Hakkari Mountain and Commando Brigade

The 5th Commando Brigade, more commonly known as the Hakkari Mountain and Commando Brigade (Turkish: Hakkâri Dağ ve Komando Tugayı), stationed in Hakkâri Province in southeastern Turkey, founded as a battalion of the 1st Commando Brigade. Because of the ongoing Kurdish-Turkish conflict, the formation enlarged from the size of a battalion to a brigade.

Hakkari Mountain and Commando Brigade
Active1986 (originally founded as a battalion from the 1st Commando Brigade (Turkey)–present
CountryTurkey
BranchTurkish Army
TypeCommando
RoleAir assault
Anti-tank warfare
Artillery observer
Bomb disposal
CBRN defense
Close-quarters combat
Cold-weather warfare
Counter-battery fire
Counterinsurgency
Desert warfare
Direct action
Fire support
Force protection
Forward air control
HUMINT
Indirect fire
Irregular warfare
ISTAR
Maneuver warfare
Mountain warfare
Patrolling
Raiding
Reconnaissance
Special reconnaissance
Tracking
Urban warfare
SizeBrigade
Garrison/HQHakkâri
Nickname(s)Soldiers of the mountains
Motto(s)Strong, Brave, Ready!
MarchCommando's Oath[1]
Mascot(s)Steel Claw
EngagementsKurdish–Turkish conflict
Commanders
Current
commander
Levent Köse
Notable
commanders
  • Hasan Kundakçı
  • Osman Pamukoğlu
Emre Tayanç

The brigade has three commando battalions, a support group, and an artillery battalion, which are deployed to different districts of Hakkâri Province.

Community relations

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In 2000, the servicemen of the unit started a lecturing program for high school students in Hakkari, who want to take part at the Student Selection and Placement Examination (ÖSYS), which is compulsory to enter a university in Turkey, lack however adequate financial means to visit a cram school. The next year, the lecturing service was extended to a four-group program including also students, who want to prepare themselves for the exams such as the high school entrance (LGS), foreign language proficiency (YDS) and postgraduate education (LES) in addition to a course for English language. Within four years, a total of 2,000 students benefited from this social service of the military at the cram school called "Mehmetçik Dershanesi". The lecturers, in total 19, are selected from the conscripts who are professional teachers.[2]

Monuments

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Inside the brigade, there is the monument of "Those Who Raise the Sun by Their Names" there are 2 arms statues interconnected with each other and a giant commando statue 50 meters after the entrance. The monument was built in 1995 by the brigade commander of the period, Brigadier general Osman Pamukoğlu.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Turkish soldiers take commando oath after control of Afrin". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  2. ^ Kalkan, Ersin (13 March 2004). "Bir zamanların savaşçı tugayı şimdi öğretmen". Hürriyet Daily News (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  3. ^ "DAĞ VE KOMANDO TUGAYI HAKKINDA". Blogcu (in Turkish). Retrieved 6 November 2019.

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