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What is the structure of the Turkish Armed Forces?

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The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) are the military forces of the Republic of Turkey. They consist of the: In addition to these branches, the TAF […]
Turkey’s Power Play: The Creation of an Indigenous Military Industry and its Neo-Ottoman Offensive

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Author: Matthew Gullo, Deputy Editor, Centre for Policy and Research on Turkey Date: Jun 10, 2016 Turkey’s Power Play: The Creation of an Indigenous Military […]
Civil-Military Relations in Turkey

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By Ariana Keyman on May 21, 2012 The nature of civil-military relations throughout the history of modern Turkey has been contentious to say the least. […]
Turkey to Open Military Officer Careers to University Graduates

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By Emre Peker and Ali Berat Meric – May 9, 2012 9:48 AM GMT+0200 Turkey is revising military recruitment regulations, paving the way for civilians […]
Who will guard the “guardians” in today’s Turkey?

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In his famous question “who will guard the guardians?” Plato places a rather challenging and provocative question mark in everybody’s mind. Throughout the course of […]
Turkey extends grip on armed forces

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Turkey’s government has been stepping up its efforts to arrest and prosecute dozens of army generals accused of a military coup plot. The former head […]