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The First Army of the
On 30 August 1922, the First Army was organized as follows:
First Army HQ (Commander:
Afyonkarahisar Kocatepe University) *Army reserve
**3rd Cavalry Division ( İbrahim Bey)
**6th Infantry Division ( Nazmi Bey)
* I Corps ( İzzettin Bey)
**57th Infantry Division ( Reşat Bey)
**14th Infantry Division ( Ethem Necdet Bey)
**15th Infantry Division ( Ahmet Naci Bey)
**23rd Infantry Division ( Ömer Halis Bey)
* VI Corps ( Kemalettin Sami Bey)
**11th Infantry Division ( Ahmet Bey)
**12th Infantry Division (
Republic of Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula i ...
() is one of the four field armies
A field army (or numbered army or simply army) is a military formation in many armed forces, composed of two or more corps and may be subordinate to an army group. Likewise, air armies are equivalent formation within some air forces, and with ...
of the Turkish Army
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 located at Selimiye Barracks
Selimiye Barracks ( tr, Selimiye Kışlası), also known as Scutari Barracks, is a Turkish Army barracks located in the Üsküdar district on the Asian side of Istanbul, Turkey. It was originally built in 1800 by Sultan Selim III for the soldi ...
in Istanbul
Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...
. It guards the sensitive borders of Turkey with Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders wit ...
and Bulgaria
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, including the straits Bosporus
The Bosporus Strait (; grc, Βόσπορος ; tr, İstanbul Boğazı 'Istanbul strait', colloquially ''Boğaz'') or Bosphorus Strait is a natural strait and an internationally significant waterway located in Istanbul in northwestern T ...
and Dardanelles
The Dardanelles (; tr, Çanakkale Boğazı, lit=Strait of Çanakkale, el, Δαρδανέλλια, translit=Dardanéllia), also known as the Strait of Gallipoli from the Gallipoli peninsula or from Classical Antiquity as the Hellespont (; ...
. The First Army is stationed in East Thrace
East Thrace or Eastern Thrace ( tr, Doğu Trakya or simply ''Trakya''; el, Ανατολική Θράκη, ''Anatoliki Thraki''; bg, Източна Тракия, ''Iztochna Trakiya''), also known as Turkish Thrace or European Turkey, is the pa ...
.
History
Ali İhsan Sabis is the first commander of the 1st Army, which has been operating since the Ottoman Empire. The 1st army depends on theTurkish 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 ...
. The army is responsible for the Thrace
Thrace (; el, Θράκη, Thráki; bg, Тракия, Trakiya; tr, Trakya) or Thrake is a geographical and historical region in Southeast Europe, now split among Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey, which is bounded by the Balkan Mountains to ...
region, the straits and the safety of Istanbul. Is commanded by a 4 star general. Under normal circumstances, the second duty of the Turkish Chief of General Staff is the next task. From 1983 to the present day, it was the first place where all the chiefs of the general staff served.
Formations
Order of Battle, 30 August 1922
On 30 August 1922, the First Army was organized as follows:
First Army HQ (Commander: Mirliva
''Mirliva'' or ''Mîr-i livâ'' was a military rank of the Ottoman Army and Navy. It corresponds to a brigadier general ( modern Turkish: ''Tuğgeneral'') in the modern Turkish Army. ''Mirliva'' is a compound word composed of '' Mir'' (command ...
Nureddin Pasha
Nureddin Ibrahim Pasha ( tr, Nurettin Paşa, Nureddin İbrahim Paşa; 1873 – 18 February 1932), known as Nureddin İbrahim Konyar from 1934, was a Turkish military officer who served in the Ottoman Army during World War I and in the Turki ...
, Chief of Staff: Miralay Mehmet Emin BeyKocatepe Zafer YürüyüşüAfyonkarahisar Kocatepe University) *Army reserve
**3rd Cavalry Division ( İbrahim Bey)
**6th Infantry Division ( Nazmi Bey)
* I Corps ( İzzettin Bey)
**57th Infantry Division ( Reşat Bey)
**14th Infantry Division ( Ethem Necdet Bey)
**15th Infantry Division ( Ahmet Naci Bey)
**23rd Infantry Division ( Ömer Halis Bey)
* VI Corps ( Kemalettin Sami Bey)
**11th Infantry Division ( Ahmet Bey)
**12th Infantry Division (Osman Nuri Bey Osman is the Persian transliteration and derived from the Arabic masculine given name Uthman ( ar, عُثْمان, , link=no ''‘uthmān'') or an English surname. It may refer to:
People
* Osman (name), people with the name
* Osman I (1258–1 ...
