Back الجيش الأول (تركيا) Arabic Първа армия (Турция) Bulgarian 1. Armee (Türkei) German 1η Στρατιά (Τουρκία) Greek Tentera Pertama (Turki) Malay 1. armé (Tyrkia) NB 1 Armia Polowa (Turcja) Polish 1-я армия (Турция) Russian 1. Ordu (Türkiye) Turkish
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| First Army | |
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| Active | November 1921 – June 1923 October 1923–present |
| Country | Turkey |
| Size | 120,000 men Field Army |
| Part of | Turkish Army |
| Garrison/HQ | Selimiye, Istanbul |
| Patron | Citizens of the Republic of Turkey |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | General Ali Sivri |
| Chief of Staff | Brigadier General Faruk Metin |
| Notable commanders | Ali İhsan Pasha (1921–1922) Nureddin Pasha (1922–1923) Kâzım Karabekir Pasha (1923–1924) Ali Sait Pasha (1924–1933) Fahrettin Altay (1933–1943) Cemil Cahit Toydemir (1943–1946) Salih Omurtak (1946) Nuri Yamut (1946–1949) |
The First Army of the Republic of Turkey (Turkish: Birinci Ordu) is one of the four field armies of the Turkish Army. Its headquarters is located at Selimiye Barracks in Istanbul. It guards the sensitive borders of Turkey with Greece and Bulgaria, including the straits Bosporus and Dardanelles. The First Army is stationed in East Thrace.
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