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The Turkish Air Force (Hava Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı) traces itself to the Ottoman aviation commission of 1911, flew in the Balkan Wars and at Gallipoli, became a separate service in 1944 and grew into one of NATO’s largest F-16 air forces — and in 2026, shut out of the F-35 since the S-400 purchase of 2019, it is waiting on 40 paid-for F-16 Block 70s, building Eurofighter Typhoons with Britain, and betting its future on the home-built KAAN, Hürjet and a fleet of armed drones.

Národní značeníThe roundel: concentric rings of red, white and red, red outermost
Značení ploutvíThe national flag: a white crescent and star on red
0Bojová letadla
14Aktivní letecké základny
1911Založeno
22Typy vyřazené z provozu
Photo: Staff Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
ZeměTureckoZaloženo1911PostaveníAktivníVelitelstvíÇankaya, AnkaraVelitelRafet Dalkıran
Příběh

The Turkish Air Force story: Ottoman pioneers, NATO’s Thunderjets and life after the F-35

1911–1922: Blériot pupils, the Balkan Wars and Gallipoli

Turkish military flying began in the last years of the Ottoman Empire. The service dates itself to 1 June 1911; English Wikipedia’s history of the Ottoman air arm places the Aircraft Commission (Tayyare Komisyonu) in late 1911. Two officers, Mehmet Fesa and Yusuf Kenan, qualified at the Blériot school in France on 21 February 1912, and a flying school opened at Yeşilköy outside Istanbul on 3 July 1912. In the Balkan Wars about seventeen aircraft flew reconnaissance, with heavy early losses from inexperience. In 1914 Fethi, Sadık and Nuri Bey were killed on an attempted Istanbul–Egypt flight and became the service’s first remembered martyrs. With German aircraft, crews and instructors the Ottoman squadrons flew over Gallipoli, the Caucasus, Mesopotamia and Palestine, peaking at about 90 aircraft in December 1916. The armistice of 30 October 1918 ended them; a handful of pilots then flew worn-out aircraft from Konya for the nationalists, and the Ankara assembly created an air branch on 23 April 1920.

1923–1945: a republican air force, Sabiha Gökçen and armed neutrality

The Republic rebuilt military flying from almost nothing. The flying school reopened at Eskişehir in 1925, and the same year aircraft were used against the Sheikh Said rebellion. Pilots trained in Britain, France, the United States and Italy; the Air War College followed in 1937. The Turkish Aeronautical Association’s school at Türkkuşu trained Sabiha Gökçen, who went on to military training at Eskişehir and in 1937 flew in the operations in Dersim — a campaign in which large numbers of civilians were killed, and for which Prime Minister Erdoğan apologised on behalf of the state in 2011. Guinness lists her as the first female fighter pilot, though women in France and Russia had flown in the First World War. By 1940 Turkey had over 500 combat aircraft, then the largest air arm in the Balkans and Middle East. Neutral until February 1945, it flew daily reconnaissance along its frontiers and bought whatever both sides would sell, from Spitfires to Fw 190s. The Air Force Command became a separate service on 31 January 1944.

1950–1974: NATO money, 479 Thunderjets and Cyprus

Jets and NATO arrived together. Eight pilots trained in the United States graduated in 1951, the 9th Fighter Wing formed at Balıkesir, and Turkey joined NATO in 1952. American aid delivered on a scale no other ally matched: 479 F-84G Thunderjets from 1952, 107 ex-Canadian Sabres from 1954, 206 F-100 Super Sabres, about 50 F-102s from 1968 and F-104 Starfighters. The air force sent no unit to Korea; its one pilot there, Muzaffer Erdönmez, flew a US B-26 and was killed. Incirlik opened for the US Air Force in 1955. In July 1974 the air force flew close support and interdiction over Cyprus, losing about ten aircraft by one compiled count. Its worst day was 21 July 1974, when F-104s and F-100s sank the Turkish destroyer Kocatepe in error, killing 54 of her crew. The US arms embargo that followed shut every American base except Incirlik and İzmir until September 1978.

1974–2011: Phantoms, F-16s, the Aegean and the war with the PKK

The Cyprus war produced the modern air force. The first 40 F-4E Phantoms arrived from June 1974; 236 F-4Es and RF-4Es were bought in all, and 54 F-4Es were rebuilt by Israel Aircraft Industries as the F-4E 2020 Terminator from 2000. The F-16 order of 1983 gave Turkey 270 F-16C/Ds, most assembled by TAI. Since 1974 Turkish and Greek fighters have met over the Aegean in a dispute over airspace width and flight plans that each government describes in opposite terms; a Turkish F-16D and its pilot were lost near Chios in 1996, and a Greek pilot was killed in a collision in 2006. From 1994 at the latest the air force bombed PKK camps in northern Iraq. The war with the PKK, about 40,000 dead on all sides from 1978 to 2025, was also its worst stain: at Roboski on 28 December 2011 two F-16s killed 34 villagers, mostly young smugglers, whom the air force said it had mistaken for militants; no one was prosecuted. Abroad, Turkish F-16s flew over Bosnia and Kosovo, and from 2001 Konya’s Anatolian Eagle made Turkey a host of large air exercises.

