7th Corps (Turkey)

The 7th Corps is a field corps of the Turkish Land Forces. Its headquarters is in Yenişehir, Diyarbakır, and it is part of the 2nd Army. It protects Hakkâri, Şırnak, Şanlıurfa and Siirt against foreign threats that may come from abroad.

7th Corps
Founded	1921
Country	Turkey
Branch	Turkish Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Corps
Part of	Second Army
Garrison/HQ	Yenişehir, Diyarbakır
Engagements	PKK-Turkey conflict (1978-present) Turkey–ISIL conflict (2013-present)
Commanders
Lieutenant general	Bahtiyar Ersay

In 1924, with Cafer Tayyar Eğilmez commanding the corps, including the 2nd and 17th Divisions, it was involved in putting down the Assyrian rebellion.

Lieutenant-General Mehmet Kenan Dalbaşar died on March 23, 1935, while serving as the Commander of the 7th Corps.

Lieutenant General Feyzi Mengüç served as commander of the 7th Corps after 1947.

Before his brief command of Third Army in 1960, Korgeneral Danyal Yurdatapan had commanded 7th Corps.

In the late 1980s it was listed as part of the 2nd Army.^[1]

In December 2024 the 23rd Infantry Division was reported to be operating in the Corps' general area, on border duties.^[2]

Units

• 3rd Special Forces Division (Yüksekova, Hakkari Province)
  • Hakkari Mountain and Commando Brigade (5th Commando Brigade) (Hakkari)
  • 34th Motorized Infantry Brigade (Şemdinli, Hakkari)
  • 2nd Airborne Infantry Commando Brigade (Van)
• 2nd Motorized Infantry Brigade (Lice, Diyarbakır)
• 3rd Commando Brigade (Siirt)
• 21st Motorized Infantry Division (Şırnak)
  • 6th Motorized Infantry Brigade (Akçay, Şırnak)^[3]
  • 23rd Motorized Infantry Brigade (Silopi, Şırnak)
  • 48th Motorized Infantry Brigade (Gülyazı, Şırnak)
• 7th Mechanized Infantry Division (Diyarbakır)
  • 16th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Devegeçidi, Diyarbakır)
  • 20th Armored Brigade (Şanlıurfa)
  • 70th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Kızıltepe, Mardin)
• 107th Artillery Regiment (Siverek, Şanlıurfa)