The 5th Corps ( tr, 5. Kolordu) is a
field corps of the Turkish Army under
1st Army First Army may refer to:
China
* New 1st Army, Republic of China
* First Field Army, a Communist Party of China unit in the Chinese Civil War
* 1st Group Army, People's Republic of China
Germany
* 1st Army (German Empire), a World War I field Army ...
. It is headquartered at
Çorlu in
TekirdaÄŸ Province
TekirdaÄŸ Province ( tr, TekirdaÄŸ ili , ) is a province of Turkey. It is located in the East Thrace region of the country, also known as European Turkey, one of only three provinces entirely within continental Europe. TekirdaÄŸ Province is border ...
under command of
Tevfik Algan Tevfik is a Turkish given name for males corresponding to the Arabic Tawfik. People named Tevfik include:
* Tevfik Akbaşlı (born 1962), Turkish composer
* Tevfik Altındağ (born 1988), Turkish footballer
* Tevfik BaÅŸer (born 1951), Turkish-Germ ...
. It was formed in 1921 during the
Turkish War of Independence.
Subunits
* 1st Armored Brigade
* 3rd Armored Brigade
* 54th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
* 55th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
* 65th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
* Corps Armored Cavalry Battalion
* 105th Artillery Regiment
References
{{Turkish army formations
Corps of Turkey