Air Force Search and Rescue (
Turkish: ''Personel kurtarma - AKİP'') is unit of the
Turkish Air Force
The Turkish Air Force () is the Air force, air and space force of the Turkish Armed Forces. It traces its origins to 1 June 1911 when it was founded as the Ottoman Aviation Squadrons, Aviation Squadrons by the Ottoman Empire. It was composed ...
whose task is to recover civilian and other military personnel. The difference between
Combat Search and Rescue (Turkish Armed Forces) MAK & Air Force Search and Rescue Personnel is mainly for civil and domestic personnel.
Gendarmerie General Command
The Gendarmerie General Command () is the national gendarmerie force of the Republic of Turkey. It is a service branch of the Turkish Ministry of Interior responsible for the maintenance of the public order in areas that fall outside the jurisdi ...
It has its own unit gendarmerie search and rescue (JAK). Air Force Search and Rescue Personnel have the number of which very little in comparison to other
Search and Rescue
Search and rescue (SAR) is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger. The general field of search and rescue includes many specialty sub-fields, typically determined by the type of terrain the search ...
teams in
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. Generally, its air force's own team.
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