The Turkish Aviation Command and ''Turkish Army Aviation Command'' ( tr, Kara Havacılık Komutanlığı), was established in 1948 under the name of "artillery crafting" within 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 ...
artillery school. It is the administrative center of the
Turkish Land Aviation School in Isparta, which trains officers and petty officers to 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 ...
. The airbase has played an important role in the ''Cyprus Operation''.
History
Since 1968, the rotary wing aircraft taken from the
Turkish Air Force
The Turkish Air Force ( tr, ) is the aerial warfare service branch of the Turkish Armed Forces. The Turkish Air Force can trace its origins back to June 1911 when it was founded by the Ottoman Empire, however, the air force as it is known t ...
inventory joined the union. Its mission is to provide air support to Turkish land troops and to support the battle by making transport reconnaissance.
In the coup attempt on
July 15, 2016, a group of soldiers attempted a coup attempt under the leadership of
Ünsal Coşkun, who served as Commander of the Army Aviation School at the rank of brigadier general. Former brigadier Coşkun declared himself the Commander of the Aviation and managed some helicopters used in the coup until he went to
Akıncı Air Base Akinci may refer to:
* Bayraktar Akıncı, Turkish military drone
* Akinji, irregular light cavalry of the Ottoman Empire
{{disambiguation ...
.
Formations
Affiliated units
*1st ''Land Aviation Regiment'' (
Güvercinlik Army Air Base Güvercinlik can refer to:
* Güvercinlik, Beşiri
* Güvercinlik, Osmancık
* Güvercinlik, Sason
* the Turkish name for Acheritou
Acheritou ( gr, Αχερίτου []; tr, Güvercinlik) is a village in Cyprus, located just to the west of the ...
)
*2nd ''Land Aviation Regiment'' (Erhaç Airport, Malatya)
*3rd ''Land Aviation Regiment'' (Gaziemir Air Base, İzmir)
*4th ''Land Aviation Regiment'' (
Samandıra Air Base, Istanbul)
*7. Land Air Group Command (
Diyarbakır Air Base)
Vehicles
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Commanders
*Maj.Gen.
Salih Ulusoy (2008-2012)
*Maj.Gen.
Hamza Koçyiğit (2012-2015)
*Maj.Gen.
Hakan Atınç (2015-2016)
*
İdris Feyzi Okan (2016-2017) (was exported, see also:
2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt
On 15 July 2016, a faction within the Turkish Armed Forces, organized as the Peace at Home Council, attempted a coup d'état against state institutions, including the government and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. They attempted to seize cont ...
)
*Brig.
Osman Dirmencioğlu (2017-2019)
See also
*
Turkish Land Aviation School (Isparta, Turkey)
References
External links
Command webcite
{{Turkish army formations
Turkish Army Aviation Command
The Turkish Aviation Command and ''Turkish Army Aviation Command'' ( tr, Kara Havacılık Komutanlığı), was established in 1948 under the name of "artillery crafting" within the Turkish Land Forces artillery school. It is the administrative cen ...
Army aviation units and formations of Turkey
Turkish Army Aviation Command
The Turkish Aviation Command and ''Turkish Army Aviation Command'' ( tr, Kara Havacılık Komutanlığı), was established in 1948 under the name of "artillery crafting" within the Turkish Land Forces artillery school. It is the administrative cen ...
Military units and formations established in 1957
1957 establishments in Turkey