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    Collar tab colours used in the Turkish Army since 1920


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    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 by demir
    • 1 month later...
    Posted

    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?

    Posted

    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/

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