Kara Harp Okulu | |
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| Motto | "Yıldızların İrfan Yuvası" (eng: Wisdom House of Stars) |
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| Type | Military Academy |
| Established | 1834 |
Parent institution | National Defence University |
| Rector | Erhan Afyoncu |
| Dean | Gültekin Yıldız |
| Students | 4,000 future commissioned officers in the Turkish Army. |
| Location | , |
| Colors | Bordeaux and Black |
| Website | www |
| Institutes |
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| Military Academies |
| NCO Schools |
| Discontinued schools |
The Turkish Military Academy (Turkish: Kara Harp Okulu) or as it is known historically and popularly Harbiye [1] is a four-year co-educational military academy and part of the National Defence University. It is located in the center of Ankara, Turkey. Its mission is to develop cadets mentally and physically for service as commissioned officers in the Turkish Army, and is the oldest of the academies of the Armed Forces (opened 1834).
After the 2016 coup d'état attempt, the Military Academy (along with the Naval Academy, the Air Force Academy and all the other military educational institutions) became part of the new National Defence University, which was formed under the Ministry of National Defence.
- ^ ABDÜLKADİR ÖZCAN. "Harbiye" (in Turkish).
Hüsrev Paşa, II. Mahmud'a yazdığı bir tezkirede Fransa'daki Ecole Militaire tarzında bir askerî mektebin açılmasının ve Avrupa'dan askerî öğretmen getirtilmesinin lüzumunu dile getiriyordu (BA, HH, nr. 17700-A). Teklifi olumlu bulan padişah, uzun yıllar Avrupa'da kalmış olan Mehmed Nâmık Paşa'yı Harbiye Mektebi'ni kurmakla görevlendirdi; Ahmed Fevzi Paşa'yı da yanına yardımcı olarak verdi.