List of Turkish flags

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This is a list of flags used historically and currently by the state of Turkey and its predecessor states. For a list of flags related to the Ottoman empire, see Flags of the Ottoman Empire.

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National flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Turkey.svg 1936–present Flag of Turkey [1] 18th-century design officially adopted in 1844. The star and crescent design appears on Ottoman flags beginning in the late 18th or early 19th century. The white star and crescent moon on red as the flag of the Ottoman Empire was introduced 1844. [2]

After the declaration of the Republic of Turkey in 1923, the new administrative regime maintained the last flag of the Ottoman Empire. Proportional standardizations were introduced in the Turkish Flag Law of 1936. [3]

Flag of the President of Turkey.svg 1923–present Presidential standard of the president of Turkey.A presidential seal, which is composed of a sun with 8 long and 8 short rays surrounded by 16 stars. The sun represents the infinity of Turkey and the 16 stars represent the 16 symbolizing the 16 Great Turkic Empires in history. [4] The 16 stars are aligned with a 22.5 degree angle, equidistantly surrounding the sun. One edge of each star points to the center of the sun. [5]
Flag of Grand National Assembly of Turkey.svg ?–presentFlag of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey A with field with a seal in the center.

Military flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Standard of General staff of Turkish Armed Forces.svg ?–presentStandard of the Chief of the Turkish General Staff. [6]

Land Forces

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of None.svg 2024–presentFlag of the commander of the Turkish Land Forces. [6]
Flag of Turkish Land Forces Army Command.svg ?–presentFlag of the Turkish Land Forces Army Command. [6]
Kolordu Komutanligi - Lojistik Komutanligi - Egitim ve Doktrin Komutanligi MUH ve MUH.DES.EGT.K. EDOK MUH.HIZ.DES.EGT.K. forsu.svg ?-presentCorps command flag, Logistics command flag, Training and Doctrine command flag
Flag of Turkish Division Command - Military Academy Command - Training and Doctrine School Command and Class School and Training Center Command.svg ?-presentDivision command flag, Military academy command flag, Training and Doctrine School command flag and Training Center command flag
Flag of Turkish Class School and Training Center Commands.svg ?-presentClass School and Training Center command flag
Flag of Turkish Regimental Command Brigade Deputy Commander and Garrison Commander.svg ?-presentRegimental command flag, Brigade Deputy Commander flag and Garrison Commander flag
Flag of Turkish K.K.KH. Support Continental Group Command.svg ?-presentLand Forces Command Air Support Continental Group command flag
Flag of Turkish Battalion Command.svg ?-presentBattalion command flag
Flag of Turkish Brigade Support Troops Command.svg ?-presentBrigade Support Troops command flag
Flag of Turkish Army Aviation School Command.svg ?-presentArmy Aviation School command flag
Flag of Turkish Army Aviation Command.svg ?-presentArmy Aviation command flag
Flag of Turkish Army Aviation Regiment Command.svg ?-presentArmy Aviation Regiment command flag
FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Turkish Admiral of the Fleet.svg ?–presentFlag of the Grand admiral. [6]
Flag of Turkish Naval Forces Command.svg 1904–1937 [7] Flag of the commander of the Turkish Naval Forces. [6]
Flag of Turkish Admiral.svg ?–presentFlag of the Admiral. [6]
Flag of Turkish Vice Admiral.svg ?–presentFlag of the Vice Admiral. [6]
Flag of Turkish Rear Admiral (Upper half).svg ?–presentFlag of the Rear Admiral. [6]
Flag of Turkish Rear Admiral (Lower half).svg ?–presentFlag of the Rear Admiral (LH). [6]
Flag of Turkish Flotilla admiral.svg ?–presentFlag of the Commodore. [6]
Flag for other colonels except Turkish Commodore.svg ?–presentFlag of the Captain. [6]

Air Force

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Turkish Air Force Command.svg ?–presentFlag of the commander of the Turkish Air Force. [6]
Flag of Turkish Combat Air Force Commander.svg ?–presentFlag of the Combat Air Force and Air Missile Defense Command. [6]
Flag of Turkish Air Force Lieutenant-General.svg ?–presentFlag of the Lieutenant-General. [6]
Flag of Turkish Air Force Major General.svg ?–presentFlag of the Major General. [6]
Flag of Turkish Air Force Brigadier-General.svg ?–presentFlag of the Brigadier-General. [6]
Regiment Command flag (Turkish Air Force).svg ?–presentFlag of the Regiment Command. [6]
Battalion-Fleet Command flag (Turkish Air Force).svg ?–presentFlag of the Battalion-Fleet Command. [6]

Gendarmerie General Command

FlagDateUseDescription
Jandarma Genel Komutani Forsu.jpg ?–presentFlag of the Gendarmerie General Command

Coast Guard Command

FlagDateUseDescription
Sahil Guvenlik Komutanligi Forsu.jpg 2024–presentFlag of the Coast Guard Command

Other

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of the General Directorate of Customs Protection of Turkey.svg ?–presentFlag of the General Directorate of Customs Protection [8]
Flag of the Customs Administration of Turkey.svg ?–presentFlag of the Customs Administration of Turkey
Flag of the General Directorate of Health for Borders and Coasts of Turkey.svg ?–presentFlag of the General Directorate of Health for Borders and Coasts

References

  1. "Flags, Symbols & Currency of Turkey", WorldAtlas, 2021, retrieved 12 April 2024
  2. Raw, Dr Laurence (2013-09-18). The Silk Road of Adaptation: Transformations across Disciplines and Cultures. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 42. ISBN   9781443852890.
  3. "Türk Bayrağı Kanunu" [Law on Turkish Flag](PDF). Tbmm.gov.tr. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  4. "Seal". Presidency of The Republic Of Türkiye.
  5. "Flag Of Office". Presidency of The Republic Of Türkiye.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "KOMUTANLIK FORSLARI" (in Turkish). Turkish Armed Forces.
  7. "Ensign (Commander in Chief)".
  8. "Kurumsal Logolar" (in Turkish). 9 November 2019.