Second Army (Turkey)
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This article is about a field army of the Republic of Turkey. For a field army of the Ottoman Empire, see Second Army (Ottoman Empire).
The Second Army (Turkish: 2. Ordu) of the Turkish Army has headquarters in Malatya. It protects Anatolia and it patrols the border with Syria, Iraq and Iran. Modern Turkish corps are referred to in TGS literature in Ottoman Turkish (1st) numerals. It is not clear when the change occurred. An arbitrary date of 1945 has been chosen as the point at which to start referring to corps in Ottoman Turkish numerals.
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Second Army | |
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Active | November 1921-June 1923 October 1923-present |
Country | Turkey |
Type | Field Army |
Size | 120,000 |
Part of | Turkish Army |
Garrison/HQ | Malatya |
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Commanders | |
Current commander | Gen. Metin Tokel [tr] |
Notable commanders | Yakup Şevki Subaşı (1921-1923) Ali Fuat Cebesoy (1923-1924) Fahrettin Altay (1924-1933) İzzettin Çalışlar (1933-1939) Abdurrahman Nafiz Gürman (1939-1944) İsmail Metin Temel (2016-2018) |
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See also: Yildirim Army Group § After Mudros