The Turkish Aviation Command and ''Turkish Army Aviation Command'' (), was established in 1948 under the name of "artillery crafting" within the

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artillery school. It is the administrative center of the Turkish Land Aviation School in Isparta, which trains officers and petty officers to the

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. The airbase has played an important role in the ''Cyprus Operation''.

History

Since 1968, the rotary wing aircraft taken from 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 ...

inventory joined the union. Its mission is to provide air support to Turkish land troops and to support the battle by making transport reconnaissance. In the coup attempt on July 15, 2016, a group of soldiers attempted a coup attempt under the leadership of

Ünsal Coşkun Ünsal is a Turkish surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Begünhan Elif Ünsal (born 1993), Turkish female archer * Berk İsmail Ünsal (born 1994), Turkish footballer * Didem Ünsal (born 1966), Turkish journalist, television pr ...

, who served as Commander of the Army Aviation School at the rank of brigadier general. Former brigadier Coşkun declared himself the Commander of the Aviation and managed some helicopters used in the coup until he went to

Akıncı Air Base Akinci or Akıncı may refer to: People * Bülent Akinci, Turkish-German director and script writer * Halil Akıncı, Turkish diplomat * Mustafa Akıncı, Northern Cyprus president Other uses * Akinji, irregular light cavalry of the Ottoman Empi ...

. Also a part of the Turkish Army's aviation force is the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems Brigade ( :tr:İHAS Tugayı), located at

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, Ankara.

Formations

Affiliated units

*1st ''Land Aviation Regiment'' ( Güvercinlik Army Air Base) *2nd ''Land Aviation Regiment'' ( Erhaç Airport, Malatya) *3rd ''Land Aviation Regiment'' (

Gaziemir Air Base Gaziemir Air Base (, ) is an airbase of the Turkish Air Force south of İzmir, Turkey. It is owned by the Turkish Air Force and operated by the Air Force Training Command. The airport is at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runwa ...

, İzmir) *4th ''Land Aviation Regiment'' ( Samandıra Army Air Base, Istanbul) *7. Land Air Group Command (

Diyarbakır Air Base Diyarbakır is the largest Kurdish-majority city in Turkey. It is the administrative center of Diyarbakır Province. Situated around a high plateau by the banks of the Tigris river on which stands the historic Diyarbakır Fortress, it is the ...

) **Training and Exercise Central Command (

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, Muğla)

Vehicles

Unmanned aerial vehicles

Commanders

*Maj.Gen.

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(2008-2012) *Maj.Gen.

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(2012-2015) *Maj.Gen. Hakan Atınç (2015-2016) * İdris Feyzi Okan (2016-2017) (was exported, see also:

2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt In the evening of 15 July 2016, a faction within the Turkish Armed Forces, organized as the Peace at Home Council, attempted a coup d'état against state institutions, including the government and president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. They attempted ...

) *Brig. Osman Dirmencioğlu (2017-2019) *Brig. Oğuz Baykal (2019-2023)

References

External links

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