Second Army (Turkey)


The Second Army of the Turkish Army has headquarters in Malatya. It protects Anatolia and it patrols the border with Syria, Iraq and Iran.
Modern Turkish corps are referred to in TGS literature in Arabic numerals. It is not clear when the change occurred.
An arbitrary date of 1945 has been chosen as the point at which to start referring to corps in Arabic numerals.

Formations

Order of battle, August 30, 1922

On August 30, 1922, the Second Army was organized as follows:
Second Army HG
In June 1941, the Second Army was organized as follows:
Second Army HQ
From August 1970-August 1972 Semih Sancar commanded 2nd Army Command.
The ground forces detailed for the operation were put under the command of the 6th Corps/Second Army. They included the "Cakmak Special Strike Force", a brigade level unit which would conduct the amphibious landing, the Commando brigade, the Parachute brigade, the 39th infantry division, the 28th motorised infantry division and elements of the 5th armoured brigade and the Jandarma. About 6,000 Turkish-Cypriot fighters were stationed inside the Gönyeli enclave.

Order of Battle, 2010

commanded 2004-06. From 30 August 2006 - 30 August 2008 General Hasan Iğsız commanded 2nd Army. General Necdet_Özel commanded the army in 2008-2010.
Estimated order of battle includes:
The 2nd Army Command, headquartered in Malatya, has the second-highest number of troops after the Istanbul-based 1st Army Command, comprising roughly 100,000 soldiers. It is under the control of the Commander of the Land Forces, and includes these affiliated units: