The 9th Corps,
Turkish Land Forces
The Turkish Land Forces ( tr, Türk Kara Kuvvetleri), or Turkish Army (Turkish: ), is the main branch of the Turkish Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The army was formed on November 8, 1920, after the collapse of the ...
, is a
field corps
Corps (; plural ''corps'' ; from French , from the Latin "body") is a term used for several different kinds of organization. A military innovation by Napoleon I, the formation was first named as such in 1805. The size of a corps varies great ...
. The corps headquarters is located in Erzurum, and the corps is part of the
Third Army (Turkey)
The Turkish Third Army is a field army of the Turkish Army and is the country's largest army.
History
It traces its origins to 1923, but further back, the Ninth Army Troops Inspectorate was redesignated the Third Army Troops Inspectorate on 1 ...
. It is deployed along Turkey's eastern boundary.
History
Nigel Thomas's ''NATO Armies 1949-87'', published in 1987, attributed the
4th,
8th, and 9th Corps to the
Third Army.
*Corps Headquarters (
Erzurum
Erzurum (; ) is a city in eastern Anatolia, Turkey. It is the largest city and capital of Erzurum Province and is 1,900 meters (6,233 feet) above sea level. Erzurum had a population of 367,250 in 2010.
The city uses the double-headed eagle as ...
)
**4th Armoured Brigade;
**
9th Commando Brigade;
**7th, 14th, 25th Mechanised Infantry Brigades;
**25th Border Brigade (HQ
Ardahan
Ardahan (, ka, არტაანი, tr, hy, Արդահան, translit=Ardahan Russian: Ардаган) is a city in northeastern Turkey, near the Georgian border.
It is the capital of Ardahan Province.
History
Ancient and medieval
Ardaha ...
; 1st Battalion,
Artvin
Artvin ( Laz and ; hy, Արտուին, translit=Artuin) is a city in northeastern Turkey about inland from the Black Sea.
It is located on a hill overlooking the Çoruh River near the Deriner Dam. It is a former bishopric and (vacant) Armeni ...
; 2nd Battalion, Martyr Astsb. Tuncay Güneş Barracks in Çıldır / Ardahan; 3rd and 4th Battalions at
Kars),
**48th, 51st Internal Security Brigades;
**5th Infantry Rec Brigade;
**15th Rec Train; Field Medical Rec,
**17th Commando Brigade
*109th Artillery Regiment (
Erzurum
Erzurum (; ) is a city in eastern Anatolia, Turkey. It is the largest city and capital of Erzurum Province and is 1,900 meters (6,233 feet) above sea level. Erzurum had a population of 367,250 in 2010.
The city uses the double-headed eagle as ...
)
References
{{Turkish army formations
Corps of Turkey