List of firefighting equipment of Turkey
Aerial firefighting
Total Turkish aerial firefighting fleet consist of 21 aircraft , 94 helicopters and 8 unmanned aerial vehicles which are used by Ministry of Forest and Agriculture or General Directorate of Forest . There are some which are used also by Turkish Aeronautical Association. The list below consist only known aircraft, helicopters and uavs which are mentioned officially to be used and its in inventory.[1]
Aircraft | Image | Origin | Role | Type | Quantity | Details |
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Firefighting aircraft | ||||||
CL-215 Bombardier | ![]() |
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Firefighting | Amphibious aircraft | 9[2] | Used by Turkish Aeronautical Association. |
Beriev Be-200 | ![]() |
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Firefighting | Amphibious aircraft | 3[3] | Used by Turkish Aeronautical Association. |
Air Tractor AT-802 | ![]() |
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Firefighting | Amphibious aircraft | 4[4] | Used by General Directorate of Forest.
16 on order.[5] |
Beechcraft Super King Air | ![]() |
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Reconnaissance | Reconnaissance aircraft | 1[6] | 350 variant in use. Used by General Directorate of Forest. |
Cessna Citation V | ![]() |
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Transport/Reconnaissance | Transport aircraft | 11[7] | Used by General Directorate of Forest. |
Firefighting helicopter | ||||||
CH-47 Chinook | ![]() |
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Firefighting | Heavy transport helicopter | 12[8][9] | Used by Turkish Aeronautical Association and General Directorate of Forest. |
Kamov Ka-32 | ![]() |
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Firefighting | Medium transport/utility helicopter | 3[10] | Used by General Directorate of Forest. |
Mil Mi-8 | ![]() |
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Firefighting | Medium transport/utility helicopter | 14[11][12] | Used by Turkish Aeronautical Association. |
Sikorsky/TAI T-70 | ![]() |
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Firefighting | Medium transport/utility helicopter | 1[13] | Used by General Directorate of Forest.
Licensed built by TAI. 2 on order. [14] |
Eurocopter AS-355 Écureuil 2 | ![]() |
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Firefighting | Light utility helicopter | 1 | Used by General Directorate of Forest.[15] |
Bell 429 Globalranger | ![]() |
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Firefighting | Multipurpose utility helicopter | 5[16] | Used by General Directorate of Forest. |
Unmanned aerial vehicles | ||||||
Bayraktar TB2[17] | ![]() |
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Reconnaissance/Survelliance | UAV | Unknown | Used by Ministry of Forest and Agriculture. |
TAI Aksungur[18] | ![]() |
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Reconnaissance/Survelliance | UAV | Unknown | Used by General Directorate of Forest. |
Alpin[19] | - | ![]() |
Reconnaissance/Survelliance | Rotorcraft/VTOL UAV | Unknown | Used by Ministry of Forest and Agriculture. |
Future acquisition
Name | Origin | Role | Type | Quantity | Details |
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TAI T925 | ![]() |
Firefighting | Utility helicopter | 10 | It was signed contract with TAI for 10 T925 10 ton class utility helicopters which are capable of throwing 4 tons of water for 208 million USD.[20] |
References
- "OGM'nin kara ve hava gücü orman yangınlarına hazır". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
- "Akdeniz ülkelerinin yangın uçaklarında durum ne?". euronews (in Turkish). 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- "Akdeniz ülkelerinin yangın uçaklarında durum ne?". euronews (in Turkish). 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- "Yangınla Mücadelede Dev Filo". www.ogm.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- "Yangınla Mücadelede Dev Filo". www.ogm.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-07-25.
- Habertürk (2023-03-05). "Orman yangınlarıyla mücadele için yangın söndürme uçakları OGM'ye teslim edildi - Güncel haberler". Habertürk (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-07-25.
- "Orman Yangınlarında Gücümüz Artıyor". www.ogm.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- "Akdeniz ülkelerinin yangın uçaklarında durum ne?". euronews (in Turkish). 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- "OGM hava filosunu çift rotorlu 'Chinook'la güçlendiriyor". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
- devirsaati (2019-05-15). "Türkiye'nin ilk Türk bayraklı ve Türk tescilli yangınla mücadele helikopterleri göreve hazır | Devir Saati" (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- "Akdeniz ülkelerinin yangın uçaklarında durum ne?". euronews (in Turkish). 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- "Gece görüşlü helikopter İzmir'de baraja düştü" (in Turkish). 2023-09-17. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- "Yangınla Mücadelede Dev Filo". www.ogm.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- Alemdar, Ahmet (2020-04-04). "Orman Bakanlığı'nın T-70 siparişleri TSK ve Jandarma'ya kaydırıldı". DefenceTurk (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- "Duyurular AS-355 Ecureuıl Helikoptere Ait Özel Alet, Gövde ve Motor Yedek Parça Satış İhalesi". www.ogm.gov.tr. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- "Yangınla Mücadelede Hava Gücümüz Artıyor". www.ogm.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- Alemdar, Ahmet (2020-06-18). "Bayraktar TB2 İHA, Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı envanterine girdi". DefenceTurk (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- Kolukısa, Hasan (2021-07-31). "AKSUNGUR İHA yangınla mücadelede 60 saat havada kaldı". DefenceTurk (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- "İnsansız Helikopter ALPİN, Manavgat yangınıyla mücadele ediyor". SavunmaTR (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- "OGM orman yangınlarıyla mücadelede hava gücüne güç kattı". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
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