7th Corps (Turkey)

7th Corps
Founded1921
CountryTurkey Turkey
BranchTurkish Army
TypeInfantry
SizeCorps
Part ofSecond Army
Garrison/HQYenişehir, Diyarbakır
EngagementsPKK-Turkey conflict (1978-present)
Turkey–ISIL conflict (2013-present)
Commanders
Lieutenant generalBahtiyar Ersay

The 7th Corps is a field corps of the Turkish Land Forces. Its headquarters is in Yenişehir, Diyarbakır. The 2nd Army affiliated to the Turkish Land Forces.[1] Turkey provinces; It protects Hakkâri, Şırnak, Şanlıurfa and Siirt against foreign threats that may come from abroad.[2]

  1. ^ "Army - Order of Battle". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  2. ^ Nigel Thomas (1987). NATO Armies 1949-87 (First ed.). Osprey Publishing. p. 39. ISBN 978-0850458220.