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Turkish Air Force

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Branch of Turkish Military, Turkish Air Force, aside from US Air Force, has the highest number of F-16 aircraft in the world. Turkish Air Force can participate in exercises conducted overseas. With in-flight refueling capability, Turkish aircraft can join live exercises in central Europe and return to home bases in Turkey, and fly directly from Turkey to USA crossing the Atlantic Ocean.

Commander in Chief: General Hilmi Özkök

Branch General: General H. İbrahim Fırtına

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Structure

Turkish Air Force structure consists of...

Headquarters, Ankara
- Air Force Staff Division Command
  - 10th Tanker Base Command, İncirlik, Adana
    - KC-135 Stratotanker tanker aircraft
  - 11th Air Transportation Main Base Command, Etimesgut, Ankara
    - CASA CN-235(T),
    - Cessna Citation VII,
    - Cessna Citation II (CE-550),
    - Gulfstream IV-SP,
    - 3 CASA CN-235 (T) ambulance aircraft
  - 12th Air Transportation Main Base Command, Erkilet, Kayseri
    - C-130 Hercules,
    - C-160 Transall and
    - CASA CN-235 (T) aircraft
1st Tactical Air Force Command, Eskisehir
- 1st Main Jet Base Group Command
- 4th Main Jet Base Group Command
- 6th Main Jet Base Group Command
- 9th Main Jet Base Group Command
- 15th Missile Base Group Command
- 1st Air Control Group Command
2nd Tactical Air Force Commands, Diyarbakir
- 5th Main Jet Base Group Command
- 7th Main Jet Base Group Command
- 8th Main Jet Base Group Command
- 2nd Air Control Group.Command
Air Training Command, Gaziemir, Izmir
- 2nd Main Jet Base Group Command
- 3rd Main Jet Base Group Command
- Air Force Academy Command
- Air Corps Schools and Technical Training Center Command
- Air Language School and Airmen Training Brigade Command.
Air Logistics Command, Etimesgut, Ankara
- 1st Air Supply and Maintenance Center Command
- 2nd Air Supply and Maintenance Center Command
- 3rd Air Supply and Maintenance Center Command
- Air Museum Command

These commands consists of:

19 Combat squadrons,
2 Reconnaissance squadrons,
5 Training squadrons,
6 Transportation squadrons,
1 Tanker squadron,
8 Surface-to-air missile (SAM) squadrons.

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Main equipment

Turkish Air Force
Fighter aircrafts
76	F-16C/D Block 50
104	F-16C/D Block 40
37	F-16C/D Block 30
52	F-4E 2020 Terminator
84	F-4E Phantom
18	RF-4E Phantom
n/a	F-5 2000 (48 trainers under delivery)
9	(N)F-5A/B Freedom Fighter (Turkish Stars)
Air-to-air missiles
314	AIM-120A/B AMRAAM (176 AIM-120A + 138 AIM-120B)
367	AIM-7E Sparrow
500	AIM-9M Sidewinder
640	AIM-9L/I Sidewinder
310	AIM-9S Sidewinder
750+	AIM-9P3 Sidewinder
Air-to-ground missiles
96	AGM-88B HARM
100	Popeye I
n/a	Delilah II Cruise missile (50 ordered)
274	AGM-65G Maverick IIR
550	AGM-65A/B Maverick
200	GBU 8/B HOBOS
1.200	Paveway I-II
523	BLU 107 Durandal
n/a	AN/AVQ 23 Pave Spike (laser designation pod for F-4E)
40	AN/AAQ 14 LANTIRN
40	AN/AAQ 13 LANTIRN
n/a	Litening-III (20 under delivery, 20 optional)
12	LOROPS-IR
Anti-aircraft missiles
n/a	I-Hawk PIP III (1X3) launchers (48 launchers to be delivered in 2005)
72	MIM-14B Nike Hercules
86	Rapier FSB1 (85 launchers updated to Rapier B1X level. 840 additional Mk2B missiles under delivery)
n/a	Zipkin KMS (1X4 FIM-92 mounted Stinger) (32 ordered)
108	FIM-92C Stinger RMP
Tactical transport aircrafts
A400M (10 ordered)
7	C-130E Hercules (to be upgraded)
5	C-130B Hercules (With ELINT/SIGINT equipment)
<16	C-160T Transall
CN 235-100M (3 VIP/16 EW)
7	KC-135R-CRAG Stratotanker
Early warning aircrafts
0	B-737-700/MESA THEIK (4 ordered, 2 optional)
Helicopters
20	AS 532UL Cougar Mk1 (14 SAR+6 CSAR)
36	Bell UH-1H Iroquois (20 SAR, 4 EW, 12 utility)