Turkish Special Operations Forces

DESERT FIGHTER · Aug 25, 2014

Neptune said:
Generals Staff - Special Forces Command [ÖKK] (Maroon Berets) operatives in Pakistan during an exercise with SSG:

Ataturk-Jinnah series's joint SF exs...

This particular pic is from Ataturk VII (Ataturk is held in Pakistan ... While Jinnah is held in Turkey)... Turkish MAK With SSG (Army SF)..

Here is another pic from tht particular ex:

Pakistan Army troops at Eğirdir Mountain&Commando Training Center. Pakistani troops stationed at Eğirdir for 28 weeks. The center provides basic commando training to both professional and conscripted personnel with special emphasis on COIN. Besides the TLF, Eğirdir is also home to military personnel from 16 different countries including US Army.

@Aeronaut @DESERT FIGHTER @Zarvan

Joint Pak-Turk-Afghan ex.. Some more pics.. (Regular infantry not SF):

Neptune said:
Ret. Communications MCPO. Sadettin DOĞAN

He was among the SAT team that landed on Kardak secretly and hoisted the Turkish flag. Poyrazköy Trials led him to resign from SAT. Then worked in Somalia at a private Turkish PMC company. Laterly he was working as the Security Manager of the Aden Adde Int. Airport in Mogadishu. He was assasinated by British mercs using suppressed weapons when he was escorting the Turkish Airlines staff. Besides his operational role, he also served in SAT as an instructor for years. Rest in peace brother. .

MCPO. Sadettin DOĞAN as an Instructor at SAT, training the navy's future Naval Commandos. Picture taken at early 2003.

And when he was working in Somalia:

When his remains were recovered back to homeland by Turkish Airlines.

Just like our fallen Police SOF officers, Army SF and all others died in service of their nation outside Republic of Turkey soils;

At the end, all heroes return to their homeland.

Why did British mercs assassinate him?

@Neptune. Our troops aren't SF .. Probably nor the Turks ? But the afghans sent their commandos (kandak battalion... Patches).. ?

Neptune · Aug 25, 2014

@DESERT FIGHTER I know man. That's why I said "Pak Army troops". There are huge differences between TAF and PAK military. One being solely NATOed with structure and other having its own structure after taking UK as example. In Pakistan, commando may refer to SF, SOF and marines if I am not wrong.

In Turkey it's a specialized light infantry force with 7-8 brigades. But only exception is the Naval Commandos (SAT Komando) whom are the navy's elite of the elite SOF unit. All other military units in Turkey having "commando" titles are specialized light infantry units .

MCPO. Sadettin DOĞAN was the key man of a tender. That tender was won by a Turkish company. It was about the services of Aden Adde Int. Airport in Mogadishu. The biggest counterpart was a British firm named like S..bla bla bla. He was the Security Manager of the airport so he brought the Turkish company to success. So the PMCs of British firm (probly former SAS,SBS or Royal Paratroopers) assasinated him from long range with suppressed weapons. Otherwise there'd be hell of a fighting between two sides.

DESERT FIGHTER · Aug 25, 2014

Neptune said:
@DESERT FIGHTER I know man. That's why I said "Pak Army troops". There are huge differences between TAF and PAK military. One being solely NATOed with structure and other having its own structure after taking UK as example. In Pakistan, commando may refer to SF, SOF and marines if I am not wrong.

In Turkey it's a specialized light infantry force with 7-8 brigades. But only exception is the Naval Commandos (SAT Komando) whom are the navy's elite of the elite SOF unit. All other military units in Turkey having "commando" titles are specialized light infantry units .
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SSG = Special Services Group...Army
SSGW= Special Services Group Wing.... Airforce
SSGN=Special Services Group Navy
Marine Corps= Naval infantry.

Paramilitary force
Frontier Corps:
SOW= Special Operations Wing

Rangers:

RAGS

And the almost unknown "Deltas"... Whom not many know abt... Mostly deployed to protect strategic assets etx.

They all have different companies within them .. With special tasks etc..

We do have Light Commando Battalion though (LCB).. Newly raised from Northern Light Infantry Regiment..

Neptune · Aug 28, 2014

JÖAOK (Gendarmerie Special Public Security Operations Command):

Providing protection as President Erdoğan cpmes with his S-92 Superhawk.

ÖKK (Special Forces Command) a.k.a Maroon Berets:

A MAK (CSAR) operator during trainig at ÖKK's CSAR Regiment Command:

Atilla_ORANKAY · Aug 28, 2014

Does Turkish SF use new helmets like: OPS CORE and MSA brands

and this looks very cool

Neptune · Aug 28, 2014

Atilla_ORANKAY said:
Does Turkish SF use new helmets like: OPS CORE and MSA brands

and this looks very cool

Yes they they do. ÖKK and SAT uses OpCore.

source: trmilitary

otriz · Aug 28, 2014

AFAIK,SAT isn't using OpsCore.They were last seen in the celebration of Turkish Naval Aviation commands 100th year and in Cape Town,South Africa.In those photos they still use PASGT and Protec deriatives.

SAT commandos during exercise for the celebration of Turkish Naval Aviation's 100th year.