Structure
In 1961, the Turkish Naval Forces Command was organized into four main subordinate commands: The Turkish Fleet Command, the Turkish Northern Sea Area Command, the Turkish Southern Sea Area Command and the Turkish Naval Training Command. In 1995, the Turkish Naval Training Command was renamed as the Turkish Naval Training and Education Command.
- Fleet Command
- Surface Action Group Command, Gölcük Naval Base, Kocaeli
- Submarine Group Command
- Fast Patrol Boat Group Command, Istanbul
- Mine Warfare Group Command, Erdek Naval Base, Balıkesir
- Logistic Support Group Command, Gölcük Naval Base, Kocaeli
- Naval Aviation Group Command, Cengiz Topel Naval Air Station, Kocaeli
- Northern Sea Area Command, Istanbul
- Istanbul Strait Command
- Çanakkale Strait Command
- Naval Hydrography and Oceanography Division Command
- Naval Museum Command, Istanbul
- Southern Sea Area Command, İzmir
- Naval infantry Brigade Command, Foça
- Amphibious Group Command, Foça
- Naval infantry Battalion Command, İzmir
- Accompaniment and Patrol Boats Flotilla
- Aksaz Naval Base Command, Aksaz Naval Base, Marmaris
- Naval infantry Brigade Command, Foça
- Naval Training and Education Command, Istanbul
- Naval Academy, Tuzla, Istanbul
- Naval High School, Heybeliada, Istanbul
- Karamürselbey Training Centre Command, Yalova
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