Presidential Guard Regiment (Turkey)

Presidential Guard Regiment Cumhurbaşkanlığı Muhafız Alayı
Active	18 July 1920 – July 2016 (104 years)
Disbanded	2016
Country	Turkey
Type	Regiment
Role	Presidential protection, honor guard
Size	2,500
Garrison/HQ	Çankaya Köşkü
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel Muhsin Kutsi Barış

Presidential Guard Regiment (Turkish: Cumhurbaşkanlığı Muhafız Alayı) was a military unit stationed in Çankaya Köşkü, the official residence of the Prime Minister of Turkey and until 2014 the official residence of the President of Turkey. The Guard Regiment was the only unit in the Land Forces of Turkish Armed Forces to wear turquoise and white ceremonial uniforms.

Following the abortive coup attempt of 2016, almost 300 members of this unit were arrested. Shortly thereafter, the Turkish government announced that the entire Presidential Guard Regiment is to be disbanded.