ANKARA
Turkish General Staff updated their statistics on personnel.
According to the web site of the Turkish General Staff, the total number of personnel of Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) stands at 678,617.
347 generals and admirals are serving at the TSK.
313 generals are serving in the Land, Naval and Air Forces, 33 as part of the Gendarmerie Forces, and 1 general and admiral as part of the Coast Security Command.
There are 33,167 officers and 72,061 non-commissioned officers as part of the Land, Naval and Air Forces. 5,561 officers and 22,812 non-commissioned officers serve as part of the Gendarmerie Forces while 575 officers and 1,320 non-commissioned officers serve as part of the Coast Security Command.
24,380 expert gendarmeries serve as part of the Gendarmerie Forces while 36,496 specialized sergeants serve for Land, Naval and Air Forces.
8,520 specialized sergeants serve at Gendarmerie Forces while 659 specialized sergeants serve at the Coast Security Command.
48,077 civilian employees work for the Land, Naval and Air Forces while 3,587 civilians work for the Gendarmerie Forces.
There are 860 civilian employees working for the Coast Security Command.
There are a total of 481,603 personnel working for the Land, Naval and Air Forces.
The total number of personnel at the Gendarmerie Command is 191,684.
There are 5,330 personnel working at the Coast Security Command.
