Gendarmerie Special Public Security Command

The Gendarmerie Special Public Security Command (Turkish: Jandarma Özel Asayiş Komutanlığı) or shortly as JÖAK, is the tactical unit of the Gendarmerie General Command. It has several missions which include counter-terrorist actions, underwater operations, hostage rescue, riot control, and other high-threat criminal actions.[1] Members of the unit receive extensive training at the Jandarma School at Foça and also from selected Army instructors. All teams companies work under the direction of the police and gendarmerie regions to which they are assigned, but can also receive tasking from the Jandarma Headquarters in Ankara.Its role is similar to that of its French counterpart, GIGN.

Jandarma Özel Asayiş Komutanlığı
Country Turkey
BranchGendarmerie General Command
TypeGendarmerie tactical unit
RoleDomestic Counter-terrorism
Law enforcement
SizeVaries
Part ofRespective municipality-level gendarmerie departments

Equipment

Handguns

Submachine Guns

Assault Rifles

Sniper Rifles

References

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