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Second Army
Active	November 1921-June 1923 October 1923-present
Country	Turkey
Type	Field Army
Size	120,000
Part of	Turkish Army
Garrison/HQ	Malatya
Engagements	Operation Euphrates Shield Operation Olive Branch Operation Peace Spring
Commanders
Current commander	Gen. Metin Tokel [tr]
Notable commanders	Yakup Şevki Subaşı (1921-1923) Ali Fuat Cebesoy (1923-1924) Fahrettin Altay (1924-1933) İzzettin Çalışlar (1933-1939) Abdurrahman Nafiz Gürman (1939-1944) İsmail Metin Temel (2016-2018)

The Second Army (Turkish: 2. Ordu) of the Turkish Army has headquarters in Malatya. It protects Anatolia and it patrols the border with Syria, Iraq and Iran. Modern Turkish corps are referred to in TGS literature in Ottoman Turkish (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 Ottoman Turkish numerals.

History

The former headquarters of the 2nd Army, which was transferred from Konya to Malatya in 1983, was in Konya.

Formations

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)

• III Corps (Şükrü Naili Gökberk)
  • 61st Infantry Division (Salih Omurtak)
  • 41st Infantry Division (Alâaddin Koval)
  • 1st Infantry Division (Abdurrahman Nafiz Gürman)
• VI Corps (Kâzım İnanç)
  • 17th Infantry Division (Nurettin Özsü)
  • 16th Infantry Division (Aşir Atlı)

Order of Battle, 1941

In June 1941, the Second Army was organized as follows:

Second Army HQ (Balıkesir, Commander: Abdurrahman Nafiz Gürman)

• Dardanelles and Marmara
  • II Corps (Gelibolu)
  • Demirkapı Fortified Area Command
  • I Corps (Çanakkale)
  • Dardanelles Fortified Area Command
  • V Corps (Bursa)
• Aegean and Mediterranean coasts
  • XII Corps (İzmir)
  • İzmir Fortified Area Command

The 1970s and operation of Cyprus

From August 1970 to 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:

• 6th Corps (Adana)
  • 5th Armored Brigade (Gaziantep) - units despatched to Turkish border August 17, 2012, during Syrian uprising.
  • 39th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (İskenderun)
  • 106th Artillery Regiment (İslahiye)
• 7th Corps (Diyarbakır)
  • 3rd Tactical Infantry Division (3 üncü Piyade Tümen Komutanlığı) (Yüksekova)
  • 16th Mechanized Brigade (Diyarbakır)
  • 20th Mechanized Brigade (Şanlıurfa) - units despatched to Turkish border August 17, 2012, during Syrian uprising.
  • 70th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Mardin)
  • 172nd Armored Brigade (Silopi)
  • 2nd Motorized Infantry Brigade (Lice)
  • 6th Motorized Infantry Brigade (Akçay)
  • 3rd Commando Brigade (Siirt)
  • 107th Artillery Regiment (Siverek)

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:

• 4th Corps (Ankara)
• 6th Corps (Adana)
• 7th Corps (Diyarbakır)
• 3rd Tactical Infantry Division (Yüksekova)
• 28th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Mamak)
• 58th Artillery Brigade (Polatlı)
• 1st Commando Brigade (Talas)
• 2nd Commando Brigade (Bolu)
• 5th Armored Brigade (Gaziantep)
• 39th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (İskenderun)
• 106th Artillery Regiment (İslahiye)
• 34th Border Brigade (Şemdinli)
• 16th Mechanized Brigade (Diyarbakır)
• 20th Armored Brigade (Şanlıurfa)
• 70th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Mardin)
• 172nd Armored Brigade (Silopi)
• 2nd Motorized Infantry Brigade (Lice)
• 6th Motorized Infantry Brigade (Akçay)
• 3rd Commando Brigade (Siirt)
• 107th Artillery Regiment (Siverek)

See also

• List of Commanders of the Second Army of Turkey

Notes

1. "The Former Headquarters of the 2nd Army is Crumbling" (in Turkish). MalatyaHaber.com.
2. Mete Tunçay, "İkinci Dünya Savaşı'nın Başlarında (1939-1941) Türk Ordusu", Tarih ve Toplum, S. 35, Kasım 1986, p. 41. (in Turkish)
3. Απόφαση - Απόβαση, Μεχμέτ Αλί Μπιράντ, Εκδόσεις Ιωάννης Φλώρος, Athens 1984, page 52 (Greek translation of the Turkish original: "30 sicak gün", Birand Mehmet Ali, Millyet, Istanbul 1976)
4. ^ Army sends more guns, soldiers, to borderline, Hürriyet, August 17, 2012
5. President calls for national unity Archived 2007-09-16 at the Wayback Machine, Turkish Daily News, Thursday, September 13, 2007
6. 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.
7. TSK düğmeye bastı

External links

• http://www.noev-kovcheg.ru/mag/2007-06/719.html Archived 2020-10-25 at the Wayback Machine - Russian page with details on 7th Corps of Second Army
• https://www.iswresearch.org/2020/03/turkeys-military-buildup-in-syrias.html - Turkish deployments in Syria, 2020

v t e Turkish Army Formations
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 Brigade 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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