List of Turkish flags

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.

National flags

See also: Government of Turkey

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	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]
	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]
	?–present	Flag of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey	A with field with a seal in the center.

Military flags

See also: Turkish Armed Forces

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	?–present	Standard of the Chief of the Turkish General Staff. [6]

Land Forces

See also: Turkish Land Forces

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2024–present	Flag of the commander of the Turkish Land Forces. [6]
	?–present	Flag of the Turkish Land Forces Army Command. [6]
	?-present	Corps command flag, Logistics command flag, Training and Doctrine command flag
	?-present	Division command flag, Military academy command flag, Training and Doctrine School command flag and Training Center command flag
	?-present	Class School and Training Center command flag
	?-present	Regimental command flag, Brigade Deputy Commander flag and Garrison Commander flag
	?-present	Land Forces Command Air Support Continental Group command flag
	?-present	Battalion command flag
	?-present	Brigade Support Troops command flag
	?-present	Army Aviation School command flag
	?-present	Army Aviation command flag
	?-present	Army Aviation Regiment command flag

Naval Forces

See also: Turkish Naval Forces

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	?–present	Flag of the Grand admiral. [6]
	1904–1937 [7]	Flag of the commander of the Turkish Naval Forces. [6]
	?–present	Flag of the Admiral. [6]
	?–present	Flag of the Vice Admiral. [6]
	?–present	Flag of the Rear Admiral. [6]
	?–present	Flag of the Rear Admiral (LH). [6]
	?–present	Flag of the Commodore. [6]
	?–present	Flag of the Captain. [6]

Air Force

See also: Turkish Air Force

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	?–present	Flag of the commander of the Turkish Air Force. [6]
	?–present	Flag of the Combat Air Force and Air Missile Defense Command. [6]
	?–present	Flag of the Lieutenant-General. [6]
	?–present	Flag of the Major General. [6]
	?–present	Flag of the Brigadier-General. [6]
	?–present	Flag of the Regiment Command. [6]
	?–present	Flag of the Battalion-Fleet Command. [6]

Gendarmerie General Command

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	?–present	Flag of the Gendarmerie General Command

Coast Guard Command

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2024–present	Flag of the Coast Guard Command

Other

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	?–present	Flag of the General Directorate of Customs Protection [8]
	?–present	Flag of the Customs Administration of Turkey
	?–present	Flag 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. "KOMUTANLIK FORSLARI" (in Turkish). Turkish Armed Forces.
7. "Ensign (Commander in Chief)".
8. "Kurumsal Logolar" (in Turkish). 9 November 2019.