayerdem was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army.-Sources:...
)- 7th Infantry Division (Ahmet Naci Bey)
- 4th Infantry Division (Mehmet Sabri BeyMehmet Sabri ErçetinMehmet Sabri Erçetin was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army.-Sources:...
) - 3rd Caucasian Infantry Division (Mehmet Kâzım BeyKazim OrbayMehmet Kâzım Orbay was a Turkish general and senator. He served as the third Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces.-Biography:Kâzım Orbay was born in Smyrna , Ottoman Empire in 1887...
)
- V Cavalry Corps (Fahrettin BeyFahrettin AltayFahrettin Altay was an Ottoman officer and Turkish general.He was born to Ismail Bey and Hayriye Hanım in İşkodra ....
)- 1st Cavalry Division (Mürsel BeyMürsel BakûMürsel Bakû was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army.-Sources:...
) - 2nd Cavalry Division (Ahmet Zeki BeyAhmet Zeki SoydemirAhmet Zeki Soydemir was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army.-Sources:...
) - 14th Cavalry Division (Mehmet Suphi BeyMehmet Suphi KulaMehmet Suphi Kula was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army.-Sources:...
)
- 1st Cavalry Division (Mürsel Bey
Order of Battle, 1941
In June 1941, the First Army was organized as follows:First Army HQ (Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, Commander: Fahrettin Altay
Fahrettin Altay
Fahrettin Altay was an Ottoman officer and Turkish general.He was born to Ismail Bey and Hayriye Hanım in İşkodra ....
)
- Thrace Area
- X Corps (KırklareliKirklareliKırklareli is the capital of Kırklareli Province in Eastern Thrace, on the European part of Turkey. The province has a coastline on the Black Sea. There is a Jewish community.-Name:It is not clearly known when the city was founded, nor under what name...
)
- X Corps (Kırklareli
- Çatalca Area
- XX Corps
- IV Corps (ÇatalcaÇatalcaÇatalca is a city and a rural district in Istanbul, Turkey. It is in Thrace, on the ridge between the Marmara and the Black Sea. Most people living in Çatalca are either farmers or those visiting vacation homes. Many families from Istanbul come to Çatalca during weekends to hike in the forests or...
) - Çatalca Fortified Area Command
- III Corps (ÇorluÇorluÇorlu is a northwestern Turkish city in inland Eastern Thrace that falls under the administration of the Province of Tekirdağ. It is a rapidly developing industrial center built on flatland located off the E80 highway between Istanbul and Turkey's border with Greece and Bulgaria. As of the 2000...
)
- Istanbul and Bosporus Area
- Istanbul Command
- Bosporus Fortified Area Command
Order of Battle, 1974
In 1974 it consisted of four corps:- II Corps (GeliboluGeliboluGelibolu, also known as Gallipoli , is the name of a town and a district in Çanakkale Province of the Marmara region, located in Eastern Thrace in the European part of Turkey on the southern shore of the peninsula named after it on the Dardanelles strait, two miles away from Lapseki on the other...
) - III Corps (Istanbul)
- V Corps (ÇorluÇorluÇorlu is a northwestern Turkish city in inland Eastern Thrace that falls under the administration of the Province of Tekirdağ. It is a rapidly developing industrial center built on flatland located off the E80 highway between Istanbul and Turkey's border with Greece and Bulgaria. As of the 2000...
) - XV Corps (Köseköy, İzmitIzmitİzmit is a city in Turkey, administrative center of Kocaeli Province as well as the Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality. It is located at the Gulf of İzmit in the Sea of Marmara, about east of Istanbul, on the northwestern part of Anatolia. The city center has a population of 294.875...
)
Order of Battle, 2010
- II Corps (GeliboluGeliboluGelibolu, also known as Gallipoli , is the name of a town and a district in Çanakkale Province of the Marmara region, located in Eastern Thrace in the European part of Turkey on the southern shore of the peninsula named after it on the Dardanelles strait, two miles away from Lapseki on the other...
, ÇanakkaleÇanakkale ProvinceÇanakkale Province is a province of Turkey, located in the northwestern part of the country. It takes its name from the town of Çanakkale.Like Istanbul, Çanakkale province has a European and an Asian part. The European part is formed by the Gallipoli peninsula, while the Asian part is largely...
)- 4th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (KeşanKesanKeşan is the name of a district of Edirne Province, Turkey, and also the name of the largest town in the district. Keşan has a population of 54,314 during the winter; in the summer this increases to 70,000 because of an influx of tourists...
) - 8th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (TekirdağTekirdagTekirdağ , the ancient Bisanthi , is a city in Eastern Thrace, in the European part of Turkey. Tekirdağ is the capital of Tekirdağ Province, felt by the local people to be a quieter and more pleasant town than the industrial centre of Çorlu, which it administers. The city population as of 2009 was...
