9th Corps (Turkey)

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9th Corps
9th Corps-logo.png
Founded1921
Country Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
Allegiance Turkish Army
Branch Army
Type Infantry
Size Corps
Part of Third Army
Garrison/HQ Erzurum, Erzurum Province
Commanders
Major generalErhan Uzun

The 9th Corps, Turkish Land Forces, is a field corps. The corps headquarters is located in Erzurum, and the corps is part of the Third Army (Turkey). 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. [1]

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References

  1. ↑ Nigel Thomas (1987). NATO Armies 1949-87 (First ed.). Osprey Publishing. p. 39. ISBN   978-0850458220.
  2. ↑ "25'inci Hudut Tugay Komutanlığı - Ardahan". Askeri Birlikler (in Turkish). 2020-02-01. Retrieved 2020-11-27.; "Vali Hüseyin Öner, 25. Hudut Tugay Komutanına İade-i Ziyarette Bulundu.(01.07.2020)". www.ardahan.gov.tr. Retrieved 2020-11-27.; "ARDAHAN 25. HUDUT TUGAY KOMUTANI TUĞGENERAL KIRIŞ, ARTVİN'DE". www.artvin.gov.tr. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  3. ↑ @trabzonvalilik (24 August 2020). "Valimiz İsmail Ustaoğlu, Trabzon Garnizon Komutanı ve 17. Komando Tugay Komutanı Vekili olarak ilimize atanan Piyade Albay Cem Karoğlu'nu ziyaret etti. @valiustaoglu, Albay Karoğlu'na yeni görevlerinde başarı diledi" (Tweet). Retrieved 2020-11-27– via Twitter.
  4. ↑ @kilisvaliligi (6 August 2020). "17.Komando Tugay Komutanı Tuğgeneral Ercan Pürsünlü, Valimiz Sayın Recep Soytürk'ü makamında ziyaret etti" (Tweet). Retrieved 2020-11-27– via Twitter.
  5. ↑ @epcimcuneyt (7 August 2019). "Bayburt Garnizon Komutanı Albay Yusuf DİKER ve Trabzon 17. Komando Tugay Komutan Yardımcısı Piyade Albay Ahmet Burak YÜRÜTEN'e ziyaretlerinden dolayı teşekkür ederim" (Tweet). Retrieved 2020-11-27– via Twitter.
  6. ↑ @epcimcuneyt (11 August 2019). "Bayburt 17. Komando Tugay Komutan Yardımcılığı birliğinde vatani görevlerini yapmakta olan Mehmetçiklerimizi,İl yöneticilerimizle ziyaret edip,bayramlarını kutladık" (Tweet). Retrieved 2020-11-27– via Twitter.
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  8. ↑ "TSK'ya dört yeni komando tugayı". odatv (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  9. ↑ "Komando birliği sayısı 12'den 16'ya çıkarıldı: Dört yeni komando tugayı". soL Haber Portalı (in Turkish). 2018-08-14. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  10. ↑ DHA. "Komando birliği sayısı 12'den 16'ya çıkarıldı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  11. ↑ "109'uncu Topçu Alay Komutanlığı - Erzurum | Askeri Birlikler". February 2020.
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