2012–2020: Syria, the Su-24 and the night of 15 July

Syria brought the first air-to-air shootdowns since 1974. On 22 June 2012 Syria shot down an RF-4E off its coast, killing Flight Lieutenant Gökhan Ertan and Flying Officer Hasan Hüseyin Aksoy; Ankara said the jet was in international airspace, Damascus that it had violated Syrian airspace. A Turkish F-16 downed a Syrian MiG-23 in March 2014. On 24 November 2015 an F-16 shot down a Russian Su-24 that Turkey said had crossed its border for 17 seconds after ten warnings; Russia said it never left Syrian airspace. The pilot, Lieutenant Colonel Oleg Peshkov, was killed by ground fire from Syrian rebels as he parachuted down. Eight months later the air force was at the centre of the coup attempt of 15 July 2016: plotters flew F-16s from Akıncı, refuelled by tankers from Incirlik, bombed parliament and held the Chief of the General Staff at the base. The government blamed the Gülen movement, which denied it. Akıncı was closed and renamed Mürted, and the purge that followed cost the service many of its pilots. In March 2020, over Idlib, Turkish F-16s shot down two Syrian Su-24s and an L-39, and drones did much of the fighting.

2019–2026: S-400, no F-35, and a home-grown way out

The S-400 decision redrew the air force’s future. Turkey planned 100 F-35As and had six built by 2019, but Russia delivered the S-400 on 12 July 2019, the United States removed Turkey from the programme on 17 July, and CAATSA sanctions followed on 14 December 2020; the six jets are stored in the United States. A request for 40 new F-16 Block 70s and 79 upgrade kits was cut in November 2024 to the 40 jets alone, about $7 billion, and in September 2026 Ankara said it had paid but was still waiting. On 27 October 2025 Turkey signed for 20 new Eurofighter Typhoons from Britain for delivery in 2030–2032, with used jets from Qatar and Oman sought to bridge the gap; none had arrived by August 2026. The home industry is the other answer: the KAAN fighter first flew on 21 February 2024, the first production Hürjet trainer on 30 August 2026, and Anka and Akıncı drones fly with the air force. The 2026 budget raised defence and security spending by about a third. The weakness is time: an F-16 fleet from 1987–2012 and old Phantoms must hold the line until 2030.

The Republic rebuilt military flying from almost nothing. The flying school reopened at Eskişehir in 1925, and the same year aircraft were used against the Sheikh Said rebellion.Turkish Air Force · verified 2026-09-29

Na první pohled

The Turkish Air Force in numbers

Servis

Rodné jméno
Hava Kuvvetleri KomutanlığıAir Force Command, the name on the service’s own site (hvkk.tsk.tr) and in government announcements; Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Forces) is the common name. Turkish is Turkey’s only official language
Založeno
1 June 1911The date the service uses, for the Ottoman aviation commission; Wikipedia’s Ottoman history places the commission in late 1911. The Ankara assembly created an air branch on 23 April 1920, and the Air Force Command became a separate service on 31 January 1944
Část
Turkish Armed ForcesOne of the services under the Ministry of National Defence; the minister is Yaşar Güler
Velitelství
Çankaya, AnkaraCombatant units report to the Combat Air Force and Air Defence commands at Eskişehir, which replaced the 1st and 2nd Tactical Air Forces in 2014
Velitel
Gen. Rafet DalkıranAppointed by the Supreme Military Council on 4 August 2026, effective 30 August 2026; previously commander of the Combat Air Force
Ministr národní obrany
Yaşar GülerAnnounced the cut in the F-16 deal in November 2024 and the Typhoon delivery schedule in December 2025

Pevnost

Personál
About 50,000Wikipedia’s figure for 2024; not confirmed on an official Turkish page or in IISS for this page
Bojová letadla
  • F-16C/D Block 30/40/50/50+ — 270 delivered 1987–2012
  • F-4E 2020 Terminator — 54 upgraded; number still flying not confirmed

Wikipedia still gives 270 F-16s in service, which does not allow for losses; a confirmed 2026 count was not found. No Eurofighter had arrived by August 2026. Six F-35As built for Turkey have been stored in the United States since its removal from the programme in 2019

Tanker and early warning
  • KC-135R Stratotanker — 7
  • Boeing 737 AEW&C (E-7T Peace Eagle) — 4

The fourth Peace Eagle was delivered in December 2015

Doprava
  • A400M Atlas — 10
  • C-130B/E Hercules — 18 after the loss of 11 November 2025
  • CN-235 and C-160 Transall — numbers not confirmed

12 ex-RAF C-130J-30s are to arrive from late 2026 to 2028

Trenéři
  • T-38M Talon — 68
  • KT-1T — 40 (plus 15 announced in 2015)
  • NF-5A/B 2000 — 13 (Turkish Stars)

The Hürjet is to replace the T-38M; the first production aircraft flew on 30 August 2026

Obranný rozpočet
2.15 trillion lira for defence and internal security (2026)Up 33.9 per cent on 1.608 trillion in 2025, per the vice-president; of that, 1.202 trillion is national defence. Defense News gives the Ministry of National Defence $19.08 billion (2.33 per cent of GDP for defence and security). Consumer prices rose 30.38 per cent in 2025, so much of the rise is inflation

