Turkish Military Academy

Turkish Military Academy

Kara Harp Okulu
Motto	"Yıldızların İrfan Yuvası" (eng: Wisdom House of Stars)
Type	Military Academy
Established	1834; 190 years ago (1834)
Parent institution	National Defence University
Rector	Erhan Afyoncu
Dean	Gültekin Yıldız
Students	4,000 future commissioned officers in the Turkish Army.
Location	Ankara , Turkey
Colors	Bordeaux and Black
Website	www.kho.edu.tr

The Turkish Military Academy (Turkish: Kara Harp Okulu) is a four-year co-educational military academy and part of the National Defence University. It is located in the center of Ankara, Turkey. Its mission is to develop cadets mentally and physically for service as commissioned officers in the Turkish Army, and is the oldest of the academies of the Armed Forces (opened 1834).

After the 2016 coup d'état attempt, the Military Academy (along with the Naval Academy, the Air Force Academy and all the other military educational institutions) became part of the new National Defence University, which was formed under the Ministry of National Defence.