List of firefighting equipment of Turkey
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Aerial firefighting
Total Turkish aerial firefighting fleet consist of 27 aircraft, 101 helicopters and 10 unmanned aerial vehicles which are used by Ministry of Forest and Agriculture, General Directorate of Forest, Turkish Aeronautical Association, Ministry of National Defence and Ministry of Interior and Turkish Armed Forces. The list below consist only known aircraft, helicopters and uavs which are mentioned officially to be used by General Directorate of Forest, Ministry of Forest and Agriculture and Turkish Aeronautical Association and its in inventory.[1]
| Aircraft | Image | Origin | Role | Type | Quantity | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firefighting aircraft | ||||||
| CL-215 Bombardier |  |
 Canada |
Firefighting | Amphibious aircraft | 8[2][3] | Used by Turkish Aeronautical Association.
3 are operational. Rest are non-airworthy condition. All planned to be modernized.[4][5] |
| Beriev Be-200 |  |
 Russia |
Firefighting | Amphibious aircraft | 3[2] | Used by Turkish Aeronautical Association.
Leased from Russia. |
| M-18 Dromader |  |
 Poland |
Firefighting | Utility aircraft | 11+2[6] | Used by Turkish Aeronautical Association.
11 aircraft are non-airworthy condition. Required maintenance. Additional 2 aircraft was leased from Poland.[7] |
| Air Tractor AT-802 |  |
 United States |
Firefighting | Amphibious aircraft | 12[4] | Used by General Directorate of Forest.
On order.[8] |
| Antonov An-32P |  |
 Ukraine |
Firefighting | Amphibious aircraft | 1 | Leased from Ukraine. |
| Beechcraft Super King Air | .jpg) |
United States |
Reconnaissance | Reconnaissance aircraft | 1[9] | 350ER variant in use. Used by General Directorate of Forest. |
| Cessna Citation V | .jpg) |
United States |
Transport/Reconnaissance | Transport aircraft | 11[10] | Used by General Directorate of Forest. |
| Cessna Citation III | _(cropped).jpg) |
United States |
Transport/Reconnaissance | Transport aircraft | 1[4] | 650 variant in use.[4] |
| Firefighting helicopter | ||||||
| Boeing CH-47D Chinook | _Boeing_CH-47D_Chinook_at_Wagga_Wagga_Airport.jpg) |
United States |
Firefighting | Heavy transport helicopter | 12[2][11] | Used by Turkish Aeronautical Association and General Directorate of Forest.
Leased from USA. |
| Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane |  |
United States |
Firefighting | Heavy transport helicopter | N/A | Leased from USA |
| Mil Mi-26 |  |
Russia |
Firefighting | Heavy transport helicopter | N/A | Leased from Russia.[12] |
| Kamov Ka-32 |  |
Russia |
Firefighting | Utility helicopter | 3[13] | Used by General Directorate of Forest.
Leased from Russia. |
| Mil Mi-8 | .jpg) |
Russia |
Firefighting | Utility helicopter | 40 | Used by Turkish Aeronautical Association.
Leased from Russia. |
| Sikorsky/TAI T-70 | .jpg) |
United States Turkey |
Firefighting | Utility helicopter | 3[1][14] | Used by General Directorate of Forest.
Licensed built by TAI. |
| Bell 429 GlobalRanger |  |
United States |
Firefighting | Multipurpose utility helicopter | 5[15] | Used by General Directorate of Forest. |
| TAI T925 |  |
Turkey |
Firefighting | Utility helicopter | 10 ton class utility helicopter.
8 on order.[16] | |
| Unmanned aerial vehicles | ||||||
| Bayraktar TB2[17] |  |
Turkey |
Reconnaissance/Survelliance | UAV | Unknown | Used by Ministry of Forest and Agriculture. |
| TAI Anka |  |
Turkey |
Reconnaissance/Survelliance | UAV | Unknown | Used by Turkish Armed Forces.[18] |
| TAI Aksungur[19] | .jpg) |
Turkey |
Reconnaissance/Survelliance | UAV | Unknown | Used by General Directorate of Forest. |
| Alpin[20] | - | Turkey |
Reconnaissance/Survelliance | Rotorcraft/VTOL UAV | Unknown | Used by Ministry of Forest and Agriculture. |