Foça Naval Base
Foça Naval Base (Turkish: Foça Deniz Üssü) is a base of the Turkish Navy on the eastern coast of Aegean Sea, 4.2 km (2.6 mi) south by south-east of Foça in İzmir Province. The base is home to the Marines (Naval Infantry) for amphibious operations.
| Foça Naval Base Foça Deniz Üssü | |
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| Foça, İzmir Province | |
  Foça NB Location of Foça Naval Base | |
| Coordinates | 38.63390°N 26.76677°E |
| Type | Military base |
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| Controlled by | Turkish Navy |
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| Special Forces |
| Naval infantry |
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At the Foça Naval Base, the Southern Sea Area Command of the Turkish Navy[1] maintains several Marines and Special Operations units.
- Amphibious Marines Brigade (Turkish: Amfibi Deniz Piyade Tugayı) consisting of 4,500 men, three amphibious battalions, a main battle tank battalion, an artillery battalion, a support battalion and other company-sized units,
- Underwater Attack Commando Detachment (Turkish: Su Altı Taarruz} - SAT). The missions of the SAT include the acquisition of military intelligence, amphibious assault, counter-terrorism and VIP protection.
- Underwater Defense Commando Detachment (Turkish: Su Altı Savunma - SAS)
Homeported vessels are various landing ships and crafts of LST, LCT and LCM.
References
- "Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri - Tarihçe" (in Turkish). Süper Meydan. Archived from the original on 2009-11-18. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
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