Turkey’s General Staff announces it has 685,862 personnel
Turkey's General Staff announced on its website on Monday that the current number of members in the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) is 685,862. According to the statement, the number of generals and admirals serving in the land forces, air forces, naval forces, Gendarmerie General Command (JGK) and Coastal Guard Command (SGK) is 345. The number of commissioned officers in the land forces, air forces and naval forces is 32,422, and the figure
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8 officers released in Ankara-based probe
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