Infrastruktura

Main jet bases
  • 1st Eskişehir — F-4E 2020, reconnaissance, test
  • 2nd İzmir-Çiğli — training
  • 3rd Konya — E-7T, weapons school, Turkish Stars, SoloTürk
  • 5th Merzifon — F-16
  • 6th Bandırma — F-16
  • 8th Diyarbakır — F-16
  • 9th Balıkesir — F-16
  • 10th Incirlik — KC-135R, F-16
  • 16th Dalaman

As listed in Wikipedia’s structure section; unit assignments change and were not confirmed on hvkk.tsk.tr, which could not be read. Konya hosts the Anatolian Eagle exercise, first held in June 2001

Transport and drone bases
  • 11th Etimesgut (Ankara) — transport and VIP
  • 12th Kayseri — transport
  • 14th Batman — unmanned aircraft

Wikipedia also lists S-400 and HAWK units under the air force

Closed air base
Akıncı (4th Main Jet Base), closed 2016The plotters’ base on 15 July 2016; renamed Mürted on 6 September 2016, its three F-16 squadrons disbanded or moved; now used by TAI
Allied presence
Incirlik, shared with the US Air ForceOwned by the Turkish Ministry of National Defence; the USAF 39th Air Base Wing is a tenant beside the 10th Main Jet Base. Open to US operations since 1955
Zobrazovací týmy
2Turkish Stars (NF-5, since 1992–93) and SoloTürk (F-16C, since 2011), both at Konya
Muzeum
Istanbul Aviation Museum, YeşilköyRun by the air force; opened at its Istanbul site on 16 October 1985 after starting at İzmir in 1971

Struktura

How the Turkish Air Force is organised

One command in Ankara over the Combat Air Force and Air Missile Defence Command at Eskişehir and a network of numbered main jet bases. F-16s fly from most of the main jet bases and the last Phantoms from Eskişehir; pilot training starts at Çiğli, and Konya is the tactics hub and home of the Anatolian Eagle exercise. Incirlik belongs to Turkey; the US Air Force is a tenant there.

RD

General (orgeneral)Rafet DalkıranCommander of the Turkish Air Force (Hava Kuvvetleri Komutanı) · in office since 2026
Velitelství letectvaHava Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı
Velitelství

Velitelství letectva

Hava Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı
Ankara

Gen. Rafet Dalkıran took command on 30 August 2026, appointed by the Supreme Military Council on 4 August after leading the Combat Air Force. The headquarters is in Çankaya, Ankara; the Minister of National Defence is Yaşar Güler.

Provoz

Combat Air Force and Air Missile Defence Command

Muharip Hava Kuvveti
Eskişehir

Formed on 5 August 2014 at Eskişehir in place of the 1st and 2nd Tactical Air Forces, it commands the combat units. The Combined Air Operations Center is also at Eskişehir; on the night of 15 July 2016 all units were told to take orders through the operations centre there.

Přední linie

Main jet bases

F-16 squadrons at Balıkesir, Bandırma, Merzifon, Diyarbakır, Dalaman and Incirlik; Eskişehir flies the last F-4E 2020 Phantoms and the 401 test squadron, and Konya the E-7T Peace Eagles, the weapons and tactics squadron and both display teams.

Tankers and transport

Tanker and transport bases

Incirlik, Kayseri, Etimesgut

Seven KC-135R tankers of 101 Squadron at Incirlik, heavy airlift with the A400M and C-130 at Kayseri, and tactical transport, VIP and government flights at Etimesgut in Ankara. Twelve ex-RAF C-130J-30s are due from late 2026.

Výcvik

2nd Main Jet Base

İzmir-Çiğli

The air force’s only pilot school, on SF-260Ds, KT-1Ts and T-38Ms; new F-16 pilots then convert with 193 Squadron at Balıkesir. The home-built Hürjet is to replace the T-38M.

Drones and air defence

Unmanned aircraft and missile units

Batman

Batman is the air force’s drone base, and the service flies Anka and Akıncı drones. Wikipedia lists the S-400 and HAWK units under the air force; the S-400, delivered from July 2019, cost Turkey its place in the F-35 programme.


V provozu

What the Turkish Air Force flies today

Každý typ na obvinění, propojený s jeho stránkou v Knize zvířat, kde nějaký existuje. Počty se vztahují na letadla v evidenci, nikoli na letadla dostupná v daný den.

Typ Role V provozu Od Jednotky Poznámky
General Dynamics / Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Fighting Falcon (Block 30/40/50/50+)V provozu Víceúčelový stíhač 1987 270 delivered: 160 under Peace Onyx I (Block 30 and 40, 1987–1995), 80 Block 50 under Peace Onyx II (1996–1999, including an attrition batch) and 30 Block 50+ under Peace Onyx IV (2011–2012).

Více

Wikipedia still gives 270 in service, which does not allow for losses; a confirmed 2026 count was not found.

McDonnell Douglas F-4E 2020 TerminatorV provozu Stíhací bombardér 1974 54 F-4Es upgraded by Israel Aircraft Industries (26 in Israel, 28 in Turkey), delivered 1999–2003. How many still fly in 2026 was not confirmed.
Canadair / Northrop NF-5A/B 2000V provozu Display team and lead-in trainer 13 1993 Seven NF-5A 2000 and six NF-5B 2000 with the Turkish Stars.
Boeing KC-135R StratotankerV provozu Doplňování paliva za letu 7 Seven per Wikipedia.
Boeing 737 AEW&C (E-7T Peace Eagle)V provozu Včasné varování a řízení ve vzduchu 4 2014 Four ordered, with an option for two more.
Airbus A400M AtlasV provozu Strategická a taktická doprava 10 Ten, all delivered by 2018, per Wikipedia.
Lockheed C-130B and C-130E HerculesV provozu Taktická doprava 18 18 left after the crash of 11 November 2025, when the whole fleet was grounded for inspection. The Aviationist counts 6 modernised C-130B and 13 C-130E in the ERCIYES upgrade.
CASA/TAI CN-235V provozu Light transport and special mission
Transall C-160DV provozu Tactical transport and special mission
Northrop T-38M TalonV provozu Pokročilý cvičný proudový letoun 68 68 per Wikipedia.
KAI/TAI KT-1TV provozu Základní trenér 40 40 ordered in June 2007 and built jointly by the two countries; a further 15 announced in April 2015 as an interim buy. Whether the extra 15 were delivered was not confirmed.
SIAI-Marchetti SF-260V provozu Hlavní trenér
Airbus Helicopters AS532 CougarV provozu Combat search and rescue helicopter Wikipedia gives 35 helicopters of all types (AS532, T-70, UH-1H, T625); the split was not confirmed.
Bell UH-1H IroquoisV provozu Užitkový vrtulník Included in Wikipedia’s total of 35 helicopters.
TAI AnkaV provozu Dron s dlouhou výdrží pro střední výšku 36 2013 36 delivered to the air force by June 2022, per Wikipedia; later deliveries not confirmed.
Baykar Bayraktar AkıncıV provozu Těžkoozbrojený dron 2021 At least six with the air force, per Wikipedia (at least 17 across all Turkish services).
Baykar Bayraktar TB2V provozu Tactical armed drone Wikipedia gives 52 armed drones of all types with the air force; the TB2 share was not confirmed.
T-38M68
KT-1T40
Anka36
C-130B/E18
NF-513
A400M10
KC-135R7
E-7T4

Na objednávku

Typ Objednané První dodávka Poznámky
Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70 ViperNa objednávku 40 The US approved 40 new jets and 79 upgrade kits in January 2024 in a package reported at $23 billion.

Více

On 29 November 2024 Defence Minister Yaşar Güler said Turkey had dropped the 79 kits because TAI could do the upgrade itself; the 40 jets and munitions were put at about $7 billion, with a first payment of $1.4 billion. On 27 September 2026 a cabinet source said the money had been paid but deliveries had not been made. No delivery date has been published.

Eurofighter Typhoon (new-build, from the UK)Na objednávku 20 2030 Signed on 27 October 2025 during Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s visit to Ankara.

Více

The headline value is £8 billion (about $10.7 billion); Turkey’s Ministry of National Defence gave £5.4 billion for the aircraft and weapons (Meteor and Brimstone), the rest being training and support. Güler’s schedule of December 2025: six in 2030, eight in 2031 and six in 2032. BAE Systems said in July 2026 that manufacture had begun.

Eurofighter Typhoon (used, from Qatar and Oman)Na objednávku Reported numbers differ: 12 each from Qatar and Oman (Defense News, October 2025), 24 from Qatar and 12 from Oman for a fleet of 56 (Türkiye Today, 2026), or a total of 44 Typhoons including the 20 new ones (The Aviationist).

Více

A first Qatari jet was expected by the end of February 2026, but none had been reported in Turkey by 4 August 2026, and the Omani jets had slipped to 2028. No contract for used aircraft was published.

Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules (ex-RAF)Na objednávku 12 2026 12 retired RAF aircraft bought in 2025 for about $740 million, overhauled by Marshall at Cambridge; deliveries from late 2026 to 2028.
TAI HürjetNa objednávku 16 First flight 25 April 2023; an order of four Block 0 with options for 12 Block 1 became a firm order for 16. The first production aircraft flew on 30 August 2026.

Více

To replace the T-38M and the Turkish Stars’ NF-5s. Spain approved a large order in October 2025 (reported as 30 or 45).

TAI Hürkuş-2Na objednávku 55 2025 Planned as 15 in 2025, 20 in 2026 and 20 in 2027, per Wikipedia; actual deliveries were not confirmed.
TAI KAANNa objednávku Fifth-generation fighter; first flight 21 February 2024.

Více

The air force requirement is reported as 100, with a first Block 10 batch of 20 on F110 engines (US export approval June 2026, $705 million); Wikipedia gives both 2028 and 2030–2033 for first deliveries, so no date is given here. Indonesia signed for 48 on 26 July 2025.


Dříve provozováno

Every type the Turkish Air Force has retired

22 types, from the Blériot XI and other pre-1914 types to the Convair F-102A and TF-102A Delta Dagger. Špičkové hodnoty se vztahují na počet draků letadel převzatých do provozu po celou dobu jejich životnosti, nikoli na počet letadel v daný den.

