Country Turkey Headquarters Malatya Size Field army | Garrison/HQ Malatya Part of Turkish Land Forces | |
Active November 1921-June 1923
October 1923-present Current
commander General İsmail Metin Temel Notable commanders Yakup Şevki Subaşı (1921–1923) Similar Turkish Land Forces, First Army, General Staff of the Republic, Turkish Air Force, Turkish Naval Forces | ||
The Second Army of the Turkish Army has the headquarters in Malatya. It protects Anatolia and it patrols the border with Syria, Iraq and Iran.
Contents
- Order of battle August 30 1922
- Order of Battle 1941
- The 1970s and Invasion of Cyprus
- Order of Battle 2010
- Reported order of battle 2012 during Syrian uprising
- References
Modern Turkish corps are referred to in TGS literature in Arabic (1st) numerals. It is not clear when the change occurred. An arbitrary date of 1945 has been chosen as the point at which to start referring to corps in Arabic numerals.
Order of battle, August 30, 1922
On August 30, 1922, the Second Army was organized as follows:
Second Army HG (Commander: Yakup Şevki Subaşı, Chief of Staff: Hüseyin Hüsnü Emir Erkilet)
Order of Battle, 1941
In June 1941, the Second Army was organized as follows:
Second Army HQ (Balıkesir, Commander: Abdurrahman Nafiz Gürman)
The 1970s and Invasion of Cyprus
From August 1970-August 1972 Semih Sancar commanded 2nd Army Command.
The ground forces detailed for the operation were put under the command of the 6th Corps/Second Army. They included the "Cakmak Special Strike Force", a brigade level unit which would conduct the amphibious landing, the Commando brigade, the Parachute brigade, the 39th infantry division, the 28th motorised infantry division and elements of the 5th armoured brigade and the Jandarma. About 6,000 Turkish-Cypriot fighters were stationed inside the Gönyeli enclave.
Order of Battle, 2010
Şükrü Sarıışık commanded 2004-06. From 30 August 2006 - 30 August 2008 General Hasan Iğsız commanded 2nd Army. General Necdet_Özel commanded the army in 2008-2010.
Estimated order of battle includes:
Reported order of battle, 2012, during Syrian uprising
The 2nd Army Command, headquartered in Malatya, has the second-highest number of troops after the Istanbul-based 1st Army Command, comprising roughly 100,000 soldiers. It is under the control of the Commander of the Land Forces, and includes these affiliated units: