Editor's Foreword

166 ThE MiliTary BalancE 2010
PFM 25:
8 Dogan (GER Lurssen-57) each with 1 76mm gun,
2 quad (8 eff.) with RGM-84A Harpoon/RGM-84C
Harpoon
8 Kartal (GER Jaguar) each with 4 single each with RB
12 Penguin tactical SSM, 2 single 533mm TT
7 Kilic each with 2 Mk 141 Harpoon quad (8 eff.) each
with 1 RGM-84C Harpoon tactical SSM, 1 76mm gun (2
additional vessels in build)
2 Yildiz each with 1 76mm gun, 2 quad (8 eff.) each with
RGM-84A Harpoon/RGM-84C Harpoon
PCO 6 Turk
PCC 4 PGM-71
MINE WARFARE • MINE COUNTERMEASURES 22
MCM 6 spt (tenders)
MHC 7: 5 Edineik (FRA Circe); 4 Aydin (additional
vessels on order)
MSC 5 Silifke (US Adjutant)
MSI 4 Foca (US Cape)
AMPHIBIOUS
LS 5
LST 5:
2 Ertugrul (capacity 18 tanks; 400 troops) (US
Terrebonne Parish)
1 Osman Gazi (capacity 4 LCVP; 17 tanks; 980
troops;)
2 Sarucabey (capacity 11 tanks; 600 troops)
CRAFT 41: 24 LCT; 17 LCM
LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT 49:
AORH 2
AORL 1
AOT 2
AOL 1
AF 2
ASR 1
ARS 1
AWT 13: 11; 2 (harbour)
ABU 2
ATF 3
TPT 1
TRV 3
YTM 17
fACILITIEs
Bases Located at Gölcük, Erdek, Canakkale, Eregli, Bartin,
Izmir, Istanbul, Foka, Aksaz, Antalya, Mersin,
Iskanderun
Marines 3,100
Arty 1 bn (18 guns)
Marine 1 HQ; 1 regt; 3 bn
naval aviation
fORCEs By ROLE
ASW some sqn with AB-204AS (Bell 204AS); AB-212
(Bell 212); S-70B Seahawk
Trg 1 sqn with CN-235; ATR-72
EQUIPMENT By TyPE
AIRCRAFT • MP •ASW 7: 6 CN-235; 1 Alenia ATR-72
(additional ac on order)
HELICOPTERS
ASW 10: 3 AB-204AS (Bell 204AS); 7 S-70B Seahawk
UTL 11 AB-212 (Bell 212)*
naval Forces command
HQ Located at Ankara
Fleet
HQ Located at Gölcük
northern Sea area
HQ Located at Istanbul
Southern Sea area
HQ Located at Izmir
Training
HQ Located at Altinovayalova
Air force 60,000
2 tac air forces (divided between east and west)
Flying hours 180 hrs/year
fORCEs By ROLE
Ftr 3 sqn with F-16C Fighting Falcon/F-16D Fighting
Falcon; 2 sqn with F-4E Phantom II; 2 sqn with
F-5A Freedom Fighter/F-5B Freedom Fighter
FGA 5 sqn with F-16C Fighting Falcon/F-16D Fighting
Falcon; 2 sqn with F-4E Phantom II
Recce 2 sqn with RF-4E Phantom II
AEW Sqn forming with B-737 AEW&C
SAR sqn with 20 AS-532 Cougar (14 SAR/6 CSAR)
Tpt 1 (VIP) sqn with C-20 Gulfstream; CN-235; UC-35
Citation; 2 sqn with CN-235; 1 sqn with C-160
Transall; 1 sqn with 13 C-130B Hercules/C-130E
Hercules
Tkr sqn with 7 KC-135R Stratotanker
Liaison 10 base flt with CN-235 (sometimes); UH-1H
Iroquois
OCU 1 sqn with F-4E Phantom II; 1 sqn with F-16C
Fighting Falcon/F-16D Fighting Falcon; 1 sqn with
F-5A Freedom Fighter/F-5B Freedom Fighter
Trg 1 sqn with T-37B Tweet/T-37C Tweet; T-38A
Talon; 1 sqn with 40 SF-260D; 1 sqn with 28 T-41
Mescalero
SAM 4 sqn with 92 MIM-14 Nike Hercules; 2 sqn with 86
Rapier; 8 (firing) unit with MIM-23 HAWK
EQUIPMENT By TyPE
AIRCRAFT 426 combat capable
FTR 87 F-5A/F-5B Freedom Fighter; (48 being upgraded as
lead-in trainers)
FGA 339: 213 F-16C/D Fighting Falcon (all being upgraded
to Block 50 standard (further 30 F-16 Block 52+ on order);
126 F-4E Phantom II (79 FGA, 47 ftr (52 upgraded to
Phantom 2020))
RECCE 35 RF-4E Phantom II (recce)
AEW 1 B-737 AEW&C (first of 4)
TKR 7 KC-135R Stratotanker