Typ Role Vrchol Obsluhováno Nahrazeno Poznámky
Convair F-102A a TF-102A Delta Dagger Záchytný letoun do každého počasí 50 1968–1979 F-104G, F-100C About 50, from USAF stocks, overhauled by CASA in Seville.
Canadair CL-13 Sabre Mk 2 (F-86E(M)) Denní stíhačka 107 1954–1968 107 ex-RCAF aircraft.
McDonnell Douglas RF-4E Phantom II Taktický průzkum 54 1980– 54 RF-4Es among the 236 Phantoms bought.
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter Stíhací a stíhací bombardér F-16
North American F-100C/D/F Super Sabre Stíhací bombardér 206 206, including 21 F-100D and two F-100F from Denmark; the rest from USAF stocks.
Letouny Republic F-84F Thunderstreak a RF-84F Thunderflash Stíhací bombardér a průzkumný letoun F-102
Republic F-84G Thunderjet Stíhací bombardér 479 1952– 479 from 1952, per Wikipedia.
Northrop F-5A/B Freedom Fighter Lehký stíhač
Douglas C-47 Dakota Doprava
Supermarine Spitfire Mk I, V, IX and XIX Stíhačka a průzkumnice
Hawker Hurricane I/II Bojovník
Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-3 Bojovník
Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 Bojovník
Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk and Kittyhawk Bojovník
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt Stíhací bombardér
Consolidated B-24D Liberator Těžký bombardér
Douglas B-26B/C Invader Lehký bombardér
de Havilland Mosquito Mk III/IV Light bomber and trainer
Bristol Beaufighter Mk I/X Těžký stíhač
Bristol Blenheim IV/V Lehký bombardér
Fairey Battle I Lehký bombardér
Blériot XI and other pre-1914 types První vojenské letadlo 17 1912– About seventeen aircraft flew reconnaissance in the Balkan Wars; the exact mix of types was not confirmed.

Letecké základny

Where the Turkish Air Force flies from

Černé kolíky představují aktivní základny, duté kolíky ty, které jsou zavřené. Akıncı, the plotters’ base on 15 July 2016, lost its squadrons and took back its old name, Mürted; it is now a reserve airfield used by Turkish Aerospace. Yeşilköy, the Ottoman flying school of 1912, is listed as a historic site. Entries with no published aerodrome data carry no pin.

Aktivní letecká základna Zavřeno nebo rezervovánoKliknutím na špendlík otevřete základní stránku
Báze ICAO Postavení Dráha Jednotky a letadla
Çiğliİzmir Province (Aegean) LTBL Aktivní 17/352 994 m
İncirlikProvincie Adana (Středomoří) LTAG Aktivní 05/233 048 mkonkrétní
  • 101 Filo (101. letka): Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker
  • 152. Filo (152. letka): F-16C/D Fighting Falcon
  • 39. letecké křídlo (americké letectvo)
BalıkesirProvincie Balıkesir (Marmara) LTBF Aktivní 18L/36R2 990 m
BandırmaProvincie Balıkesir (Marmara) LTBG Aktivní 18/363,007 m
BatmanBatman Province (South-eastern Anatolia) LTCJ Aktivní 02/203 048 mkonkrétní
  • Unmanned aircraft squadron: IAI Heron, Bayraktar UAV (model not given in source), TAI ANKA
DalamanMuğla Province (Aegean) LTBS Aktivní 01L/19R3 000 mkonkrétní
DiyarbakırDiyarbakır Province (South-eastern Anatolia) LTCC Aktivní 16/343,549 mkonkrétní
ErhaçMalatyaMalatya Province (Eastern Anatolia) LTAT Aktivní 03/213 350 m
EskişehirProvincie Eskişehir (Střední Anatolie) LTBI Aktivní 09/273 050 m
EtimesgutAnkarská provincie (Střední Anatolie) LTAD Aktivní 11L/29R2,607 m11R/29L1,509 m
  • 211 Filo (211th Squadron): CASA CN-235M-100
  • 212 Özel Filo (212th Special Squadron): Gulfstream IV and G550, Cessna Citation 560 and 650, Airbus A319 and A330, Bell UH-1H
  • Electronic Systems Squadron: CASA CN-235EW
Kayseri ErkiletKayseri Province (Central Anatolia) LTAU Aktivní
KonyaProvincie Konya (Střední Anatolie) LTAN Aktivní
  • 131 Filo (131st Squadron): Boeing 737 AEW&C (E-7T Peace Eagle)
  • 132 Filo (132nd Squadron): F-16C/D Fighting Falcon (since 2007)
  • 134 Filo, Turkish Stars (Türk Yıldızları) display team: Canadair NF-5A/B
  • 135 Filo (135th Squadron): AS532 Cougar Mk1, Bell UH-1H, CASA CN-235M-100
  • NATO AWACS Forward Operating Base Konya: Boeing E-3A Sentry (NATO, deployed)
Mürtedformerly AkıncıAnkarská provincie (Střední Anatolie) LTAE Aktivní 03/213,351 m
MerzifonAmasya Province (Black Sea) LTAP Aktivní 05R/23L3,235 mkonkrétní05L/23R3,235 mkonkrétní
YeşilköyTayyare MektebiIstanbul Province (Marmara) ZAVŘENO
  • Tayyare Mektebi (Ottoman flying school): REP monoplane, Blériot XI (35 hp Anzani)

Tomuto vyhledávání neodpovídá žádná letecká základna.


