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
Active1991 - present
Country Turkey
BranchGendarmerie General Command
TypeSpecial forces
Garrison/HQAnkara Güvercinlik
Nickname(s)JÖH'ler
Motto(s)Shining Honor and Glory on Our Forehead
ColorsGold and black         
MarchRevenge March
Mascot(s)Anatolian leopard
EngagementsKurdish–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.


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