demir Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 (edited) Rank insignia were applied over branch color collar tabs since 1920 in the Turkish Army. The colours are still in effect with minor changes. The picture is taken from: http://www.turkeyswar.com/army/ranksuniforms.htm Branches - Collar Tab Color - Textile (From the table made by Col. Türker Geçer) Briagadier to Field Marshal - Brick/tile red - Broad cloth General Staff Officers - Light Purple Brown/Light cherry color - Broad cloth Infantry and machine Gun- very dark green- Broad cloth Cavalry and Cavalry Machine Gun- Silver (Ash Color) -Broad cloth All branches of Artillery and Artillery Observers: Dark Navy Blue- Broad cloth Engineers - Blue- Broad cloth Pilots- cerulean (light blue)- Broad cloth Transportation and Cars- purple- Broad cloth Quartermaster and Mechanical Engineers - Light Purple- Broad cloth Map makers-Cartographers- Green- Broad cloth Ammunition and War Equipment Production- Slate-colored, dark gray (black)- Broad cloth Gendarmerie- Light Navy Blue surrounded by Red-Broad cloth Medical Doctors- Dark Purple Brown/Dark cherry color- Velvet Veterinary- Black- Velvet Pharmacists- sprout color (light gren)- Velvet Musicians- Violet- Velvet Edited October 29, 2012 by demir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Do you have any of these uniform in your collection? Thank you for posting this unique information. What do the NCO and Officer ranks look like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demir Posted December 23, 2012 Author Share Posted December 23, 2012 Paul, Sorry I do not have the NCO's. Please check this file from the GMIC Document Archive and you can download it. Rank Insignia Used in the Turkish Army Since 1909 By : Instructor Col. Kadir Türker GEÇER Silahli Kuvvetler Dergisi (Journal of the Turkish Armed Forces) Ocak (January) 2012, ANKARA,TURKEY Sayi (Issue No): 411 Pages 68-85, http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/files/file/37-rank-insignia-used-in-the-turkish-army-since-1909/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfdenizyaran Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Regarding Table 18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tosun Saral Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Cavalry have silvery collar Lt in 1947 in full dress Esad Pasha during Turkih War of Independance A Turkish Camel raider in 1916 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tosun Saral Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Signal Units Signal Lt Tosun Saral in 1970 Signal Officer Cadet Tosun Saral in April 1970 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tosun Saral Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Turkish Cav.NCO in 1944 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tosun Saral Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 A signal NCO in 1940s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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