7th Corps (Turkey)

7th Corps
Founded1921
CountryTurkey Turkey
BranchTurkish Army
TypeInfantry
SizeCorps
Part ofSecond Army
Garrison/HQYenişehir, Diyarbakır
EngagementsPKK-Turkey conflict (1978-present)
Turkey–ISIL conflict (2013-present)
Commanders
Lieutenant generalBahtiyar Ersay

The 7th Corps is a field corps of the Turkish Land Forces. Its headquarters is in Yenişehir, Diyarbakır, and it is part of the 2nd Army. It protects Hakkâri, Şırnak, Şanlıurfa and Siirt against foreign threats that may come from abroad.

In 1924, with Cafer Tayyar Eğilmez commanding the corps, including the 2nd and 17th Divisions, it was involved in putting down the Assyrian rebellion. The 14th Cavalry Brigade had been dispatched from the West, after the conclusion of the Great Offensive, to Urfa.[1] At Urfa it appears to have been expanded into the 14th Cavalry Division and in that form it took part in the Assyrian rebellion, as well as the Sheikh Said rebellion.

Lieutenant-General Mehmet Kenan Dalbaşar died on March 23, 1935, while serving as the Commander of the 7th Corps.

In 1947 the corps, with its hedquarters at Diyakabir, comprised the 10th Division, stationed in Van, the 2nd Division, stationed in Siirt, and the 14th Cavalry Division, stationed in Urfa.[2]

Lieutenant General Feyzi Mengüç served as commander of the 7th Corps after 1947.

Before his brief command of Third Army in 1960, Korgeneral Danyal Yurdatapan had commanded 7th Corps.

In the late 1980s it was listed as part of the 2nd Army.[3]

In December 2024 the 23rd Infantry Division was reported to be operating in the Corps' general area, on border duties.[4] The 23rd Division may now be a border formation (tr:23. Piyade Tümeni).

Units

  • 3rd Special Forces Division (Yüksekova, Hakkari Province)
  • 2nd Motorized Infantry Brigade (Lice, Diyarbakır)
  • 3rd Commando Brigade (Siirt)
  • 21st Motorized Infantry Division (Şırnak)
    • 6th Motorized Infantry Brigade (Akçay, Şırnak)[5]
    • 23rd Motorized Infantry Brigade (Silopi, Şırnak)
    • 48th Motorized Infantry Brigade (Gülyazı, Şırnak)
  • 7th Mechanized Infantry Division (Diyarbakır)
  • 107th Artillery Regiment (Siverek, Şanlıurfa)

References

  1. ↑ http://www.hri.org/news/cyprus/tcpr/1998/98-11-19.tcpr.html
  2. ↑ Bilgü 2026, p. 130.
  3. ↑ Nigel Thomas (1987). NATO Armies 1949-87 (First ed.). Osprey Publishing. p. 39. ISBN 978-0850458220.
  4. ↑ "Hakkari ve Şırnak Valileri, 23. Piyade Tümeni Taktik Komuta Yerini Ziyaret Etti". Haberler (in Turkish). 2024-12-29. Retrieved 2025-08-02.
  5. ↑ "6'ncı Motorlu Piyade Tugay Komutanlığı - Şırnak | Askeri Birlikler" (in Turkish). 2020-01-31. Retrieved 2025-08-02.
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