# List of wars involving Turkey

This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Turkey and includes conflicts such as coups, insurgencies, offensives, border and international disputes since the Turkish War of Independence in 1919. For wars before 1919, involving the Ottoman Empire, see List of wars involving the Ottoman Empire.
    Turkish victory
    Another result *
    Turkish defeat
    Ongoing conflict
*e.g. a treaty or peace without a clear result, status quo ante bellum, result of civil or internal conflict, result unknown or indecisive, inconclusive

## Wars

| Conflict | Turkey and allies | Opponent(s) | Results | Leaders | Leaders |
| Conflict | Turkey and allies | Opponent(s) | Results | President(s) | Prime Minister(s) / Vice President(s) |
| War of Independence (1919–1923) Franco-Turkish War (1918–1921) Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) Turkish–Armenian War (1920) | Ankara Government | Greece France Armenia United Kingdom Istanbul Government Italy | Victory Treaty of Lausanne Establishment of the Republic of Turkey | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk | Fevzi Çakmak Rauf Orbay Fethi Okyar |
| Sheikh Said rebellion (1927) | Turkey | Azadî | Victory Revolt suppressed | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk | İsmet İnönü |
| Ararat rebellion (1927–1930) | Turkey | Republic of Ararat | Victory Revolt suppressed | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk | İsmet İnönü |
| Dersim massacre (1937–1938) | Turkey | Kurdish Alevi rebels | Victory Revolt suppressed | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk | İsmet İnönü Celâl Bayar |
| World War II (1939–1945) Turkish declaration of war on Germany and Japan | United States Soviet Union United Kingdom China France Poland Canada Australia New Zealand India South Africa Yugoslavia Greece Denmark Norway Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg Czechoslovakia Brazil Mexico Chile Bolivia Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Venezuela Uruguay Argentina Turkey | Germany Japan Italy Hungary Romania Bulgaria Croatia Slovakia Finland Thailand Manchukuo Mengjiang | Victory Collapse of the German Reich Fall of Japanese and Italian Empires Creation of the United Nations Emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union as superpowers Beginning of the Cold War | İsmet İnönü | Şükrü Saracoğlu |
| Korean War (1950–1953) | South Korea UN Command  United States  United Kingdom  Canada  Turkey  Australia  Philippines  New Zealand  Thailand  Ethiopia  Greece  France  Colombia  Belgium  South Africa  Netherlands  Luxembourg | North Korea China Soviet Union | Stalemate Korean Armistice Agreement | Celâl Bayar | Adnan Menderes |
| Turkish invasion of Cyprus (1974) | Turkey TMT | Cyprus Greece | Victory Turkish overall control of 36.2% of Cyprus | Fahri Korutürk | Bülent Ecevit |
| Kurdish-Turkish Conflict (1978–) Turkish operations during the conflict | Turkey | KCK YDG-H HBDH TAK | Ongoing Truce 2012–2014, renewed fight in 2015 | Fahri Korutürk Kenan Evren Turgut Özal Süleyman Demirel Ahmet Necdet Sezer Abdullah Gül Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Bülent Ecevit Süleyman Demirel Bülend Ulusu Turgut Özal Yıldırım Akbulut Mesut Yılmaz Tansu Çiller Necmettin Erbakan Abdullah Gül Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Ahmet Davutoğlu Binali Yıldırım Fuat Oktay Cevdet Yılmaz |
| Gulf War (1990–1991) | Kuwait United States United Kingdom Saudi Arabia Egypt France Coalition: Afghanistan  Syria  Morocco  Oman  Pakistan  Canada  United Arab Emirates  Qatar  Bangladesh  Italy  Australia  Netherlands  Germany  Philippines  Sweden  Turkey  Argentina  Senegal  Spain  Bahrain  Belgium  Poland  South Korea  Singapore  Norway Czechoslovakia  Greece  Denmark  New Zealand  Hungary | Iraq Republic of Kuwait (Iraqi puppet state) | Victory Iraqi forces expelled from Kuwait Kuwaiti independence restored Destruction of Iraqi and Kuwaiti infrastructure Shia and Kurdish uprisings against the Iraqi government Saddam Hussein regime of the Iraqi Baathist government retains power in Iraq UN sanctions against Iraq Iraqi no-fly zones established United Nations Security Council Resolution 687 establishes cease-fire terms, beginning of the Iraq disarmament controversies State of Kuwait restored Iraqi Kurdistan obtains autonomy, establishment of the northern Iraq no fly zone by the US' | Turgut Özal | Yıldırım Akbulut |
| Bosnian War (1995) (Participant in NATO Operation Deliberate Force) | NATO  Belgium  Canada  Denmark  France  Germany  Italy  Luxembourg  Netherlands  Norway  Portugal  Spain  Turkey  United Kingdom United States | Republika Srpska | Victory Turkey committed 8 of 173 aircraft in the NATO force, flew 2.2 percent of sorties Dayton Agreement, deployment of NATO-led IFOR | Süleyman Demirel | Tansu Çiller |
| Iraqi Kurdish Civil War (1997) | KDP Turkey | PUK PKK | Ceasefire Peace treaty between the KDP and the PUK | Süleyman Demirel | Necmettin Erbakan Mesut Yılmaz |