Pořadí bitvy

Who is stationed where in the Turkish Air Force

Létající jednotky podle základny, aktuální jednotky jako první. Turkish squadrons are filos: 191 to 193 at Balıkesir, 131 to 135 at Konya, 111 and 113 at Eskişehir, several of them with names such as Kobra and Panterler. The US 39th Air Base Wing at Incirlik and NATO’s AWACS detachment at Konya are listed with the bases that host them.

Letecká základna Konya · LTAN3rd Main Jet Base and Garrison Command, Turkish Air Force; joint civil and military airport
131 Filo (131st Squadron)Ejder (Dragon) · Airborne early warning and control squadron · active
Boeing 737 AEW&C (E-7T Peace Eagle)
132 Filo (132nd Squadron)Hançer (Dagger) · Fighter squadron (weapons and tactics) · active
F-16C/D Fighting Falcon (since 2007)
134 Filo, Turkish Stars (Türk Yıldızları) display teamAkrotim · Aerobatic display squadron · active
Canadair NF-5A/B
135 Filo (135th Squadron)Ateş (Fire) · Search and rescue squadron · active
AS532 Cougar Mk1, Bell UH-1H, CASA CN-235M-100
NATO AWACS Forward Operating Base KonyaNATO forward operating base · active
Boeing E-3A Sentry (NATO, deployed)
Letecká základna Eskişehir · LTBI1st Main Jet Base Command, Turkish Air Force
111. Filo (111. letka)Panterler (Panthers) · Stíhací bombardovací peruť · aktivní
Terminátor F-4E 2020
113. Filo (113. letka)Ceylan (Gazela) · Stíhací letka · aktivní
RF-4E Phantom II (bývalý, jako Işık), F-16C/D Blok 30/50
401. testovací Filo (401. testovací letka)Rüya (Sen) · Testovací a vyhodnocovací letka · aktivní
F-16C/D Blok 30/40, Terminátor F-4E 2020
201 Filo (201. letka)Atak · Pátrací a záchranná letka · aktivní
AS532 Cougar Mk1, CASA CN-235M-100
112. Filo (112. letka)
F-4E Phantom II
Çiğli · LTBL2nd Main Jet Base Command
121 Filo (121st Squadron)Arı (Bee) · Advanced jet training squadron · active
Northrop T-38M Talon
122 Filo (122nd Squadron)Akrep (Scorpion) · Basic training squadron · active
KAI KT-1T
123 Filo (123rd Squadron)Palaz · Initial flight training squadron · active
SIAI-Marchetti SF-260D, PAC Super Mushshak
124 Filo (124th Squadron)Öncü (Pioneer) · Instructor training and standardisation squadron · active
125 Filo (125th Squadron)Puma · Transport and helicopter pilot training squadron · active
CASA CN-235, AS532 Cougar, Bell UH-1H
Letecká základna Mürted (dříve Akıncı) · LTAEMürted Hava Meydan Komutanlığı
141 Filo (141st Squadron)1994–2016
F-16C/D Fighting Falcon
142 Filo (142nd Squadron)
F-16C/D Fighting Falcon
143 Filo (143rd Squadron)1999–2016
F-16C/D Fighting Falcon
Merzifon · LTAP5th Main Jet Base Command, Turkish Air Force; joint civil and military airport
151 Filo (151st Squadron)Stíhací letka · aktivní
F-16C/D Fighting Falcon
5th Search and Rescue unitMelek (Angel) · Search and rescue · active
AS532 Cougar Mk1
153 Filo (153rd Squadron)
F-16C/D Fighting Falcon
Bandırma · LTBG6th Main Jet Base Command, Turkish Air Force
161 Filo (161st Squadron)Yarasa (Bat) · Fighter squadron · active
F-16C/D Fighting Falcon
162 Filo (162nd Squadron)Zıpkın (Harpoon) · Fighter squadron · active
F-16C/D Fighting Falcon
6th Search and Rescue unitPátrací a záchranná služba · aktivní
AS532 Cougar Mk1
Erhaç (Malatya) · LTAT7th Main Jet Base Command, Turkish Air Force; joint civil and military airport
2nd Army Aviation Regiment (Turkish Land Forces)Army attack helicopter regiment · active
TAI T129 ATAK
171 Filo (171st Squadron)
F-4E Phantom II / F-4E 2020
172 Filo (172nd Squadron)
F-4E Phantom II
173 Filo (173rd Squadron)
RF-4E Phantom II
Diyarbakır · LTCC8th Main Jet Base Command, Turkish Air Force; joint civil and military airport
181 Filo (181st Squadron)Pars (Panther) · Fighter squadron · active
F-16C/D Fighting Falcon
182 Filo (182nd Squadron)Atmaca (Hawk) · Fighter squadron · active
F-16C/D Fighting Falcon
202 Filo (202nd Squadron)Şark · Search and rescue squadron · active
AS532 Cougar Mk1, CASA CN-235M-100
Letecká základna Balıkesir · LTBF9. hlavní velitelství tryskové základny, turecké letectvo
191. Filo (191. letka)Kobra (Cobra) · Fighter squadron · active
F-86 Sabre (od roku 1956), F-104 Starfighter (z roku 1964 nebo 1969), F-16C/D Fighting Falcon (z roku 1990 nebo 1994)
192. Filo (192. letka)Kaplan (Tiger) · Stíhací peruť · aktivní
F-16C/D Fighting Falcon
193 Filo (193. peruť)Öncel · Eskadra přeškolovacího výcviku F-16 · aktivní
F-16C/D Fighting Falcon
Letecká základna İncirlik · LTAG10th Main Jet Base Command
101 Filo (101. letka)Asena · Air refuelling squadron · active
Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker
152. Filo (152. letka)Akıncı (Raider) · Fighter squadron · active
F-16C/D Fighting Falcon
39. letecké křídlo (americké letectvo)křídlo letecké základny · aktivní
Etimesgut · LTAD11th Air Transport Main Base Command, Turkish Air Force
211 Filo (211th Squadron)Gezgin (Voyager) · Air transport squadron · active
CASA CN-235M-100
212 Özel Filo (212th Special Squadron)Doğan (Falcon) · VIP transport squadron · active
Gulfstream IV and G550, Cessna Citation 560 and 650, Airbus A319 and A330, Bell UH-1H
Electronic Systems SquadronElectronic warfare squadron · active
CASA CN-235EW
Kayseri Erkilet · LTAU12th Air Transport Main Base Command, Turkish Air Force; joint civil and military airport
221 Filo (221st Squadron)Esen · Air transport squadron · active
Airbus A400M Atlas, Transall C-160D (former)
222 Filo (222nd Squadron)Alev (Flame) · Air transport squadron · active
Lockheed C-130B/E Hercules
Batman · LTCJ14th Unmanned Aircraft Systems Base Command, Turkish Air Force; joint civil and military airport
Unmanned aircraft squadronGölge (Shadow) · Unmanned aircraft squadron · active
IAI Heron, Bayraktar UAV (model not given in source), TAI ANKA

