Photos Turkish Military Forces

[MoorishMan]

These are M48A5T2, which were converted from M48A2C with MTU 850 HP diesel engine, new transmisison and 105mm M68 main gun with M60A3 fire control system and thermal gunner sights and M60 tracks btw 1982-1990s. At its peak 1,389 M48A5T1 and 758 M48A5T2 were serving the Turkish Army. Currently only the M48A5T2s are kept in service due to their relatively modern engine and thermal sights. Therefore they are mostly using to provide mobile fire support in low intense inter-border security operations.

Here is the current tank inventory of Turkish military which I have also shared on the first page.

Thank you for this very interesting and complete response.

Yes nowadays the M48's are fire support tool, kind of light tank , and with modern ammunition he can play tank destroyer missions. Even with years, it is still a beast, all the family M48-M60 very solid tanks still in service in second or third lines, in support of more heavy tanks Leopard/Abrams.

 

[ao_sepia]

These are M48A5T2, which were converted from M48A2C with MTU 850 HP diesel engine, new transmisison and 105mm M68 main gun with M60A3 fire control system and thermal gunner sights and M60 tracks btw 1982-1990s. At its peak 1,389 M48A5T1 and 758 M48A5T2 were serving the Turkish Army. Currently only the M48A5T2s are kept in service due to their relatively modern engine and thermal sights. Therefore they are mostly using to provide mobile fire support in low intense inter-border security operations.

Here is the current tank inventory of Turkish military which I have also shared on the first page.

where is M48A5T1 all?

 

[DENO]

where is M48A5T1 all?

It was also another modernized Turkish M48 variant which were consisting same elements with the M48A5T2 but with M60A1 fire control system and without thermal sight

Fast attack craft maneuvers in Aegean Sea

Border troops on the Iraq and Syria borders being checked and disinfected for the COVID-19

 

[Aqua vitae]

-GENDARMERIE THREAD-

Within the scope of the measures taken by Bursa Provincial Gendarmerie Command in Uludağ Tourism Region. A total of 6,419 personnel have been employed and reports, complaints have been processed. Public order and search and rescue events were intervened.

As a result of the simultaneous and three-stage implementation in Turkey; 672 wanted persons apprehended. Kind of guns and different sexes and quantities of drugs were seized. And a total of 8 missing persons, 2 of them children, were found by Provincial Gendarmerie Command units.

Some random shots of Gendarmerie commandos;

The helicopters in the inventory of Gendarmerie General Command, Aviation Department have been disinfected against the risk of coronavirus. (In this pictures, we've got Sikorsky S-70 Black Hawk and PLA Mil Mi-17-1)

From soldiers, there's a message to health workers;

(subtitles)
Şemdinli Commando Battalion, Ergül Tepe Base Area.
While we were here on Homeland duty,
we would like to thank to you, our precious health care workers, who have made sacrifices at the cost of risking their lives,
for the our family and loved ones we left behind.
Attention! (applauses)

 

[DENO]

-GENDARMERIE THREAD-

The helicopters in the inventory of Gendarmerie General Command, Aviation Department have been disinfected against the risk of coronavirus. (In this pictures, we've got Sikorsky S-70 Black Hawk and PLA Mil Mi-17-1)

Mil-Mi-17s of the Gendarmeire Aviation are received in return of Russian foreing trade debts to us alongside with the MZKT Volat carriers and BTR-80s in mid 1990s and has nothing to do with PLA which originally stands for People Liberation Army.....

Photos of the Turkish Navy sailors who are preparing to sail Mediterranean for a joint NATO patrol mission.

 

[DENO]

According to the news Turkish land Forces decided to update it's MKE T-155 Panter 155mm 52 cal packed howitzers by placing them on 8x8 military carrier with ballistic radar, digital communications and data transfer interface and aselsan ADOP-2000 EO fire control system.

PANTER Obüsleri mobilize ediliyor | SavunmaSanayiST

Türk Kara Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı envanterinde bulunan PANTER 155mm Obüs Sistemleri, Taktik Tekerlekli Araca monte edilerek mobilize hale getirilecek.

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Here are the systems designed over the same idea, aselsan Asya and MKE Yavuz, using the same 155mm Panter gun and digital components which is gonna implement on Turkish Army issue Panters. So we could expect to see something similar with these but on 8x8 carrier.

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Army Special Forces (ÖKK) somewhere near the Syria border.

 

[Aqua vitae]

On the 105th anniversary of the Gallipoli victory, the ceremony was held in the Çanakkale Martyrs Memorial on the Gallipoli peninsula with Provincial Gendarmerie Command personnel and Equestrian Gendarmerie teams.

Sikorsky S-70 Black Hawk helicopter waits for Gendarmerie commandos in the Pervari Dogan Base Area.

Gendarmerie pilot performing a difficult landing

As part of the measures against coronavirus, rooms are ventilated and soldier's body temperature is monitored. Each corner of the common areas continues to be disinfected.