| Kosovo War (1998–1999) (Participant in NATO Operation Allied Force) | UÇK  NATO  Belgium  Canada  Denmark  France  Germany  Italy  Luxembourg  Netherlands  Norway  Portugal  Spain  Turkey  United Kingdom United States | FR Yugoslavia | Victory Turkey committed 11 F-16 aircraft to the NATO force, and US use of air bases Kumanovo Treaty | Süleyman Demirel | Mesut Yılmaz Bülent Ecevit |
| War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) | Afghanistan ISAF United States  United Kingdom  Australia  Canada  Germany  France  Italy  Czech Republic  Netherlands  Turkey  Romania  Georgia  South Korea  Poland  Denmark  Sweden  Norway  Finland  Singapore  New Zealand  Mongolia  Hungary  Belgium  Estonia  Latvia  Lithuania  Portugal  Albania  Slovenia | Taliban | Taliban victory / Turkish-allied defeat Fall of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in 2001 International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) concluded their mission in 2014 Resolute Support Mission (RSM) was a non-combat mission and terminated in 2021 with the US-led withdrawal Taliban control over Afghanistan increases compared to pre-intervention territory Return of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in 2021 | Ahmet Necdet Sezer Abdullah Gül Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Bülent Ecevit Abdullah Gül Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Ahmet Davutoğlu Binali Yıldırım Fuat Oktay |
| Boko Haram insurgency (2009–present) | Multinational Joint Task Force  Nigeria  Cameroon  Chad  Niger  Benin Local militias and vigilantes CJTF, BOYES (Nigeria) Comités de vigilance (Chad, Cameroon) Dan banga (Niger) Foreign mercenaries STTEP  Turkey | Boko Haram (partially aligned with ISIL from 2015) Shekau faction Several minor factions ISWAP (originally Barnawi faction of Boko Haram; from 2016) Ansaru | Ongoing | Abdullah Gül Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Ahmet Davutoğlu Binali Yıldırım Fuat Oktay Cevdet Yılmaz |
| First Libyan Civil War (2011) (Assisted NATO military intervention) | NTC Qatar  NATO coalition United States  United Kingdom  France  Belgium  Bulgaria  Canada  Denmark  Greece  Italy  Netherlands  Norway  Romania  Spain  Turkey  Sweden  Jordan  United Arab Emirates | Libya | Victory Turkey helped enforce the no-fly zone and naval blockade The NTC assumed interim control of Libya | Abdullah Gül | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Turkish involvement in the Syrian civil war (2011–2024) Operation Euphrates Shield (2016–2017) Operation Olive Branch (2018–2019) Operation Peace Spring (2019) Operation Spring Shield (2020) | Turkey Syrian opposition | Syrian Democratic Forces IFB Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Syrian Arab Republic Russia Iran Libyan National Army Hezbollah | Ongoing Turkish occupation of Northern Syria Turkish military operation in Idlib Governorate Fall of the Assad regime in 2024 | Abdullah Gül Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Ahmet Davutoğlu Binali Yıldırım Fuat Oktay Cevdet Yılmaz |
| Mali War (2012–present) | Government of Mali Military of Mali  France (2013–2022) Turkey (2014–present) Germany (2017–present) ECOWAS  Benin  Burkina Faso  Cape Verde  Gambia  Ghana  Guinea  Guinea-Bissau  Ivory Coast  Liberia  Niger  Sierra Leone  Senegal  Togo MINUSMA (2013–2023)  Chad  Burundi  Gabon  South Africa  Rwanda  Tanzania  Uganda  China  Sweden  Estonia  Egypt  United Kingdom  Portugal Non-state combatants: Ganda Iso MAA-Loyaliste MSA (from 2016) GATIA (from 2014) Wagner Group (from 2021) Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA) National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) High Council for the Unity of Azawad (HCUA) MAA-CMA | Al-Qaeda Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (2017–present) Al-Mourabitoun (2013–17) Ansar al-Sharia (2012–present) Ansar Dine (2012–17) AQIM (2012–17) Macina Liberation Front (2015–17) MOJWA (2011–13) Nigerian jihadist volunteers (2012–13) Boko Haram (2012–13) Ansaru (2012–13)  Islamic State Islamic State in the Greater Sahara | Ongoing Turkish intervention intensifies in 2022 | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Fuat Oktay Cevdet Yılmaz |
| American-led intervention in Iraq (2014–2017) | Iraq Iraqi Kurdistan CJTF–OIR  United States  Australia  Belgium  Canada  Denmark  France  Germany  Jordan  Morocco  Netherlands  United Kingdom  Turkey | ISIS | Victory Turkish intervention in July 2015 | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Ahmet Davutoğlu Binali Yıldırım |
| Turkish military intervention in the Second Libyan Civil War (2020) | Turkey Government of National Accord Syrian Interim Government | House of Representatives | Victory Turkey and its proxies in Libya pushed the LNA out of Tripoli GNA repelled the LNA offensive and advanced towards Sirte and Western Libya | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Fuat Oktay Cevdet Yılmaz |