- Source: Tuzla Infantry School Command
The Tuzla Infantry School Command (Turkish: Piyade Okulu Komutanlığı) is located in Tuzla district of Istanbul. A military school that trains officers, non-commissioned officers and specialist sergeants belonging to the infantry class under the Turkish Land Forces Education and Doctrine Command (EDOK). It is Turkey's first and only infantry school.
Overview
Founded in 1909, the school moved to Çankırı in 1941 and was named Infantry School in 1946. In 1961, it was moved to the Tuzla district of Istanbul. Courses are composed of the regiment command and the sub-units of the demonstration and exercise battalion command, and the class training of the infantry class officers, non-commissioned officers, specialist sergeants and lieutenants occur in the school. Trainings are given on subjects such as the use of infantry fighting vehicles and marksmanship.
PKK attack
On February 12, 1994, a bomb was placed in a garbage container at the Tuzla Train Station by militants of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). As a result, 2 reserve officer candidate students and 3 soldiers were killed while waiting for a train at the station to go on leave.
Notable alumni
Hikmat Hasanov, an Azerbaijani major general who is the commander of the 1st Army Corps of Azerbaijan.
See also
Turkish War Academies
School of Infantry
United States Army Infantry School
External links
Official website
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Tuzla Infantry School Command
- Hasan Atilla Uğur
- Hikmat Hasanov
- 325th Infantry Regiment (United States)
- Radislav Krstić
- Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 82nd Airborne Division
- Yugoslav Ground Forces
- Minnesota National Guard
- Mark Milley
