Special Forces Command (Turkey)

Special Forces Command
Special Forces Command
Turkish: Özel Kuvvetler Komutanlığı
	Badge of the Special Forces Command
Active	1992–present
Country	Turkey
Branch	General Staff
Type	Special forces
Role	Unconventional warfare
Size	Corps
Garrison/HQ	Ankara
Nickname(s)	Maroon Berets; Bordo Bereliler
Motto(s)	"The difficult we do immediately. The impossible takes a little longer."
Beret	Maroon (claret red)
March	Alay Marşı (Regiment March)
Engagements	Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present) October 1992 Turkish incursion into northern Iraq; Turkish army winter campaign of 1994–1995; Operation Steel (1995); Operation Hammer (1997); Operation Dawn (1997); Operation Sun (2008); Operation Martyr Yalçın (2015); PKK–Turkish conflict; Operation Euphrates Shield; Operation Olive Branch; Operation Spring Shield; Second Libyan Civil War (2020); Operation Claw-Lock;
Commanders
Current; commander	Major General Ömer Ertuğrul Erbakan
Notable; commanders	Engin Alan; Zekai Aksakallı

The Special Forces Command (Turkish: Özel Kuvvetler Komutanlığı — ÖKK) is a corps of the Turkish Armed Forces, initially established as a brigade in 14 April 1992, operating directly under the Turkish General Staff.^[3] ^[4] According to the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) dress code, the ÖKK, also known as the Bordo Bereliler, are noteworthy for their distinctive maroon berets.^[5]^[6] Their task is to carry out special operations that exceed the capabilities of other military units.^[7]^[8]

^ Uslu, Emrullah (10 July 2008). "Tackling the PKK: New Directions for Turkey's Special Forces". Terrorism Monitor. VI (14). Jamestown Foundation: 9–11. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
^ "TSK'nin gözbebeği Özel Kuvvetler". Hürriyet. 13 April 1999. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
^ "Bordo Bereliler Kimdir?". 15 June 2017.
^ "Siyah ve beyaz kuvvet açıklaması". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
^ "Özel Kuvvetler Komutanlığı Tanıtım Videosu". YouTube. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021.
^ "TSK'da yeni bir dönem başladı". www.aa.com.tr.
^ "Bordo bereliler sınırda". www.sozcu.com.tr. 23 July 2015.
^ "Onlar TSK'nın bel kemiği". Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 June 2023.

[1] Uslu, Emrullah (10 July 2008). "Tackling the PKK: New Directions for Turkey's Special Forces". Terrorism Monitor. VI (14). Jamestown Foundation: 9–11. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.

[2] "TSK'nin gözbebeği Özel Kuvvetler". Hürriyet. 13 April 1999. Retrieved 16 April 2020.

[3] "Bordo Bereliler Kimdir?". 15 June 2017.

[4] "Siyah ve beyaz kuvvet açıklaması". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 15 August 2022.

[5] "Özel Kuvvetler Komutanlığı Tanıtım Videosu". YouTube. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021.

[6] "TSK'da yeni bir dönem başladı". www.aa.com.tr.

[7] "Bordo bereliler sınırda". www.sozcu.com.tr. 23 July 2015.

[8] "Onlar TSK'nın bel kemiği". Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 June 2023.

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Special Forces Command
Turkish: Özel Kuvvetler Komutanlığı
Badge of the Special Forces Command
Active	1992–present^[1]
Country	Turkey
Branch	General Staff
Type	Special forces
Role	Unconventional warfare
Size	Corps
Garrison/HQ	Ankara
Nickname(s)	Maroon Berets Bordo Bereliler
Motto(s)	"The difficult we do immediately. The impossible takes a little longer."^[2]
Beret	Maroon (claret red)
March	Alay Marşı (Regiment March)
Engagements	Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present) October 1992 Turkish incursion into northern Iraq Turkish army winter campaign of 1994–1995 Operation Steel (1995) Operation Hammer (1997) Operation Dawn (1997) Operation Sun (2008) Operation Martyr Yalçın (2015) PKK–Turkish conflict Operation Euphrates Shield Operation Olive Branch Operation Spring Shield Second Libyan Civil War (2020) Operation Claw-Lock
Commanders
Current commander	Major General Ömer Ertuğrul Erbakan
Notable commanders	Engin Alan Zekai Aksakallı