) - 18th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (ÇanakkaleÇanakkaleÇanakkale is a town and seaport in Turkey, in Çanakkale Province, on the southern coast of the Dardanelles at their narrowest point. The population of the town is 106,116 . The mayor is Ülgür Gökhan ....
) - 95th Armored Brigade (MalkaraMalkaraMalkara is a town and district of Tekirdağ Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. It is located at 55 km west of Tekirdağ and 190 km from Istanbul. It covers an area of 1,225 km², which makes the district the largest in Tekirdağ. Population of the town is 25,000 with another...
) - 102nd Artillery Regiment (UzunköprüUzunköprüUzunköprü is a small town and a district of Edirne Province in northwestern Turkey.It is on the railway line from Istanbul towards Sofia, Belgrade and western Europe, and a frontier post on the Greek border.- Long Bridge :...
) - Corps Engineer Combat Regiment (GeliboluGeliboluGelibolu, also known as Gallipoli , is the name of a town and a district in Çanakkale Province of the Marmara region, located in Eastern Thrace in the European part of Turkey on the southern shore of the peninsula named after it on the Dardanelles strait, two miles away from Lapseki on the other...
)
- 4th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Keşan
- III Corps (NATO Rapid Deployment Corps, ŞişliSisliŞişli is one of 39 districts of Istanbul, Turkey. Located on the European side of the city, it is bordered by Beşiktaş to the east, Sarıyer to the north, Eyüp and Kağıthane to the west, and Beyoğlu to the south...
, IstanbulIstanbulIstanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
)- 52nd Tactical Armored Division (Hadımköy, Istanbul)
- 2nd Armored Brigade (KartalKartalKartal is a district of Istanbul, Turkey located on the Asian side of the city, on the coast of the Marmara Sea between Maltepe and Pendik. The mayor is Altınok Öz . Despite being far from the city centre, Kartal is heavily populated now. . Total land area is 147,000 m² which includes some...
) - 66th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Istanbul)
- 23rd Tactical Motorized Infantry Division (Hasdal, Istanbul)
- 6th Motorized Infantry Regiment (Hasdal, Istanbul)
- 23rd Motorized Infantry Regiment (Samandıra, Istanbul)
- 47th Motorized Infantry Regiment (MetrisMetrišMetriš is a village in the municipality of Zaječar, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 392 people....
, Istanbul)
- V Corps (ÇorluÇorluÇorlu is a northwestern Turkish city in inland Eastern Thrace that falls under the administration of the Province of Tekirdağ. It is a rapidly developing industrial center built on flatland located off the E80 highway between Istanbul and Turkey's border with Greece and Bulgaria. As of the 2000...
, TekirdağTekirdag ProvinceThe Tekirdağ Province is in Trakya , the northwestern part of Turkey. The capital city is Tekirdağ. It is famous for its meatball called "Tekirdağ köfte" and the Turkish alcoholic drink called Tekirdağ rakısı.-Districts:...
)- 1st Armored Brigade (BabaeskiBabaeskiBabaeski is a town and district of Kırklareli Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. The countyship has a population of 27,712 and the total area of the district is 652 km².-Name:...
) - 3rd Armored Brigade (ÇerkezköyÇerkezköyÇerkezköy is a town and district of Tekirdağ Province in the Marmara Region of Turkey.-Facts:The district is located in inland Thrace just to the west of the outlying Istanbul districts of Çatalca and Silivri. Çerkezköy is an industrial area. It is from Tekirdağ and from Istanbul but in many ways...
) - 54th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (EdirneEdirneEdirne is a city in Eastern Thrace, the northwestern part of Turkey, close to the borders with Greece and Bulgaria. Edirne served as the capital city of the Ottoman Empire from 1365 to 1453, before Constantinople became the empire's new capital. At present, Edirne is the capital of the Edirne...
) - 55th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (SüloğluSülogluSüloğlu is a district of Edirne Province of Turkey. The population is 3394 as of 2010. The mayor is Erol Atik ....
) - 65th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (LüleburgazLüleburgazLüleburgaz, is a town and district of Kırklareli Province in the Marmara region of Turkey.-Facts:The city has a population of 100,412 and is the largest town in Kırklareli Province....
) - Corps Armored Cavalry Battalion (Ulaş)
- 105th Artillery Regiment (Çorlu)
- Corps Engineer Combat Regiment (PınarhisarPınarhisarPınarhisar is a town and district of Kırklareli Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. The mayor is Mustafa Cingöz . The population is 10,463 as of 2010....
)
- 1st Armored Brigade (Babaeski
- 15th Infantry Division (Köseköy, İzmitIzmitİzmit is a city in Turkey, administrative center of Kocaeli Province as well as the Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality. It is located at the Gulf of İzmit in the Sea of Marmara, about east of Istanbul, on the northwestern part of Anatolia. The city center has a population of 294.875...
)