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It is a 15,000 strong force primarily made up of conscripted [[Turkish Cypriot]] males between the ages of 18 and 40. It is a [[combined arms]] force, with land, air and naval elements.

This force is supplemented by the 17,500–30,000 strong [[Turkish Military Forces in Northern Cyprus]] stationed on the island.<ref>http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field%28DOCID+cy0158%29 {{Dead link|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>''Turkey: A Country Study'', p.350. [[Kessinger Publishing]], 2004. {{ISBN|1-4191-9126-8}}</ref>

==History==

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*[[TRNC Special Task Force Command|Special Task Force Command]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Özel Görev Kuvveti Komutanlığı - Güvenlik Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı|url=http://www.mucahit.net/Hakkinda/OGK.aspx|access-date=2021-02-13|website=www.mucahit.net}}</ref>

*Logistics Support Command

*UAV command in [[Geçitkale Air Base]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Türkiye'den KKTC'ye ilk Bayraktar TB2 İHA indi|url=https://www.baykarsavunma.com/haber-Turkiyeden-KKTCye-ilk-Bayraktar-TB2-IHA-indi.html|access-date=2021-04-20|website=BaykarSavunma|language=tr}}</ref>

According to observers a large part of its budget was covered by the Turkish army, upon which it depended for training and equipment. It is also believed that the majority of its officers came from the ranks of the Turkish Army officer corps on temporary leave from their regular duties and its operations were controlled by the Turkish army.<ref name="SolstenDivision1993"/>

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== Military ranks of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus ==

Due to its close ties to [[Turkey]], Northern Cyprus shares a rank structure similar to that of Turkey.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dyer |first1=Gwynne |editor1-last=Keegan |editor1-first=John |title=World armies |date=1979 |publisher=Royal Military Academy |___location=Sandhurst |lccn=79-9217 |page=162 |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/worldarmies00keeg/page/68/mode/2up |chapter-url-access=registration |access-date=27 January 2022 |chapter=Cyprus|isbn=9780871964076 }}</ref>

===Commissioned officer ranks===

The rank insignia of [[commissioned officer]]s.

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