Turkish Special Forces

LAND UNITS SEA UNITS Missions
1ST Commando Brigade SAS (Su Alti Savunma, Water Under Defense) Long Range Reconnaissance
2ND Commando Brigade SAT (Su Alti Taaruz, Water Under Attack) Infiltration
3RD Commando Brigade Frogman
Psychological Operations
Close Quarters Combat


The 1st Commando Brigade is based out of Kayseri, Turkey. They have recently been deployed to various areas in the Southeast Anatolia region to battle against separatist terrorists. During these battles this brigade earned itself the "Distinguished Courage Medal of the Turkish Armed Forces", the second time it has done so since 1974.

The 2nd Commando Brigade is based out of Bolu, Turkey. They also were deployed to the South Eastern Anatolia region to fight terrorism. In addition to the 1st Brigade, they were awarded the "Distinguished Courage Medal of the Turkish Armed Forces" as well for their efforts.

The Amphibious Marine Brigade is based in Foca/Izmir. Their main mission is probably infiltration and sabotage/intelligence gathering behind enemy lines. Possible target targets in time of war would be island airfield and communications centers.

The Turkish military has no special operations aircraft per se, but there are UH-60 Blackhawks and AS-90 (I think)Cougar helicopters that are optimised for CSAR (Combat Search And Rescue) missions; these could easily be used for covert insertion extraction.


The Turkish Military Web Page