Turkish Air Force

The Turkish Air Force (Turkish: Türk Hava Kuvvetleri) is the aerial warfare service branch of the Turkish Armed Forces. The Turkish Air Force can trace its origins back to June 1911 when it was founded by the Ottoman Empire, however, the air force as it is known today did not come into existence until 1923 with the creation of the Republic of Turkey.

As of 2013 the Turkish Air Force has an active strength of 66,800 military personnel and operates approximately 662 manned aircraft.

Aircraft Inventory[]

Fighters[]

Hawker Siddeley Cyclone x 24 (Fighter-Bomber)
IAI Lavi x 152 (Multirole Fighter)

AWACS Aircraft[]

Seattle AF E-7T x 6 (AWACS Aircraft)

Reconnaissance Aircraft[]

CASA CN-235M-100 x 4 (ISTAR/SIGINT)
Canadair Global 6000 x 4 (Electronic Warfare Aircraft)
Dassault Falcon 8X x 2 (Command and Control Aircraft)
/ Transall C-160T x 5 (ISTAR/Electronic Warfare)

Transport Aircraft[]

/ Airbus A400M Atlas x 10 (Strategic Airlifter)
Armstrong Whitworth Aberdeen x 20 (Tactical Transport)
CASA CN-235M-100 x 48 (Transport/SAR)
Canadair Challenger 850 x 4 (VIP Transport)
De Havilland dH.125 Jet Dragon x 2 (VIP Transport)
De Havilland Canada DHC-9 Bison x 15 (Tactical Airlifter)
Mitsubishi MU-300 Diamond x 2 (VIP Transport)
Vickers VC.10 x 8 (Aerial Tanker)

Trainer Aircraft[]

Avro Canada CF-116D Flechette x 16 (Aerobatics Aircraft)
CAC CA-31M Sparrowhawk x 68 (Advanced Trainer)
IAI Lavi x 84 (Conversion Trainer)
Pacific Aerospace CT/4T x 66 (Basic Trainer)
TAI Hürjet x 0 (Advanced Jet Trainer) - 28 on order with an option for an additional 22 aircraft
TAI Hürkuş-B x 1 (Advanced Basic Trainer) - 56 on order

Helicopters[]

BHI CH-146 Griffon x 14 (Utility Helicopter)
Eurocopter AS532UL/AL Cougar x 20 (Utility/CSAR Helicopter)
Westland/TAI T-70 Wyvern x 6 (Utility/CSAR Helicopter)

UAVs[]

Baykar Bayraktar Akıncı-B x 6 (UCAV)
IAI Heron x 10 (Reconnaissance UAV)
TAI Anka-B/S x 20 (UCAV)
TAI Aksungur x 6 (UCAV)