TRNC Coast Guard Command

The TRNC Coast Guard Command (Turkish: KKTC Sahil Güvenlik Komutanlığı) is responsible for defending the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus against any attack from the sea. This force was established in 1976. It is affiliated with the Security Forces Command. It is an armed law enforcement agency serving in the coastal areas of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. It is the only element of the Security Forces Command at sea.[1][2][3]

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Coast Guard Command
KKTC Sahil Güvenlik Komutanlığı
TRNC Coast Guard Command emblem
MottoYou are a sailor, you are a soldier, you wait for the Turkish homeland
Founded1978
Service branchesCoast Guard
HeadquartersKyrenia
Websitehttp://www.mucahit.net/Hakkinda/SahilGuvenlik.aspx
Personnel
Active personnel238 Staff manning 36 Coast Guard Boats
Industry
Foreign suppliers Turkey
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HistoryTurkish Resistance Organisation (TMT)

Equipment
Class Quantity Displacement Origin
Patrol vessels/Landing crafts
80 class[4] 1 195 tons  Turkey
Ares 42 Hector[5] 3 13 tons  Turkey
Ares 35 FPB[6][7] 6 11.85 tons  Turkey
KKTCSG-301/303[8] 2 113.4 tons  United States/ Turkey

See also

References
  1. "Sahil Güvenlik Komutanlığı - Güvenlik Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı". www.mucahit.net. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
  2. Reuters Staff (2018-07-18). "Nineteen dead as migrant boat sinks off northern Cyprus - coast guard". Reuters. Retrieved 2020-10-24. {{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  3. "ARES Shipyard". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
  4. "Sahil Güvenlik Komutanlığı 80 Sınıfı Botlar". Mavi Vatan (in Turkish). 2021-04-24. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  5. "ARES 42 Hector Arama-Kurtarma Botları". Mavi Vatan (in Turkish). 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  6. "ARES 35 FPB KTBK Komutanlığı'na Teslim Edildi" (in Turkish). 2022-03-05. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  7. "www.mavivatan.net". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  8. "www.mavivatan.net". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2023-09-14.
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