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Časová osa

Turkish Air Force milestones, 1914 to today

1911

1 June: the date the air force gives for its founding, with the Ottoman aviation commission.

1912

21 February: Mehmet Fesa and Yusuf Kenan qualify at the Blériot school. 3 July: the flying school opens at Yeşilköy. From September about seventeen aircraft fly in the Balkan Wars.

1920

23 April: the Grand National Assembly in Ankara creates an air branch; in July 1922 it becomes the Inspectorate of Air Forces at Konya.

1937

Sabiha Gökçen flies in the Dersim operations, later recognised by Guinness as the first female fighter pilot. The Air War College is founded.

1944

31 January: the Air Force Command becomes a separate service under General Zeki Doğan.

1952

Turkey joins NATO; the first of 479 F-84G Thunderjets arrive and the 9th Fighter Wing forms at Balıkesir.

1974

June: the first F-4E Phantoms arrive. 20 July: the air force flies over Cyprus. 21 July: Turkish aircraft sink the destroyer Kocatepe in error, killing 54.

1987

March: the first F-16 arrives under Peace Onyx I; most of the 270 F-16s are assembled by TAI.

1996

8 October: a Turkish F-16D is lost near Chios after an interception by Greek Mirage 2000s; Captain Nail Erdoğan is killed.

2001

18–29 June: the first Anatolian Eagle exercise at Konya, with Israel and the United States.

2011

28 December: two F-16s kill 34 villagers at Roboski, near Uludere, mistaken for PKK militants.

2012

22 June: Syria shoots down an RF-4E off the Syrian coast; both crew are killed.

2015

24 November: a Turkish F-16 shoots down a Russian Su-24 on the Syrian border.

2016

15 July: coup plotters fly F-16s from Akıncı and bomb parliament; the base is closed and renamed Mürted on 6 September.

2019

12 July: the S-400 arrives. 17 July: the United States removes Turkey from the F-35 programme.

2024

21 February: the KAAN fighter makes its first flight. 29 November: Turkey drops 79 F-16 upgrade kits and keeps 40 new Block 70s.

2025

27 October: 20 Eurofighter Typhoons ordered from Britain. 11 November: a C-130 breaks up over Georgia, killing 20.

2026

30 August: General Rafet Dalkıran takes command, and the first production Hürjet flies.


Bojový záznam

Every war the Turkish Air Force has fought

Výpady a ztráty tam, kde je statistika udává, a poctivá prázdnota tam, kde ne.

15konflikty
1912První
7Ztráta letadla
4Zabit
  • Balkánské války 1912–1913 Flew reconnaissance for the Ottoman army
  • První světová válka 1914–1918 Reconnaissance, artillery spotting, fighter and bombing missions with German aircraft and many German aircrew
  • The Turkish War of Independence 1919–1922 Flew reconnaissance for the nationalist army with aircraft left over from the First World War
  • Operations against the Sheikh Said and Dersim uprisings 1925–1938 Bombing and reconnaissance against Kurdish uprisings
  • Korejská válka 1950–1953 No Turkish Air Force unit deployed

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Turkish Air Force news from Afterburner

