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[[File:Northern Cyprus Republic Day parade 2007 2.JPG|thumb|right|[[Turkish Cypriot]] soldiers of the Security Forces Command perform during the 2007 Republic Day parade.]]
The '''Security Forces Command''' ({{lang-tr|Güvenlik Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı}})<ref name=securityforce>{{cite web|title=Güvenlik Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı|url=http://www.guvkk.net|access-date=13 May 2014}}</ref> is the military and security force of the unrecognized [[Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus]].
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==History==
The Republic of Cyprus' constitution provided for a bi-communal army (i.e. Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot) on a 60/40 per cent basis. The Cyprus army composed by both main Cypriot ethnic groups was created in 1960 yet was dismantled in the scope of the interethnic conflict 1963-4.<ref>Efthymiou S.A. (2019) Nationalism, Militarism and Masculinity After the Construction of the Border. In: Nationalism, Militarism and Masculinity in Post-Conflict Cyprus. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-14702-0_2</ref> Since then, both communities have maintained their independent armed forces. Even before independence, the Turkish Cypriot community (and similarly the Greek Cypriot community) maintained its own paramilitary force (the Türk Mukavemet Teşkilatı or [[Turkish Resistance Organization|TMT]]), trained and equipped by the [[Turkish Army]] (ibid). In 1967 this force was renamed the Mücahit ("[[Mujahideen]]"), and in 1975 the Mücahit was renamed the Turkish Cypriot Security Force.<ref name="SolstenDivision1993">{{cite book|author1=Eric Solsten|author2=Library of Congress. Federal Research Division|title=Cyprus, a country study|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5UuFAAAAIAAJ|year=1993|publisher=Federal Research Division, Library of Congress|isbn=978-0-8444-0752-4|page=232|quote=Although legally separate from the Turkish Army on the island, the Turkish Cypriot Security Force was believed to remain under the [[de facto]] operational control of the Turkish forces. It also depended on Turkey for training and equipment. Most of its officers were regular Turkish Army officers on secondment. Observers believed that many of its expenses were absorbed by the Turkish Army.}}</ref> In 1974, Turkey led an invasion of Cyprus with the aim of protecting the Turkish minority population after a Greek-inspired coup brought a threat of union of the island with Greece. Since then there have been no major fighting in Cyprus and the island continues to be divided.
==Organization==
The Turkish Cypriot Security Force is under the command of an officer of the Turkish Army. The officer is appointed by the [[Turkish Armed Forces]] and holds the rank of [[major general]], whereas the head of the [[Turkish military forces in Northern Cyprus]] holds a higher rank as [[lieutenant general]].<ref name="SolstenDivision1993"/><ref>{{cite web|title=KTBK Komutanlığı'na Korgeneral İsmail Serdar Savaş, GKK Komutanlığı'na Tüm General Baki Kavun atandı|url=http://www.kibrispostasi.com/index.php/cat/36/news/85899|publisher=Kıbrıs Postası|access-date=9 April 2016|language=tr|date=5 August 2012}}</ref>
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==Strength==
As of 2009, the strength of this force was believed to be about 9,000. It was organized into fifteen battalions in two brigades, infantry battalions armed with light weapons plus some artillery units equipped with mortars.<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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===Other ranks===
The rank insignia of [[non-commissioned officer]]s and [[Enlisted rank|enlisted personnel]].
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== Compulsory military service ==
According to the TRNC Constitution, every male citizen has a military service obligation. The recruitment age is 18 years.
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==References==
{{Country study}}
;Bibliography
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==External links==
* [http://www.mucahit.net Official website] (Turkish)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080708195542/http://militarizmi.reddet.org/5.htm Military of Northern Cyprus on Reddet]
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