Turkish Air Force Academy
Military academy for the Turkish Air Force in Istanbul, Turkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Turkish Air Force Academy (TAFA; Turkish: Hava Harp Okulu) is a co-educational military academy located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is part of the National Defence University. It is the main human resource for the Turkish Air Force Command.
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Motto | The future is in the sky. |
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Type | Military |
Established | 1951; 73 years ago (1951) |
Parent institution | National Defense University (Turkey) |
Rector | Erhan Afyoncu |
Dean | Prof. Hasan Hüseyin Balık |
Students | ~1,000 |
Location | , 40.96822°N 28.84042°E / 40.96822; 28.84042 |
Campus | Yeşilyurt |
Website | www.hho.edu.tr |
It was founded in 1951, replacing the Army Flight School, with the mandate to train the officers of the Turkish Air Force. The academy provides an engineering education to Air Force cadets from Turkey as well as a number of other countries, and prepares them for careers in their respective Air Forces. TuAFA is recognized by the Turkish Council of Higher Education, as a university accredited to grant engineering degrees. It should not be confused with the Air War College (Hava Harp Enstitüsü).
Since 1992, the academy has accepted female cadets and allied countries' cadets for enrollment.