The 7th Corps is a
field corps
Corps (; plural ''corps'' ; from French , from the Latin "body") is a term used for several different kinds of organization. A military innovation by Napoleon I, the formation was first named as such in 1805. The size of a corps varies great ...
of the
Turkish Land Forces
The Turkish Land Forces ( tr, Türk Kara Kuvvetleri), or Turkish Army (Turkish: ), is the main branch of the Turkish Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The army was formed on November 8, 1920, after the collapse of the ...
. Its headquarters is in
Yenişehir,
Diyarbakır
Diyarbakır (; ; ; ) is the largest Kurdish-majority city in Turkey. It is the administrative center of Diyarbakır Province.
Situated around a high plateau by the banks of the Tigris river on which stands the historic Diyarbakır Fortress, ...
. The
2nd Army affiliated to the Turkish Land Forces. Turkey provinces; It protects
Hakkâri,
Şırnak
Şırnak ( ku, شرنەخ, Şirnex) is a town in southeastern Turkey. It is the capital of Şırnak Province, a new province that split from the Mardin and Siirt provinces. The Habur border gate with Iraq which is one of Turkey's main links to Arab ...
,
Şanlıurfa
Urfa, officially known as Şanlıurfa () and in ancient times as Edessa, is a city in southeastern Turkey and the capital of Şanlıurfa Province. Urfa is situated on a plain about 80 km east of the Euphrates River. Its climate features ...
and
Siirt
Siirt ( ar, سِعِرْد, Siʿird; hy, Սղերդ, S'gherd; syr, ܣܥܪܬ, Siirt; ku, Sêrt) is a city in southeastern Turkey and the seat of Siirt Province. The population of the city according to the 2009 census was 129,188.
History
Pr ...
against foreign threats that may come from abroad.
Units
*3rd Special Forces Division (Yüksekova, Hakkari)
**
Hakkari Mountain and Commando Brigade
The 5th Commando Brigade, more commonly known as the Hakkari Mountain and Commando Brigade ( Turkish: ''Hakkâri Dağ ve Komando Tugayı''), stationed in Hakkâri Province in southeastern Turkey, founded as a battalion of the 1st Commando Brigad ...
(5th Commando Brigade) (Hakkari)
**34th Motorized Infantry Brigade (Şemdinli, Hakkari)
**2nd Airborne Infantry Commando Brigade (Van)
*2nd Motorized Infantry Brigade (Lice, Diyarbakır)
*
3rd Commando Brigade (Siirt)
*21st Motorized Infantry Division (Şırnak)
**6th Motorized Infantry Brigade (Akçay, Şırnak)
**23rd Motorized Infantry Brigade (Silopi, Şırnak)
**48th Motorized Infantry Brigade (Gülyazı, Şırnak)
*7th Mechanized Infantry Division (Diyarbakır)
**16th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Devegeçidi, Diyarbakır)
**20th Armored Brigade (Şanlıurfa)
**
70th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Kızıltepe, Mardin)
*107th Artillery Regiment (Siverek, Şanlıurfa)
References
{{Turkish army formations
Corps of Turkey