Gendarmerie Special Operations

The Gendarmerie Special Operations (Turkish: Jandarma Özel Harekat) or JÖH, is the special operations unit of the Turkish Gendarmerie General Command. Its tasks include search and destroy, infiltration, and reconnaissance. Members of the unit receive extensive training at the Jandarma School at Foça and also from selected Turkish Armed Forces instructors. All three of its companies work under the direction of the army regions to which they are assigned, but can also receive tasking from their headquarters in Ankara.[1][2][3][4][5] It was established in 1991, at the height of the Turkish-Kurdish conflict. It has recently been involved in the Turkish occupation of northern Syria.[6]

Turkish soldiers on the Iran-Turkey border] during a joint Iranian/Turkish operation against the PJAK and PKK

Gendarmerie Special Operations
Active	1991 - present
Country	Turkey
Branch	Gendarmerie General Command
Type	Special forces
Garrison/HQ	Ankara Güvercinlik
Nickname(s)	JÖH'ler
Motto(s)	Shining Honor and Glory on Our Forehead
Colors	Gold and black
March	Revenge March
Mascot(s)	Anatolian leopard
Engagements	Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present) Operation Steel Operation Dawn (1997) Operation Sun Operation Shah Euphrates Operation Euphrates Shield Operation Olive Branch Operation Claw (2019) Operation Peace Spring

Unit members are in the 16-week training rooms at the Gendarmerie Commando Terrorist Operations School Command in Foça. All kinds of light weapons, mortar use, rocket launcher training Maneuvering training under fire, destroying target target mountaineering Using GPS, finding directions over long distances camouflage Being able to withstand fatigue and insomnia, Making the right decision under stress Adapts to different climate and land needs Fight against terrorism in a residential area Explosive recognition, destruction, destruction Helicopter evacuation, contact helicopter and helicopter steering Transition through the water Trainees are expected to complete a 10-kilometer rifle run, a 15-kilometer country run, and a 20-kilometer strength run. Basic movements such as shuttle, shuttle and push-ups are made in War Physical Education classes. Commando candidates run a total of 300 kilometers in running conditions. In addition, a 12-person sniper course is also provided. He also receives Gendarmerie Commando Specialization training.

Units[7]

Unit	Province	Nick Name's	Details
Hançerler JÖH	Adıyaman	Hançerler (Daggers)	Badge
Mertler JÖH	Ağrı	Mertler (Braves)	Symbols/ badge of unit is double-headed Anatholian Eagle(Seljuk) located behind Mount Ararat.
Atmacalar JÖH	Batman, Turkey	Atmacalar (sparrow hawks)
Kartallar JÖH	Bingöl	Kartallar (Eagles)	Badge
Roketler JÖH	Diyarbakır	Roketler (Rockets)	Badge
Serdarlar JÖH	Elazığ	Serdarlar (Serdar means commander in Ottoman Turkish language)	Badge
Çelikler JÖH	Erzurum	Çelikler (Steels)	takes its name from Operation Steel. most of the commanders from 25th Mechanized Infantry Brigade Badge
Doğanlar JÖH	Giresun	Doğanlar (Falcons)	Gendarmerie Chief Sergeant Ferhat Gedik killed togetter with Eren Bülbül (aged 15) as a result of an attack by PKK were a member of this unit.[8] This unit is out of Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present) zone and takes place in Black Sea Forest region. The reason behind for being outside of the conflict area is Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front or DHKP-C Insurgency
Fatihler JÖH	Hakkari	Fatihler (Conquerors)	Badge
Efeler JÖH	Hakkâri Province - Yüksekova	Efeler (Efe (zeybek)) There is EfeMonument in Barracks	First unit commit the counter offensive October 2007 clashes in Hakkâri Badge :
Parslar JÖH	Hakkâri Province Şemdinli	Parslar (Anatolian leopards)
Arslanlar JÖH	Hatay Province	Arslanlar (Lions)	Newly formed unit since begin of Syrian Civil War to protect the border &Amanos Mountains. Also took place in Operation Olive Branch(closest unit in region)
Kafkaslar JÖH	Kars	Kafkaslar (Caucasus Mountains)
Yiğitler JÖH	Mardin Province	Yiğitler (Ironsides)	One of the first unit. symbol on Badge is Akinji
Kılıçlar JÖH	Muş Province	Kılıçlar (Kilijs)
Dadaşlar JÖH	Siirt Province	Dadaş (Valiants)	Badge Old Badge
Bozkır Kartalları JÖH	Sivas Province	Kartallar (Steppe eagles)
Meteler JÖH	Şırnak	Meteler(Modu Chanyu)	Badge
Korkutlar JÖH	Osmaniye	Korkut (name)	Badge
Oğuzlar & Yıldırımlar JÖH	Van, Turkey	Oḡuz Khan Yildirim Bayazit	Badge
Panterler JÖH	Tatvan Bitlis	Leopard	Badge
Boralar JÖH	Tokat	Bora means (Strong wind)	Badge
Şahinler JÖH	Tunceli	Buteo	Badge

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2016-10-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. "Turkey 'neutralized' over 2,000 terrorists in year". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
3. "Jandarma Özel Harekat Nedir? Kimler Başvurabilir?". www.kpssrehber.com. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
4. DHA. "'Kawa' yakalandı, JÖH'ler 'Aras'ın peşinde". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-11-07.
5. "Kağanlar". www.jandarma.gov.tr. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
6. https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/turkey/turkey-deploys-special-forces-to-syria-s-afrin-against-ypg-1.5849256
7. "Jandarma Özel Harekat Birlikleri". Jandarma Forum (in Turkish). 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
8. "Turkey hit by series of attacks". 2015-08-10. Retrieved 2019-11-07.