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Vecihi Hürkuş: The Pilot Who Built Turkey’s First AircraftVecihi Hürkuş escaped a Russian POW camp, built Turkey’s first aircraft and was jailed the day he flew it. Today Turkey’s trainers carry hisPřečtěte si příběhTurkish Pilots Start Eurofighter Typhoon Training at RAF ConingsbyTwo Turkish Air Force pilots have begun Typhoon conversion with 29 Squadron at RAF Coningsby. They will instruct there until Turkey’s first jets arrive inPřečtěte si příběhHürkuş-II Enters Turkish Air Force Service: First Two Trainers DeliveredTUSAŞ handed the first two Hürkuş-II basic trainers to the Turkish Air Force on 28 September 2026. 55 are on order, all due by the end ofPřečtěte si příběhAkinci UAV-300: A Drone Just Fired a Ballistic MissileA turboprop drone took off from Tekirdag, put a supersonic ballistic missile through a ship 250 km out over the Black Sea, and flew home. Baykar has a pricePřečtěte si příběhTürkiye’s First Production Hürjet Takes to the SkyShare this story On the morning of 30 August 2026 — Victory Day, the most patriotic date on the Turkish calendar — a sleek grey jet lifted off, climbed away, and stayed airborne for just 18 minutes. It was a…Přečtěte si příběhTurkey’s Anka III Drone Will Carry Super Simsek Strike DronesShare this story In February we covered Turkey pairing its KAAN fighter with two ANKA III stealth drones, in Turkey Pairs the KAAN With Two Robot Wingmen. A crewed fighter commanding uncrewed ones is now a familiar…Přečtěte si příběh

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Everything people ask about the Turkish Air Force

Jak se turecké letectvo nazývá v turečtině?
Hava Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı (Air Force Command) is the official name used on the service’s site, hvkk.tsk.tr, and in government announcements such as the Supreme Military Council decisions; Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Forces) is the everyday name. English Wikipedia titles it Turkish Air Force.
S jakými letadly létá turecké letectvo v roce 2026?
Jeho bojovníci jsou F-16C/D (270 delivered from 1987 to 2012) and the upgraded Terminátor F-4E 2020. It also flies seven KC-135R tankers, four E-7T Peace Eagle radar aircraft, ten A400Ms and older C-130, T-38M and KT-1T trainers, and Anka and Akıncı drones. The Turkish Stars still fly NF-5s.
Proč bylo Turecko vyřazeno z programu F-35?
Because it bought the Russian S-400 air defence system. Russia delivered it on 12 July 2019 and the United States removed Turkey on 17 July 2019, arguing the S-400 could compromise the F-35; CAATSA sanctions followed on 14 December 2020. Turkey had planned 100 F-35As, and six built for it are stored in the United States. Ankara still calls the F-35 its priority, but in July 2026 US officials said the legal conditions for a return had not been met.
Is Turkey buying the Eurofighter Typhoon?
Yes. On 27 October 2025 Turkey signed for 20 new Eurofightery Typhoony from Britain, a deal worth £8 billion with training and support (£5.4 billion for aircraft and weapons, per Turkey’s defence ministry). Six are due in 2030, eight in 2031 and six in 2032. Used Typhoons from Qatar and Oman are being sought to bridge the gap, but none had arrived by August 2026.
What happened to Turkey’s F-16 Block 70 order?
Turkey asked for 40 new F-16 Blok 70s and 79 kits to upgrade existing jets, a package approved by the United States in January 2024. In November 2024 it dropped the kits, leaving the 40 jets at about $7 billion, and said TAI would upgrade the old fleet itself. In September 2026 Ankara said it had paid but no aircraft had been delivered.
Why did Turkey shoot down a Russian Su-24 in 2015?
Turkey says the Su-24 crossed 2.19 km into Turkish airspace for 17 seconds on 24 November 2015 after ten warnings in five minutes, and a Turkish F-16 shot it down with an AIM-120. Russia says it never left Syrian airspace. The pilot was killed by ground fire from Syrian rebels as he parachuted; the navigator was rescued. Relations recovered after President Erdoğan’s letter of June 2016.
Was Sabiha Gökçen the first female military pilot?
Guinness World Records lists her as the world’s first female fighter pilot, at 23. She trained at Türkkuşu and Eskişehir and flew in the 1937 Dersim operations, a campaign for which the Turkish state apologised in 2011. Women in France and Russia had flown in the First World War, though not as fighter pilots and without military schooling. Istanbul’s second airport is named after her.
What role did the air force play in the 2016 coup attempt?
A central one. On 15 July 2016 plotters used Akıncı air base near Ankara as their command post, flew F-16 refuelled by tankers from Incirlik, bombed parliament and held the Chief of the General Staff at the base, while loyal F-4Es bombed its runway. The government blamed the Gülen movement, which denied it. Akıncı was closed and renamed Mürted.
Why do Turkish and Greek jets clash over the Aegean?
Because the two governments disagree on the rules. Greece says its airspace extends 10 nautical miles (since 1931) and that military aircraft in the Athens FIR must file flight plans; Turkey says national airspace can only match the 6-mile territorial sea and that the FIR is a technical arrangement that cannot bind state aircraft. Each calls the other’s flights by different names. A Turkish F-16D and its pilot were lost near Chios in 1996, and a Greek pilot died in a collision in 2006.
Co je Anatolský orel?
A large air combat exercise hosted by the Turkish Air Force at Konya’s 3rd Main Jet Base since 18–29 June 2001, when Turkey, Israel and the United States took part. Israel stopped attending after 2009, China’s air force exercised with Turkey in 2010, and Pakistan and Azerbaijan have been regular participants since.



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