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 to ...

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 ...

. Also a part of the Turkish Army's aviation force is the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems Brigade ( :tr:İHAS Tugayı), located at

Kahramankazan Kahramankazan (previously named Kazan) is a town and district of the Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, standing on the plain of Akıncı to the north west of the city of Ankara. According to 2010 census, population of the ...

, Ankara.

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)

References

External links

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{{Turkish army formations Turkish Army Aviation Command Army aviation units and formations of Turkey Turkish Army Aviation Command Military units and formations established in 1957 1957 establishments in Turkey