Turkic Empires in History
1)Asia Hun Empire
2)Western Hun Empire
3)European Hun Empire
4)White Hun Empire
5)Göktürk Empire
6)Avar Empire
7)Khazar Empire
8)Uighur Empire
9)Karakhanid Empire
10)Ghaznevid Empire
11)Seljuk Empire
12)Kwarezmian Empire
13)Golden Horde
14)Timurid Empire
15)Mughal (Babür) Empire
16)Ottoman Empire

& Turkish Armed Forces is the 4th Strongest Armed Force in the world without respect to Nukes and the 8th Strongest in the world with Respect to Nuclear Power. It is the 2nd Strongest Army of NATO...

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The Turkish Army has retained a permament military presence in Cyprus since 1960, along with Greece, originally in the form of a garrison, authorised by the Cyprus Constitution of 1960. This is the order of battle of those forces, prior to 1974:

Gφnyeli Grubu (Gφnyeli Group) * 2 Piyade Bolugu (2nd Infantry Company) * 3 Piyade Bolugu (3rd Infantry Company) * Agir Silah Bolugu (Heavy Weapons Company)

Ortakoy Grubu (Ortakoy Group) * 1 Piyade Bolugu (1st Infantry Company) * 4 Piyade Bolugu (4th Infantry Company) * Alay Kh. Srv. Bolugu (Regimental HQ Company)

In July 1974, Turkey invaded the north of Cyprus after a coup by the Cypriot National Guard against the democratically-elected President, Archbishop Makarios III. Turkish forces involved in the 1974 action included: * An airborne (parachute) brigade (Brig.Gen. Everen) * A commando brigade (Brig.Gen. Demirbag) * A Special Strike Force Landing Brigade (Brig.Gen. Tuncer) * The 39th Infantry Division (Maj.Gen. Demirel) * The 28th Infantry Division (Maj.Gen. Polat)

Since the 16th of August 1974, the Turkish Army has retained occpuational control of the northern 37% of Cyprus.

[edit] Officers and Unit Structure

The current commanding officers of the Turkish Army are: * Chief of the Turkish General Staff: General Yaşar Büyükanıt * Commander of the Army: General İlker Başbuğ

The Cyprus Turkish Forces Command is an independent command from the rest of the Turkish Army, and is equipped with two mechanised infantry divisions, as well as supporting external brigades and regiments.

[edit] Sources * Cyprus Mail, Thursday, November 19, 1998 * Phileleftheros, Wednesday, November 18, 1998 * Cyprus News Agency, October 8, 1998 * Cyprus News Agency, November 21, 1997 * Cyprus News Agency, October 27, 1997 * The Military Balance 1996/97, The International Institute for Strategic Studies, London. * 2004 - 2005 Defence Bible (Stratigiki) * "Cyprus, 1974", by T. Cooper and N. Tselepidis, published October 28th 2003 for ACIG.org (less info)