)
**5th Caucasian Infantry Division ( Dadaylı Halit Bey)
**8th Infantry Division ( Kâzım Bey)
* II Corps ( Ali Hikmet Bey)
**7th Infantry Division ( Ahmet Naci Bey)
**4th Infantry Division ( Mehmet Sabri Bey)
**3rd Caucasian Infantry Division ( Mehmet Kâzım Bey)
* V Cavalry Corps ( Fahrettin Bey)
**1st Cavalry Division ( Mürsel Bey)
**2nd Cavalry Division ( Ahmet Zeki Bey)
**14th Cavalry Division ( Mehmet Suphi Bey)
Order of Battle, 1941
In June 1941, the First Army was organized as follows: First Army HQ (Istanbul
Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...
, Commander: Fahrettin Altay
Fahrettin Altay (12 January 1880 – 25 October 1974) was a Turkish military officer. The Turkish tank Altay is named in honor of him.
Biography
Fahrettin Altay was born to Lieutenant Colonel İsmail Bey, son of Hacı Ahmet Efendi from İzm ...
)
*Thrace Area
** X Corps (Kırklareli
Kırklareli () is a city within Kırklareli Province in the European part of Turkey.
Name
It is not clearly known when the city was founded, nor under what name. The Byzantine Greeks called it Sarànta Ekklisiès (''Σαράντα Εκκλησι ...
)
*Çatalca Area
** XX Corps
** IV Corps (Çatalca
Çatalca (Metrae; ) is a city and a rural district in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the largest district in Istanbul by area.
It is in East Thrace, on the ridge between the Marmara and the Black Sea. Most people living in Çatalca are either farmers o ...
)
**Çatalca Fortified Area Command
** 3rd Corps (Çorlu
Çorlu () is a northwestern Turkish city in inland Eastern Thrace that falls under the administration of the Province of Tekirdağ. It is a rapidly growing industrial centre built on flatland located on the motorway Otoyol 3 and off the highwa ...
)
*Istanbul and Bosporus Area
**Istanbul Command
**Bosporus Fortified Area Command
The Bosporus Strait (; grc, Βόσπορος ; tr, İstanbul Boğazı 'Istanbul strait', colloquially ''Boğaz'') or Bosphorus Strait is a natural strait and an internationally significant waterway located in Istanbul in northwestern T ...
Order of Battle, 1974
In 1974 it consisted of four corps:British Military Attache's Annual Report on the Turkish Army, Annex A to DA/48, dated 30 March 1974, FCO 9/2127 viaPublic Record Office
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, Kew
* 2nd Corps (Gelibolu
Gelibolu, also known as Gallipoli (from el, Καλλίπολις, ''Kallipolis'', "Beautiful City"), is the name of a town and a district in Çanakkale Province of the Marmara Region, located in Eastern Thrace in the European part of Turkey on th ...
)
* 3rd Corps (Istanbul)
* 5th Corps (Çorlu
Çorlu () is a northwestern Turkish city in inland Eastern Thrace that falls under the administration of the Province of Tekirdağ. It is a rapidly growing industrial centre built on flatland located on the motorway Otoyol 3 and off the highwa ...
)
* 15th Corps (Köseköy, İzmit
İzmit () is a district and the central district of Kocaeli province, Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental ...
)Order of Battle, 2010
* 2nd Corps (Gelibolu
Gelibolu, also known as Gallipoli (from el, Καλλίπολις, ''Kallipolis'', "Beautiful City"), is the name of a town and a district in Çanakkale Province of the Marmara Region, located in Eastern Thrace in the European part of Turkey on th ...
, Çanakkale
Çanakkale (pronounced ), ancient ''Dardanellia'' (), is a city and seaport in Turkey in Çanakkale province on the southern shore of the Dardanelles at their narrowest point. The population of the city is 195,439 (2021 estimate).
Çanakkale is ...
)
**4th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Keşan
Keşan is the name of a district of Edirne Province, Turkey, and also the name of the largest in the district town of Keşan ( bg, Кешан; gr, Κεσσάνη, Byzantine Greek: Ρουσιον, ''Rusion'') In 2010 Keşan had a permanent popula ...
)
**8th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Tekirdağ
Tekirdağ (; see also its other names) is a city in Turkey. It is located on the north coast of the Sea of Marmara, in the region of East Thrace. In 2019 the city's population was 204,001.
Tekirdağ town is a commercial centre with a harbou ...
)
**18th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Çanakkale
Çanakkale (pronounced ), ancient ''Dardanellia'' (), is a city and seaport in Turkey in Çanakkale province on the southern shore of the Dardanelles at their narrowest point. The population of the city is 195,439 (2021 estimate).
