Turkish Coast Guard
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| active | 1982 until today |
| Country |
 Turkey
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| Armed forces | Türk Silahlı Kuvetleri |
| Type | Armed forces ( coast guard ) |
| Strength | 3250 |
| commander | |
| Sahil Güvenlik Komutanı | Hakan Üstem |
The Turkish Coast Guard ( Turkish: Türk Sahil Güvenlik Komutanlığı) is part of the Turkish armed forces .
The Coast Guard has 3,250 soldiers , including 1,400 conscripts . From its foundation in 1982 to 1995 it was under Jandarma , and since then it has been directly assigned to the Turkish Ministry of the Interior .
The coast guard is divided into four area commands ( Mediterranean , Aegean , Marmara and Black Sea ). In addition to patrol boats, she owns CN-235 aircraft and AB.412EP helicopters (see list of warships and aircraft of the Turkish Navy ).
List of Chief Commanders of the Coast Guard
| # | Commander | Entry into service | End of service |
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| 1 | Rear Admiral Mustafa Turunçoğlu | August 24, 1982 | August 16, 1984 |
| 2 | Rear Admiral İlhan Aran | August 13, 1984 | August 13, 1986 |
| 3 | Rear Admiral Çetin Ersarı | August 13, 1986 | August 12, 1988 |
| 4th | Rear Admiral Aydan Erol | August 12, 1988 | August 13, 1990 |
| 5 | Rear Admiral Ekmel Totrakan | August 13, 1990 | August 14, 1992 |
| 6th | Rear Admiral Niyazi Ulusoy | August 14, 1992 | August 10, 1994 |
| 7th | Rear Admiral Aydın Canel | August 10, 1994 | August 14, 1996 |
| 8th | Rear Admiral Alper Çetin Tezeren | August 14, 1996 | August 19, 1998 |
| 9 | Rear Admiral Yalçın Ertuna | August 14, 1998 | August 14, 2002 |
| 10 | Rear Admiral Engin Heper | August 14, 2002 | August 12, 2005 |
| 11 | Rear Admiral Can Erenoğlu | August 12, 2005 | August 12, 2008 |
| 12 | Rear Admiral Atilla Kezek | August 12, 2008 | August 12, 2009 |
| 13 | Rear Admiral İzzet Artunç | August 12, 2009 | August 10, 2011 |
| 14th | Rear Admiral Serdar Dülger | August 10, 2011 | 2nd August 2012 |
| 15th | Rear Admiral Hasan Uşaklıoğlu | 2nd August 2012 | August 12, 2013 |
| 16 | Rear Admiral Adnan Özbal | August 12, 2013 | August 12, 2014 |
| 17th | Rear Admiral Hakan Üstem | August 12, 2014 | Officiating |
Web links
Commons : Turkish Coast Guard - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files
