The Turkish border region is hundreds of kilometers long kinda hell full with canyons, valleys, thousands of caves and cliffs. Therefore It is also very difficult to defend. In order to protect the villages on the border, the state put village guards into service. Natives, most of whom had completed their military service and remained in the village, can be a temporary village guard. At the same time, their families can become volunteer village guards as well. Their duty is to assist Gendermarie & Army against smuggling, refugee storm and terrorist activities. Officially, there are more than 55,000 village guards today, If the volunteer village guards counted, the number is up to 90.000.
Barbaros-class frigate TCG Barbaros (F 244), Yavuz-class frigate TCG Yıldırım (F 243), a Preveze class (Type 209T1) and an Ay-class (209/1200) submarines passing in the early morning hours northbound through Istanbul. 27 Sept, 2023
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