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70th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
Country	Turkey
Branch	Turkish Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Syrian border protection
Size	Unknown
Garrison/HQ	Kızıltepe, Mardin Province
Commanders
Current commander	Brig. Gen. Lokman Ali Yılmaz (November 2012)

The 70th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Turkish: 70. Mekanize Piyade Tugayı) is a brigade of the Turkish Army based in the Southeastern Anatolia Region at the town of Kızıltepe in Mardin Province. It is part of the Army's 7th Corps based at Diyarbakir.

The brigade appears to be a descendant of the 70th Infantry Brigade, which in 1974, according to the reports of the British Defence Attache in Ankara, was based in Siirt and was part of 7th Corps. According to the same reports, at the time, 7th Corps comprised 70th Infantry Brigade alongside the 20th Mechanized Infantry Brigade at Urfa and the 16th Mechanized Infantry Brigade at Diyarbakır.

The brigade in Kızıltepe is headquartered at the Selen Barracks and consists of the 8th Mechanized Infantry Regiment, which has three border battalions in İdil, Nusaybin and Şenyurt at the Syrian border. In March 1983, the battalions were deployed to Nusaybin, and then were stationed in the districts of Mardin Province with the headquarters in Midyat.

7th Corps subunits

Kemalettin Eken previously commanded the corps many years ago.

On 8 August 2006, Hurriyet reported that a new tactical border Infantry Division was being established; a decision had been taken to form the 3rd Tactical Infantry Division in the district of Yuksekova. Hurriyat noted that Hakkari is already the home to the Mountain Warfare Commando Brigade, the Provincial Gendarmerie Regimental Headquarters, the Yuksekova Brigade, the Semdinli Tactical Regimental Headquarters and the Cukurca Tactical Regimental Headquarters, and so it said that important changes were being undertaken at the headquarters in order to ensure that the units worked more effectively and with better coordination. Command of this newly formed division has been given to Maj Gen Yurdaer Olcan.

Units circa 2010:

• 3rd Tactical Infantry Division (Yüksekova)
  • 34th Border Brigade (Şemdinli)
  • 16th Mechanized Brigade (Diyarbakir)
  • 20th Armored Brigade (Şanlıurfa)
  • 70th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Mardin)
    • 8th Mechanized Infantry Regiment (Kızıltepe)
  • 172nd Armored Brigade (Silopi)
  • 2nd Motorized Infantry Brigade
  • 6th Motorized Infantry Brigade (Akçay)
  • 3rd Commando Brigade (Siirt)
    • 107th Field Artillery Regiment (Siverek)
  • Hakkari Mountain and Commando Brigade (Hakkari)

References

1. "Şehit Astsubay Memleketine Uğurlandı". Mardinimiz (in Turkish). 2012-11-27. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
2. "Sample project for young people in Mardin Police Department". Haber Monitor. 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
3. Yurteri, Kemal (2002-12-25). "10 bin asker kışı dağda geçirecek". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2013-03-22.
4. Unification of Culture and Tourism Ministries constitutional One soldier killed, three injured in terrorist attack Minister Cicek says Turkey's credit, Turkish Daily News, October 17, 2003.
5. Appendix No.1 to Annex A to DA/48 dated 30 March 1974, via The National Archives, Kew
6. Saygi Ozturk: "New Division Formed for Border", Hurryet in Turkish 8 August 2006, p.18.

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Commands	List of Commanders of the Turkish Land Forces Logistics Command (formed 1988) Turkish Military Academy Command Army Aviation Command Cyprus Turkish Peace Force Command (formed 1974)
1st Army	2nd Corps 4th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 8th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 18th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 95th Armored Brigade 102nd Artillery Regiment Corps Engineer Combat Regiment 5th Commando Regiment 41st Commando Brigade 3rd Corps 52nd Tactical Armored Division 2nd Armored Brigade 66th Mechanized Infantry Division 23rd Tactical Motorized Infantry Division 47th Motorized Infantry Regiment 5th Corps 1st Armored Brigade 3rd Armored Brigade 54th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 55th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 65th Mechanized Infantry Brigade Corps Armored Cavalry Battalion 105th Artillery Regiment
2nd Army	4th Corps 28th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 58th Artillery Regiment 1st Commando Brigade 2nd Commando Brigade 56 Motorized Infantry Brigade 6th Corps 5th Armored Brigade 20th Armored Brigade 39th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 106th Artillery Regiment 6th Mechanized Infantry Division 7th Corps 3rd Tactical Infantry Division 34th Border Brigade 16th Mechanized Brigade 20th Mechanized Brigade 48th Border Brigade 2nd Border Brigade 70th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 172nd Armored Brigade 2nd Motorized Infantry Brigade 6th Motorized Infantry Brigade 3rd Commando Brigade 107th Artillery Regiment Hakkari Mountain and Commando Brigade
3rd Army	8th Corps 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade 12th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 10th Motorized Infantry Brigade 34th Motorized Infantry Brigade 49th Motorized Infantry Brigade 51st Motorized Infantry Brigade 49th Commando Brigade 4th Commando Brigade 108th Artillery Regiment 17th Motorized Infantry Brigade 225th Motorized Infantry Brigade 7th Commando Brigade 9th Corps 9th Tactical Infantry Division 4th Armored Brigade 14th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 25th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 9th Motorized Infantry Brigade 25th Border Brigade 17th Commando Brigade 48th Motorized Infantry Brigade 109th Artillery Regiment 9th Commando Brigade
Aegean Army	Cyprus Turkish Peace Force 28th Mechanized Infantry Division 39th Mechanized Infantry Division 14th Armored Brigade (Turkey) KTBK Cyprus Special Forces Regiment KTBK Cyprus Artillery Regiment Direct Command 57th Artillery Training Brigade 19th Infantry Brigade 11th Motorized Infantry Brigade 5th Army Aviation School Command 2nd Infantry Regiment Commando Training School Command 3rd Infantry Training Brigade 1st Infantry Training Brigade 11th Commando Brigade

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