Security Forces Command

Security Forces Command
Güvenlik Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı
Security Forces Command emblem
Founded1976
Service branches
HeadquartersBoğaz, Girne
Websitewww.mucahit.gov.ct.tr
Leadership
CommanderMajor Gen. Zorlu Topaloğlu
Personnel
Military age18
Conscription8 to 15 months
Active personnel15,000
Reserve personnel7,000
Industry
Foreign suppliers Turkey
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Turkish Cypriot soldiers of the Security Forces Command perform during the 2007 Republic Day parade.

The Security Forces Command (Turkish: Güvenlik Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı)[1] is the military and security force of the unrecognized Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

It is a 15,000 strong force primarily made up of conscripted Turkish Cypriot males between the ages of 18 and 40. It is a combined arms force, with land, air and naval arms, plus police and fire elements.

This force is supplemented by the 17,500–30,000 strong Turkish Military Forces in Northern Cyprus stationed on the island.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Güvenlik Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı". Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  2. ^ Library of Congress [dead link]
  3. ^ Turkey: A Country Study, p.350. Kessinger Publishing, 2004. ISBN 1-4191-9126-8