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Gendarmerie General Command
	Gendarmerie General Command; Jandarma Genel Komutanlığı
Common name	Turkish Gendarmerie
	Badge of the Gendarmerie General Command.
Agency overview
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	Turkey
General nature	Law enforcement; Gendarmerie;
Operational structure
Elected officer responsible	Minister of the Interior, Beşir Atalay
Agency executive	General Avni Atila Işık, Commander of the Gendarmerie
Parent agency	Turkish Armed Forces
	Facilities
Helicopters	28 x S-70A Blackhawk, 13 x AB-205, 18 x Mi-17 IVA

The Turkish Gendarmerie (Turkish: Jandarma Genel Komutanlığı) (Gendarmerie General Command) is a branch of the Turkish Armed Forces and it is responsible for the maintenance of the public order in areas that fall outside the jurisdiction of police forces (generally in rural areas), as well as assuring internal security and general border control along with carrying out other specific duties assigned to it by certain laws and regulations. It is an armed security and law enforcement force of military nature.

As a part of the Turkish Armed Forces, the General Command of the Gendarmerie is subordinate to the Turkish General Staff in matters relating to training and education in connection with the Armed Forces, and to the Ministry of Interior in matters relating to the performance of the safety and public order duties. The Commander of the Gendarmerie is responsible to the Ministry of Interior.

[edit] Structure

The Turkish Gendarmerie comprises the following commands:^[1]

Personnel
Intelligence
Operations
Logistics

The General Command is composed of:^[2]

The headquarters
Internal security units
Border units
Training units
Gendarmerie schools
Administrative and logistics support units

[edit] Main equipment

Turkish Gendarmerie
Armored personnel carriers
302	BTR-60PB (8x8) (upgraded)
35	RN 94 (6x6)
250+	Otokar Akrep (4x4)
200+	Otokar Cobra (4x4)
60	Dragon 300 (AFV) (4x4)
25	Condor (APC) (4x4)
35	UR416 (4x4)
200	Cadillac Gage (4x4)
200	Cadillac V150/S (4x4)
300+	Shorland S55 (4x4)
47	Sisu Nasu
Helicopters
28	S-70A Blackhawk (Avionics upgraded by Aselsan)
13	AB-205 (Avionics upgraded by Aselsan)
18	Mi-17 IVA (Avionics upgraded by Aselsan)

[edit] See also

[edit] References

^ Pike, John. "Jandarma". GlobalSecurity.org. http://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/world/turkey/jandarma.htm.
^ "Organizational Structure". General Command of Gendarmerie. http://www.jandarma.tsk.tr/ing/organization.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-22.

[edit] External links

General Command of Gendarmerie
Jandarma Genel Komutanlığı (Turkish)

[globalsecurity-0] Pike, John. "Jandarma". GlobalSecurity.org. http://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/world/turkey/jandarma.htm.

[1] "Organizational Structure". General Command of Gendarmerie. http://www.jandarma.tsk.tr/ing/organization.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-22.

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Contents

[edit] Structure

[edit] Main equipment

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] External links