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Presidential Guard Regiment (Turkey)

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Presidential Guard Regiment
Cumhurbaşkanlığı Muhafız Alayı
Active18 July 1920 – July 2016
(104 years, 3 months)
Disbanded2016
Country Turkey
TypeRegiment
RolePresidential protection, honor guard
Size2,500
Garrison/HQÇankaya Köşkü
Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel Muhsin Kutsi Barış

Presidential Guard Regiment (Template:Lang-tr) 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.[1]

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