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The Gendarmerie Special Operations (Turkish: Jandarma Özel Harekat) or JÖH, is the special operations unit of the Turkish Gendarmerie General Command. Its tasks include search and destroy, infiltration, and reconnaissance. Members of the unit receive extensive training at the Jandarma School at Foça and also from selected Turkish Armed Forces instructors. All three of its companies work under the direction of the army regions to which they are assigned, but can also receive tasking from their headquarters in Ankara.[1][2][3][4][5]
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| Gendarmerie Special Operations | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1991–1993 (Gendarmerie Commando "A" Teams), 1993-1999 (Gendarmerie Special Operations Groups) 1999–present (Gendarmerie Special Operations) |
| Country |  Turkey |
| Branch | Gendarmerie General Command |
| Type | Special forces |
| Garrison/HQ | Ankara Güvercinlik |
| Nickname(s) | JÖH'ler |
| Motto(s) | Shining Honor and Glory on Our Forehead |
| Colors | Gold and black |
| Mascot(s) | Anatolian leopard |
| Engagements | Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present)
Operation Claw (2019) Operation Peace Spring |
The GSO was established in 1991, at the height of the Turkish–Kurdish conflict. It has recently been involved in the Turkish occupation of northern Syria.[6] Unit members are in the 16-week training rooms at the Gendarmerie Commando Terrorist Operations School Command in Foça. All kinds of light weapons, mortar use, rocket launcher training, maneuvering under fire, destroying targets, mountaineering, GPS, long distance navigation, camouflage, being able to withstand fatigue and insomnia, making the right decision under stress, adaptation to different climate and geographical situations, fighting in urban areas, explosive recognition and detection, helicopter evacuation, basic helicopter steering, transition through waterways, basic diving, melee combat,[7] survival, boat operations.[8] A person who completes the course becomes a commando. Commando candidates run 300+ kilometers, walk more than 1100+ kilometers and stay in the field for 61 nights.[9] Trainees are expected to complete a 10 kilometer rifle run, a 15 kilometer country run, and a 30 kilometer strength run with full equipment. After the commando training, a sniper course is followed. The Gendarmerie Special Operations course lasts 6 months. The course is organized in Ankara, İzmir and Kayseri with land, air and sea phases.[10] Gendarmerie officers, non-commissioned officers and experts who have received basic gendarmerie commando training can attend the course. Combat training in severe cold in Kayseri or Bolu Basic diving in Ankara In İzmir Foça, the helicopter jump boat operator receives training such as close combat, forestry, airplane-bus-train operations, residential operation, frogman, special operations and Paratrooper.[11] Special operations candidates ran a total of 675+ kilometers under running conditions. At the end of the training, the student will have the ability to plan and conduct special operations in buildings, land, air and railway vehicles in all kinds of terrain and climatic conditions at home and abroad.
In Combat Physical Education classes, basic movements such as pull-ups, sit-ups and push-ups are performed. In addition, a training simulation called TAKSİS is conducted by TÜBİTAK.[12] Has at least 20,000 active personnel.[13] JÖHs are like the equivalent of maroon berets in the Turkish Armed Forces.[14]
| Unit[15] | Province | Nick Name's | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hançerler JÖH | Adıyaman | Hançerler (Daggers) | Badge [permanent dead link] |
| Mertler JÖH | Ağrı | Mertler (Braves) | Symbols/ badge of unit is double-headed Anatholian Eagle(Seljuk) located behind |
| Atmacalar JÖH | Batman, Turkey | Atmacalar (sparrow hawks) | |
| Kartallar JÖH | Bingöl | Kartallar (Eagles) | |
| Roketler
JÖH |
Diyarbakır | Roketler
(Rockets) |
|
| Serdarlar JÖH | Elazığ | Serdarlar
(Serdar means commander in Ottoman Turkish language) |
Badge [permanent dead link] |
| Çelikler JÖH | Erzurum | Çelikler (Steels) | takes its name from Operation Steel. most of the commanders from 25th Mechanized Infantry Brigade |
| Doğanlar
JÖH |
Giresun | Doğanlar (Falcons) | Gendarmerie Chief Sergeant Ferhat Gedik killed together with Eren Bülbül (aged 15) as a result of an attack by PKK were a member of this unit.[16]
This unit is out of Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present) zone and takes place in Black Sea Forest region. The reason behind for being outside of the conflict area is Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front or DHKP-C Insurgency |
| Fatihler JÖH | Hakkari | Fatihler (Conquerors) | Badge [permanent dead link] |
| Efeler JÖH | Hakkâri Province - Yüksekova | Efeler (Efe (zeybek)) | First unit commit the counter offensive October 2007 clashes in Hakkâri |
| Parslar
JÖH |
Hakkâri Province | Parslar (Anatolian leopards) | [permanent dead link] |
| Arslanlar
JÖH |
Hatay Province | Arslanlar (Lions) | Newly formed unit since begin of Syrian Civil War to protect the border &Amanos Mountains. Also took place in Operation Olive Branch(closest unit in region)[permanent dead link] |
| Kafkaslar
JÖH |
Kars | Kafkaslar (Caucasus Mountains) | [permanent dead link] |
| Yiğitler JÖH | Mardin Province | Yiğitler (Ironsides) | One of the first unit.[permanent dead link]
symbol on Badge is Akinji [permanent dead link] |
| Kılıçlar JÖH | Muş Province | Kılıçlar (Kilijs) | |
| Dadaşlar JÖH | Siirt Province | Dadaş (Valiants) | Badge |
| Bozkır Kartalları JÖH | Sivas Province | Kartallar (Steppe eagles) | |
| Meteler JÖH | Şırnak | Meteler(Modu Chanyu) | Badge |
| Korkutlar
JÖH |
Osmaniye | Korkut (name) | Badge |
| Oğuzlar & Yıldırımlar
JÖH |
Van, Turkey | Oḡuz Khan | Badge [permanent dead link] |
| Panterler JÖH | Tatvan Bitlis | Leopard's | Badge [permanent dead link] |
| Boralar
JÖH |
Tokat | Bora means (Strong wind) | Badge [permanent dead link] |
| Şahinler
JÖH |
Tunceli | Buteo's | Badge [permanent dead link] |
| Timsahlar JÖH[17] | Bursa | Crocodile | Badge |
| Avcılar
JÖH |
İzmir | Hunters | Badge |
| Tayfunlar
JÖH |
Antalya, Akseki | Typhoons | - |
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