Some random shots about Army Infantry Commandos

Navy Special Forces (SAT) unit during Visit, board, search and seizure training (These guys uses very expensive gears, impressive)

F-512 TCG Büyükada Corvette and S-357 TCG Gür submarine, and the other allies submarines are participating in the NATO's Operation Sea Guardian which was carried out by taking Coronavirus measures under the command of Turkish Naval Forces in EMed. (In the second picture, you can see the Marine unit with SAR109T SMG; in the third and fourth pictures, you can see the Navy Special Forces (SAT) unit.)

 

[DENO]

More photos from the NATO Sea Guardian Mission

After the long-lasted process of testing different camuflage prototypes and uniform shapes apparently this final model has chosen as the new camouflage uniform for the Turkish Land Forces. It's rumored from the unofficial sources that the full scale transition from old type to this new type is plannned to start in September 2020.

 

[DENO]

Photos from ongoing inter-border security operationin Bingöl region, Eastern Turkey

Photos from the joint patrols with Russian military in Idlib town, Syria

According to the news the first 6 units of the FNSS Kaplan STA which was developed as a part of Turkish Army's new generation anti-tank carrier vehicle project has been delivered. As a part of the STA project 280 new vehicles including 204 units of FNSS Kaplan and 76 units of FNSS Pars 4x4 APC armed with aselsan remote controlled ATGM launcher with 2x Roketsan OMTAS fire-forget top-attack ATGM & Kornet-E ATGM and 7.62mm machinge gun are going to be deivered to the Army until the end of 2021

 

[Aqua vitae]

Submarine personnel making pre-cruise resupply preparations.

Coastguard personnel and his K9 dog.

Air Force's F-16C with special tail paint for celebration 68th year of membership of NATO.

Air Force's F-16C Block-30TM of Solotürk Demo Team.

Camouflaged Gendarmerie sniper during an exercise.

Army Special Forces unit during an exercise.

 

[Aqua vitae]

T70 TGMHP is preparing for its first flight!

(Within the scope of the Turkish General Purpose Helicopter Program (TGMHP), 109 T70 general purpose helicopters, which will be developed from Sikorsky Aircraft's S70i helicopter under the main contract of TUSAŞ and under the sub-contract of Sikorsky, ASELSAN, TEI (Tusas Engine Industries) and Alp Aviation companies. Also, TEI will produce a total of 248 T700-TEI-701D turbocharged engines, including 218 T70 platform tops and 30 spare ones for under the programme. T-70 will be delivered to 6 different users with production model under license in Turkey for the next 10 years. (22 for Land Forces, 6 for Air Force, 11 for Special Forces Command, 30 for Gendarmerie General Command, 20 for General Directorate of Security (Police) and 20 for General Directorate of Forestry)

 

[BravoZulu]

 

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[DENO]

More photos from the disinfectopn process of the military bases and vehicles against the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

[DENO]

PASSEX with NATO SNMG-2 elements in Blacksea

 

[DENO]

Some random shots

 

[DENO]

First batch of medical supplies being sent to Italy and Spain against COVID-19 pandemic on their way with TurAF A400M Atlas cargo plane

Turkish Army startedto allocate food and medical provisions on a daily basis to the people who are over 65 years old with low income against COVID-19 pandemic.

CBRN and medical mask production being done by military owned production centers.

 

[Aqua vitae]

More pictures of @DENO 's thread;

A400M landed in Madrid, Spain and the health supplies were delivered to the Spanish officials.

A400M landed in Rome, Italy and the health supplies were delivered to the Italian officials.

#WeAreNATO ??????

 

[DENO]

Ongoing precautions taken at different military establishments against COVID-19 pandemic

Joint patrols with the Russian MP in Syria

 

[DENO]

Random shots

Final design of the Turkish Navy Barbaros Class Frigate (MEKO-200 TNIIA/B). Mid-Life Update programme shared by the Turkish Presidency of Defence Industry. Including a new mast with the repositioned Smart-S Mk.2 radar, LWR, EW and ECM sensors, 1x Aselsan Gökdeniz 35mm and 1x Phalanx 20mm CIWS, 16x Roketsan Atmaca anti-ship missile launchers with GENESIS Advent combat management system and electronic suite. According to the presidency of the Turkish Defense Industry the first of the 4 ship (TCG Barbaros) will receive MLU update until the Mach 2022.

T-155 Fırtına 155mm spg and roketsan Bora 610mm tatical ballistic misisle being use to hit targets above the border during a cross-border security operation to Nortern Iraq, June 2019

Commemorative post of the Turkish Navy Dumlupınar submarine which colluded with a Swedish cargo ship passing the Dardanelles and sunk with the 81 sailor in her on this day in 1948. Local fishermen found her rescue buoy and got contacted with the survived crew with the telephone on it and noticed the officials however all of the efforts due to the strong undercurrents and the dept she was settled rescue teams can not connect with the submarine. I am sharing few pics of the rescue operation with it.