The Second Army (
Turkish: 2. Ordu) of the
Turkish Army has headquarters in
Malatya. It protects
Anatolia and it patrols the border with
Syria,
Iraq and
Iran. Modern Turkish corps are referred to in TGS literature in
Ottoman Turkish (1st) numerals. It is not clear when the change occurred.
An arbitrary date of 1945 has been chosen as the point at which to start referring to corps in Ottoman Turkish numerals.
History
The former headquarters of the 2nd Army, which was transferred from
Konya to Malatya in 1983, was in Konya.[1]
Formations
Order of battle, August 30, 1922
On August 30, 1922, the Second Army was organized as follows:
From August 1970-August 1972
Semih Sancar commanded 2nd Army Command.
The ground forces detailed for the operation were put under the command of the
6th Corps/Second Army. They included the "Cakmak Special Strike Force", a brigade level unit which would conduct the amphibious landing, the Commando brigade, the Parachute brigade, the 39th infantry division, the 28th motorised infantry division and elements of the 5th armoured brigade and the Jandarma. About 6,000 Turkish-Cypriot fighters were stationed inside the Gönyeli enclave.[3]
Order of Battle, 2010
Şükrü Sarıışık commanded 2004-06. From 30 August 2006 - 30 August 2008 General
Hasan Iğsız commanded 2nd Army. General
Necdet Özel commanded the army in 2008-2010.
Reported order of battle, 2012, during Syrian uprising
The 2nd Army Command, headquartered in
Malatya, has the second-highest number of troops after the
Istanbul-based 1st Army Command, comprising roughly 100,000 soldiers. It is under the control of the Commander of the Land Forces, and includes these affiliated units:[7]