List of active Turkish Air Force aircraft

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The Turkish Air Force operates a diverse fleet of aircraft, supported by a domestic aerospace industry, such as Turkish Aerospace Industries, that has made contributions to locally produce license-built aircraft and indigenous Unmanned aerial vehicle. The following is a list of currently active military aircraft in the Turkish Air Force.

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Aircraft

Current inventory

Two Turkish Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons Two Turkish Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons.jpg
Two Turkish Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons
A Turkish CASA CN-235M on takeoff from Cigli Air Base (LTBL) during Izmir Airshow (2011). CASA CN-235M-100, Turkey - Air Force JP7153911.jpg
A Turkish CASA CN-235M on takeoff from Çiğli Air Base (LTBL) during Izmir Airshow (2011).
A Turkish Boeing 737 AEW&C on takeoff from Dubai Intl. Airport Turkish Air Force Boeing 737-700 KvW.jpg
A Turkish Boeing 737 AEW&C on takeoff from Dubai Intl. Airport
AircraftOriginTypeVariantIn serviceNotes
Combat Aircraft
F-4 Phantom II United States fighter-bomber F-4E 19 [1] Upgraded to the F-4 Terminator 2020 [2]
F-16 Fighting Falcon United States multirole F-16C/D
Block 30
Block 40M
Block 50M
Block 50 plus 		243 [3] [4] 84 F-16D used for conversion training - licensed built by TAI [5] [6]
All Block 40 and 50s were upgraded with F-16 CCIP to the Block 40M and 50M [7]
40 F-16V and 79 upgrade kits on order. [8] One used by SoloTürk demonstration team. [9]
AWACS
E-7 Peace Eagle United States AEW E-7T 4 [10]
Tanker
KC-135 Stratotanker United States aerial refueling KC-135R 7 [10] Upgraded to Block 45.1 [11]
Reconnaissance/Electronic warfare
Transall C-160 Germany EW C-160T 1 [12] [13] Used for electronic warfare and training. [14]
CASA CN-235 Spain SIGINT CN-235M-100 4 [14] One used for reconnaissance under Treaty on Open Skies [15]
Gulfstream G550 United States Command and control 2 [16]
Bombardier Global Express Canada EW/SIGINT/ELINT Global 6000 4 on order. [10]
Transport
CASA CN-235 Spain transport / maritime patrol CN-235M-100 44 [14] [17] 3 used for SAR - licensed built by TAI [18] One used for maritime patrol [19]

One used by SoloTürk demonstration team. [20]

C-130 Hercules United States tactical airlifter C-130B 13 [21]
C-130E 6 [21]
Airbus A400M Multinational strategic airlifter 10 [10]
Cessna Citation II United States VIP transport 550 2 [14]
Cessna Citation III United StatesVIP transport 650 VII 2 [14]
Gulfstream IV United StatesVIP transport3 [14]
Helicopters
TAI T625 Gökbey Turkeyutility4 on order. [22]
Bell UH-1 United States utility UH-1H 14 [23] [24]
Sikorsky S-70 United Statesutility / CSAR T-70 1 [25] 5 on order [10] Licensed built by TAI [25]
Eurocopter AS532 France utility/CSAR UL/AL 20 [26]
Trainer Aircraft
KAI KT-1 Woongbi Republic of Korea basic trainer KT-1T 39 [10]
TAI Hürkuş Turkey advanced basic trainer B 55 Hürkuş B on order. [27]
TAI Hürjet Turkey advanced jet trainer Block 0
Block 1		16 on order. [28] [29]
T-38 Talon United States jet trainer T-38M 68 [10]
Canadair CF-5 Canadajet trainer NF-5A/B 14 [30] [31] Used by the Turkish Stars demonstration team [32]
SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 Italy basic trainer SF.260D 33 [33] licensed built by TAI. [34]
PAC MFI-17 Super Mushshak Pakistan basic trainer MFI-395 5 [35] 47 on order
Cessna T41 United Statesbasic trainer T-41D 25 [14]
UAV
TAI Anka Turkey UCAV B / S 19 [14]
TAI Aksungur TurkeyUCAV5 [36]
Bayraktar Akıncı TurkeyUCAV B 6 [37]

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