Third Army (Turkey)

Third Army
ActiveOctober 1923 – present
CountryTurkey
Size80.000 active personnel
Part ofTurkish Army
Garrison/HQErzincan
PatronCitizens of the Republic of Turkey
EngagementsSheikh Said rebellion
Ararat rebellion
Commanders
CommanderLieutenant General Yavuz Türkgenci
Chief of staffMajor General Davut Ala
Notable
commanders
Cevat Çobanlı (1923–1924)
Kâzım İnanç (1925)
İzzettin Çalışlar (1925–1933)
Ali Sait Akbaytoğan (1933–1935)
Kâzım Orbay (1935–1943)
Mustafa Muğlalı (1943–1945)
Sabit Noyan (1945–1946)
Kurtcebe Noyan (1946–1948)

The Turkish Third Army is a field army of the Turkish Army and is the country's largest army.[citation needed]