4th Mechanised Infantry Brigade (Turkey)

Brigade of the Turkish Army based in Keşan, Edirne Province

4th Mechanised Infantry Brigade
Country	Turkey
Branch	Turkish Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Greek border monitoring
Size	Unknown
Garrison/HQ	Keşan, Edirne Province
Commanders
Current commander	Brigadier Gen. Hasan Demir^[1]^[2]

Military unit

The 4th Mechanised Infantry Brigade (Turkish: 4. Mekanize Piyade Tugayı) is a brigade of the Turkish Army based in the Marmara Region at the town of Keşan in Edirne Province.^[3] It is part of the Army's 2nd Corps based at Gelibolu in Çanakkale Province, in the General Fevzi Mengüç Barracks,^[4]^[5] and is in charge of monitoring the Greek border.^[6]

History

During World War II, the 4th Infantry Division was based in Gallipoli. It still existed as a division in 1987-88.^[7] Since 1994, it has been transformed into a modern military formation as a mechanised infantry brigade.^[8]

From 2016 to 2020, servicemen of the 4th Mechanised Infantry Brigade, alongside the 54th Mechanised Infantry Brigade, Edirne Police Department and Gendarmerie General Command, detained over a thousand people convicted of being part of the Gülen movement, as well as PKK and MLKP members who tried to cross the Greek border.^[6] Its previous commander was Brig. Gen. Hasan Demir.^[9]

References

^ "Gaziler Günü öncesinde anlamlı buluşma". Edirne Son Haber (in Turkish). 17 September 2019. Archived from the original on 6 December 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
^ "Keşan'da, Çanakkale Deniz Zaferi'nin 105'inci yılı törenle kutlandı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 18 March 2020. Archived from the original on 6 December 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
^ "Keşan 4. Mekanize Piyade Tugay Komutanlığı" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 22 March 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
^ "Keşan'da kışla yakınında patlamamış havan topu mermisi bulundu". T24 (in Turkish). 6 October 2017. Archived from the original on 6 December 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
^ "Keşan'da kışla yakınında patlamamış havan topu mermisi bulundu". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 6 October 2017. Archived from the original on 6 December 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Edirne sınır hattında 3,5 yılda 1086 FETÖ'cü yakalandı". Anadolu Agency (in Turkish). 10 January 2020. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
^ "Uzm. Dr. Mustafa ÇALIŞKAN".
^ "Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi Darbeleri Araştırma Komisyon Başkanlığına" (PDF). Grand National Assembly of Turkey (in Turkish). p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
^ "Edirne Haberi: Tuğgeneral Demir, kalp krizi geçirdi". Sözcü (in Turkish). 22 March 2017. Archived from the original on 6 December 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.

Turkish Army Formations

Commands

List of Commanders of the Turkish Land Forces
Logistics Command (formed 1988)
Turkish Military Academy Command
Army Aviation Command
Cyprus Turkish Peace Force Command (formed 1974)

1st Army

2nd Corps	4th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 8th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 18th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 95th Armored Brigade 102nd Artillery Regiment Corps Engineer Combat Regiment 5th Commando Regiment 41st Commando Brigade
3rd Corps	52nd Tactical Armored Division 2nd Armored Brigade 66th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 23rd Tactical Motorized Infantry Division 47th Motorized Infantry Regiment
5th Corps	1st Armored Brigade 3rd Armored Brigade 54th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 55th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 65th Mechanized Infantry Brigade Corps Armored Cavalry Battalion 105th Artillery Regiment

2nd Army

4th Corps	28th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 58th Artillery Regiment 1st Commando Brigade 2nd Commando Brigade 56 Motorized Infantry Brigade
6th Corps	5th Armored Brigade 20th Armored Brigade 39th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 106th Artillery Regiment 6th Mechanized Infantry Division
7th Corps	3rd Tactical Infantry Division 34th Border Brigade 16th Mechanized Brigade 20th Mechanized Brigade 48th Border Brigade 2nd Border Brigade 70th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 172nd Armored Brigade 2nd Motorized Infantry Brigade 6th Motorized Infantry Brigade 3rd Commando Brigade 107th Artillery Regiment Hakkari Mountain and Commando Brigade

3rd Army

8th Corps	1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade 12th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 10th Motorized Infantry Brigade 34th Motorized Infantry Brigade 49th Motorized Infantry Brigade 51st Motorized Infantry Brigade 49th Commando Brigade 4th Commando Brigade 108th Artillery Regiment 17th Motorized Infantry Brigade 225th Motorized Infantry Brigade 7th Commando Brigade
9th Corps	9th Tactical Infantry Division 4th Armored Brigade 14th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 25th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 9th Motorized Infantry Brigade 25th Border Brigade 17th Commando Brigade 48th Motorized Infantry Brigade 109th Artillery Regiment 9th Commando Brigade

Aegean Army

Cyprus Turkish Peace Force	28th Mechanized Infantry Division 39th Mechanized Infantry Division 14th Armored Brigade (Turkey) KTBK Cyprus Special Forces Regiment KTBK Cyprus Artillery Regiment
Direct Command	57th Artillery Training Brigade 19th Infantry Brigade 11th Motorized Infantry Brigade 5th Army Aviation School Command 2nd Infantry Regiment Commando Training School Command 3rd Infantry Training Brigade 1st Infantry Training Brigade 11th Commando Brigade