Presidential Guard Regiment (Turkey)

Presidential Guard Regiment Cumhurbaşkanlığı Muhafız Alayı

Active	18 July 1920 – present (95 years, 6 months)
Country	Turkey
Type	Regiment
Role	Presidential protection, honor guard
Size	2,500
Garrison/HQ	Çankaya Köşkü
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel Muhsin Kutsi Barış

Presidential Guard Regiment (Turkish: Cumhurbaşkanlığı Muhafız Alayı) is stationed in Çankaya Köşkü, the official residence of the Prime Minister of Turkey and until 2014 the official residence of the President of Turkey. Unlike the rest of the Land Forces of Turkish Armed Forces, they wear turquoise-white ceremonial uniforms full-time.

Reference

Turkish Army Formations

Commands

1st Army

2nd Corps	4th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 8th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 18th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 95th Armored Brigade 102nd Artillery Regiment Corps Engineer Combat Regiment 5th Commando Brigade

3rd Corps	52nd Tactical Armored Division 2nd Armored Brigade 66th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 23rd Tactical Motorized Infantry Division 6th Motorized Infantry Regiment 23rd Motorized Infantry Regiment 47th Motorized Infantry Regiment

5th Corps	1st Armored Brigade 3rd Armored Brigade 54th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 55th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 65th Mechanized Infantry Brigade Corps Armored Cavalry Battalion 105th Artillery Regiment

2nd Army

4th Corps	28th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 58th Artillery Regiment 1st Commando Brigade 2nd Commando Brigade Presidential Guard Regiment

6th Corps	5th Armored Brigade 39th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 106th Artillery Regiment 6th Commando Brigade

7th Corps	3rd Tactical Infantry Division 34th Border Brigade 16th Mechanized Brigade 20th Mechanized Brigade 70th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 172nd Armored Brigade 2nd Motorized Infantry Brigade 6th Motorized Infantry Brigade 3rd Commando Brigade 107th Artillery Regiment Hakkari Mountain and Commando Brigade

3rd Army

8th Corps	1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade 12th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 10th Motorized Infantry Brigade 34th Motorized Infantry Brigade 49th Motorized Infantry Brigade 51st Motorized Infantry Brigade 4th Commando Brigade 108th Artillery Regiment 17th Motorized Infantry Brigade

9th Corps	9th Tactical Infantry Division 4th Armored Brigade 14th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 25th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 9th Motorized Infantry Brigade 48th Motorized Infantry Brigade 109th Artillery Regiment

Aegean Army

Cyprus Turkish Peace Force	28th Infantry Division 39th Infantry Division 14th Armoured Brigade Cyprus Special Forces Regiment Cyprus Artillery Regiment

Army units	Logistics Division 57th Artillery Training Brigade 19th Infantry Brigade 11th Motorised Infantry Brigade 5th Army Aviation School Command 2nd Infantry Regiment Commando Training School Command 3rd Infantry Training Brigade 1st Infantry Training Brigade

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