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This is a list of flags used historically and currently by the state of Turkey and its predecessor states. For a list of flags related to the Ottoman empire, see Flags of the Ottoman Empire.

National flags

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Flag Date Use Description
1936–present Flag of Turkey[1] 18th-century design officially adopted in 1844. The star and crescent design appears on Ottoman flags beginning in the late 18th or early 19th century. The white star and crescent moon on red as the flag of the Ottoman Empire was introduced 1844.[2]

After the declaration of the Republic of Turkey in 1923, the new administrative regime maintained the last flag of the Ottoman Empire. Proportional standardizations were introduced in the Turkish Flag Law of 1936.[3]

1923–present Presidential standard of the president of Turkey. A presidential seal, which is composed of a sun with 8 long and 8 short rays surrounded by 16 stars. The sun represents the infinity of Turkey and the 16 stars represent the 16 symbolizing the 16 Great Turkic Empires in history.[4] The 16 stars are aligned with a 22.5 degree angle, equidistantly surrounding the sun. One edge of each star points to the center of the sun.[5]
?–present Flag of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey A with field with a seal in the center.

Military flags

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Flag Date Use Description
?–present Standard of the Chief of the Turkish General Staff.[6]

Land Forces

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Flag Date Use Description
?–present Flag of the commander of the Turkish Land Forces.[6]
?–present Flag of the Turkish Land Forces Army Command.[6]
?-present Corps command flag, Logistics command flag, Training and Doctrine command flag
?-present Division command flag, Military academy command flag, Training and Doctrine School command flag and Training Center command flag
?-present Class School and Training Center command flag
?-present Regimental command flag, Brigade Deputy Commander flag and Garrison Commander flag
?-present Land Forces Command Air Support Continental Group command flag
?-present Battalion command flag
?-present Brigade Support Troops command flag
?-present Army Aviation School command flag
?-present Army Aviation command flag
?-present Army Aviation Regiment command flag
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Flag Date Use Description
?–present Flag of the Grand admiral.[6]
1904–1937[7] Flag of the commander of the Turkish Naval Forces.[6]
?–present Flag of the Admiral.[6]
?–present Flag of the Vice Admiral.[6]
?–present Flag of the Rear Admiral.[6]
?–present Flag of the Rear Admiral (LH).[6]
?–present Flag of the Commodore.[6]
?–present Flag of the Captain.[6]

Air Force

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Flag Date Use Description
?–present Flag of the commander of the Turkish Air Force.[6]
?–present Flag of the Combat Air Force and Air Missile Defense Command.[6]
?–present Flag of the Lieutenant-General.[6]
?–present Flag of the Major General.[6]
?–present Flag of the Brigadier-General.[6]
?–present Flag of the Regiment Command.[6]
?–present Flag of the Battalion-Fleet Command.[6]

Gendarmerie General Command

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Flag Date Use Description
?–present Flag of the Gendarmerie General Command

Coast Guard Command

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Flag Date Use Description
?–present Flag of the Coast Guard Command

Other

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Flag Date Use Description
?–present Flag of the General Directorate of Customs Protection[8]
?–present Flag of the Customs Administration of Turkey
?–present Flag of the General Directorate of Health for Borders and Coasts

References

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  1. ^ "Flags, Symbols & Currency of Turkey", WorldAtlas, 2021, retrieved 12 April 2024
  2. ^ Raw, Dr Laurence (2013-09-18). The Silk Road of Adaptation: Transformations across Disciplines and Cultures. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 42. ISBN 9781443852890.
  3. ^ "Türk Bayrağı Kanunu" [Law on Turkish Flag] (PDF). Tbmm.gov.tr. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Seal". Presidency of The Republic Of Türkiye.
  5. ^ "Flag Of Office". Presidency of The Republic Of Türkiye.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "KOMUTANLIK FORSLARI" (in Turkish). Turkish Armed Forces.
  7. ^ "Ensign (Commander in Chief)".
  8. ^ "Kurumsal Logolar" (in Turkish). 9 November 2019.