Turkish Armed Forces

The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) is the military of Turkey and Northern Cyprus.

It consists of the Turkish Army, Turkish Navy, Turkish Air Force, Turkish Coast Guard, and the Turkish Gendarmerie. With a combined troop strength of around 1,041,900 soldiers (including reserves and paramilitary forces), the Turkish Armed Forces is the second largest military in NATO, after the United States Military. Currently, up to 36,700 troops may be stationed in the north of Cyprus as part of the Cyprus Turkish Peace Force.

The Gendarmerie and the Coast Guard operate as components of the internal security forces in peacetime, and are subordinate to the Turkish Ministry of Interior. In wartime, they are subordinate to the Army and Navy. They both have law enforcement and military functions.