9th Corps (Turkey)

The 9th Corps, Turkish Land Forces, is a field corps. The corps headquarters is located in Erzurum, and the corps is part of the Third Army (Turkey). It is deployed along Turkey's eastern boundary.

9th Corps
Founded	1921
Country	Turkey
Allegiance	Turkish Army
Branch	Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Corps
Part of	Third Army
Garrison/HQ	Erzurum, Erzurum Province
Commanders
Major general	Erhan Uzun

History

Nigel Thomas's NATO Armies 1949-87, published in 1987, attributed the 4th, 8th, and 9th Corps to the Third Army.^[1]

• Corps Headquarters (Erzurum)
  • 4th Armoured Brigade;
  • 9th Commando Brigade;
  • 7th, 14th, 25th Mechanised Infantry Brigades;
  • 25th Border Brigade (HQ Ardahan; 1st Battalion, Artvin; 2nd Battalion, Martyr Astsb. Tuncay Güneş Barracks in Çıldır / Ardahan; 3rd and 4th Battalions at Kars),^[2]
  • 48th, 51st Internal Security Brigades;
  • 5th Infantry Rec Brigade;
  • 15th Rec Train; Field Medical Rec,
  • 17th Commando Brigade^{[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]}
• 109th Artillery Regiment (Erzurum)^[11]