Çanakkale is ...
)
**95th Armored Brigade (Malkara
Malkara ( el, Μάλγαρα, Malgara) is a town and district of Tekirdağ Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. It is located at 55 km west of Tekirdağ and 190 km from Istanbul. It covers an area of 1,225 km², which makes ...
)
**102nd Artillery Regiment (Uzunköprü
Uzunköprü is a town in Edirne Province in Turkey. It is named after a historical stone bridge, claimed to be the world's longest, on the Ergene River. It is a strategically important border town, located on the routes connecting Turkey to the ...
)
**Corps Engineer Combat Regiment (Gelibolu
Gelibolu, also known as Gallipoli (from el, Καλλίπολις, ''Kallipolis'', "Beautiful City"), is the name of a town and a district in Çanakkale Province of the Marmara Region, located in Eastern Thrace in the European part of Turkey on th ...
)
* 3rd Corps (NATO Rapid Deployment Corps, Şişli
Şişli () is one of the 39 districts of Istanbul, Turkey. Located on the European side of the city, it is bordered by Beşiktaş to the east, Sarıyer to the north, Eyüp and Kağıthane to the west, and Beyoğlu to the south. In 2009, Şiş ...
, Istanbul
Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...
)
**52nd Tactical Armored Division (Hadımköy, Istanbul)
**2nd Armored Brigade (Kartal
Kartal is a district of Istanbul, Turkey, located on the Asian side of the city, on the coast of the Marmara Sea between Maltepe and Pendik.
Despite being far from the city centre, Kartal is heavily populated (total population of 541,209) (20 ...
)
**66th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Istanbul)
**23rd Tactical Motorized Infantry Division (Hasdal, Istanbul)
***6th Motorized Infantry Regiment (Hasdal, Istanbul)
***23rd Motorized Infantry Regiment (Samandıra, Istanbul)
***47th Motorized Infantry Regiment (Metris, Istanbul)
* 5th Corps (Çorlu
Çorlu () is a northwestern Turkish city in inland Eastern Thrace that falls under the administration of the Province of Tekirdağ. It is a rapidly growing industrial centre built on flatland located on the motorway Otoyol 3 and off the highwa ...
, Tekirdağ
Tekirdağ (; see also its other names) is a city in Turkey. It is located on the north coast of the Sea of Marmara, in the region of East Thrace. In 2019 the city's population was 204,001.
Tekirdağ town is a commercial centre with a harbou ...
)
**1st Armored Brigade (Babaeski
Babaeski is a town and district of Kırklareli Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. The countyship has a population of 29,342 and the total area of the district is 652 km2.
Name
The name Babaeski is believed to have originated accordin ...
)
**3rd Armored Brigade (Çerkezköy
Çerkezköy is a town and district of Tekirdağ Province in the Marmara Region of Turkey.
Facts
Çerkezköy is located in inland Thrace just to the west of the outlying Istanbul districts of Çatalca and Silivri. Çerkezköy is an industrial area ...
)
**54th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Edirne
Edirne (, ), formerly known as Adrianople or Hadrianopolis (Greek: Άδριανούπολις), is a city in Turkey, in the northwestern part of the province of Edirne in Eastern Thrace. Situated from the Greek and from the Bulgarian borders, ...
)
**55th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Süloğlu
Süloğlu ( Greek: Ασβεστοχώρι ''Asvestochṓri'' Greek exonyms; from the National Census of Greek Kingdom 1920-1921) is a district of Edirne Province of Turkey. The population was 3,394 in 2010. The mayor is Mehmet Ormankıran ( CHP). ...
)
**65th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Lüleburgaz
Lüleburgaz (, Modern Greek: Λουλέ Μπουργκάς ''Lule Burgas'', Bulgarian: Люлебургаз ''Lyuleburgaz''), Bergoulion (Ancient Greek: Βεργούλιον) or Arcadiopolis (Ancient Greek: Αρκαδιόυπολις ''Arkadiópol ...
)
**Corps Armored Cavalry Battalion (Ulaş)
**105th Artillery Regiment (Çorlu)
**Corps Engineer Combat Regiment ( Pınarhisar)
* 15th Infantry Division (Köseköy, İzmit
İzmit () is a district and the central district of Kocaeli province, Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental ...
)
*4th Army Aviation Regiment (Istanbul Samandıra Army Air Base
)
, postal_code_type = Postal code
, postal_code = 34000 to 34990
, area_code = +90 212 (European side) +90 216 (Asian side)
, registration_plate = 34
, blank_name_sec2 = GeoTLD
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)
See also
* List of Commanders of the First Army of TurkeyReferences