Turske oružane snage (TAF) se sastoje od Kopnene vojske, Mornarice (koja
uključuje mornaričku pješadiju i vlastitu avijaciju) i Ratnog
zrakoplovstva. Žandarmerija i Obalna straža u mirnodopsko vrijeme služe
kao snage sigurnosti, a podređene su Kopnenoj vojsci (žandarmerija) i
Mornarici (Obalna straža). Nakon ulaska u NATO, 18. 02. 1952. Turska je
modernizirala svoju vojsku, a krajema 80-tih izvršena je druga reforma
vojske. Sada je sa svojih 1.054.750 vojnika druga po broju stajaća
vojska u NATO paktu, odmah poslije SAD-a. Trenutačno, Turska ima i 36
700 vojnika stacionairanih na Cipru. |
Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) (Turkish:
Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri (TSK)) consists of the
Army,
the
Navy
(including Naval Air and Naval Infantry), and the
Air Force
of the
Republic of Turkey.
The
Gendarmerie
and the
Coast Guard
operate as components of the internal security forces in peacetime, and
are subordinate to the Army and Navy Commands respectively. In wartime,
both have
law enforcement
and
military
functions. After becoming a member of the
NATO
Alliance on
18 February
1952,
the
Turkish Republic
initiated a comprehensive modernization program for its Armed Forces.
Towards the end of the
1980s,
a second restructuring process was initiated. The TAF, with a combined
troop strength of 1,054,750 soldiers, is the second largest standing
force in NATO after the United States. Currently, 36,700 troops are also
stationed in the north of Cyprus. |