Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri

      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.